Jacob C. Martinson was the president of High Point University from 1985 to 2005. He graduated from the Duke Divinity School in 1957. Martinson is an ordained United Methodist minister and has served as President of Andrew College in Georgia and

Brevard College Brevard College is a private college in Brevard, North Carolina. The college grants the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. History Brevard College was named for Ephraim Brevard, a teacher and one of the local leaders that produce ...

in North Carolina before assuming the presidency of High Point College in North Carolina, which under his presidency achieved university status. In 1994, Westminster College, Oxford, England, honored Martinson as Honorary Fellow, the first American so honored by Westminster. Martinson is currently a consultant with Lighthouse Strategies.

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