Former UGA president Michael Adams named Pepperdine chancellor

Michael Adams, the former president of the University of Georgia, has been named chancellor of Pepperdine University.

Adams will take the helm of the Malibu, California institution on August 1.

“Mike has strong ties to Pepperdine, and has contributed to almost every major discussion in higher education over the last 30 years,” said Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education in a statement Thursday.

Years before coming to UGA, Adams served as vice president for university affairs at Pepperdine from 1982 to 1988. In his new role, Adams will work with the university’s president Andrew Benton to extend Pepperdine’s reach throughout southern California and help strengthen the university’s endowment.

Adams has most recently held the titles of president emeritus and Regents’ Professor at UGA, where he was president from 1997 to 2013. Prior to his tenure at UGA, Adams served as president of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1989 to 1997.

“I am honored and delighted at this stage in my career to have the opportunity to serve an organization that I care deeply about,” Adams said. “With President Benton’s leadership and the support of the administration, I look forward to once again being part of the Pepperdine community and adding value to this fine institution that boasts a legacy of excellence.”

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