Line of Presidents

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…

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…

George Williams Walker, A. B., A.M., D.D.,1884-1911 Dr. Walker was not involved in the initial launch of the Paine project, but on July 17, 1883, he was elected as a teacher at the new school. Following the resignation of Dr. Callaway, Dr. Walker was elected president and served in that role until his death on…

Morgan Callaway, A.B., A.M., D.D., 1882-1884 During the summer of 1882, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South decided to establish a school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia. A Board of Trustees was appointed, and the Board elected Dr. Morgan Callaway as the institution’s first president. Dr. Callaway, a Methodist minister, had previously served as president…