New Oakwood University president Leslie Pollard says he will strive to be school's "Chief Spiritual Officer"
The Huntsville Times
October 20, 2011
He's an English professor, author and college administrator with an MBA and a background in health care administration.
He's an Oakwood University alumnus, husband to another and father to two more, and former pastor of the campus church.
But Dr. Leslie N. Pollard, who was inaugurated Oct. 16, 2011, as the 11th president in the 115-year history of Oakwood University, says his most important qualification is that of chaplain-in-chief to the 2,006 students from 40 countries.
"I suggested, and the Trustees approved, adding 'Chief Spiritual Officer' to the official description of my duties," Pollard, 55, said last week in a wide-ranging conversation with The Huntsville Times in his modest office.
