Line of Presidents
Lester Agyei McCorn, D. Min.
(18th President)
Current President
About President McCorn Rev. Dr. Lester A. McCorn is described as a transformational leader, scholar, activist, and non-profit executive, with nearly 40 years of leadership experience. A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, he is the 18th President of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, a private historically Black college (HBCU) founded in 1882 by the United Methodist…
Cheryl Evans Jones, Ph.D.
(17th President)
Dr. Cheryl Evans Jones began serving as the 17th President of Paine College in 2019. Since her tenure as President, Paine College has achieved significant accomplishments including institutional accreditation by the Transnational Association of Christian College and Schools (TRACS), approval to offer distance education by TRACS, approval for participation in Division I South of the National…