Waycross College

Office of the President

Everyone at Waycross welcomes you to our college!

Our beautiful campus of 150 tree-laden acres contains modern, well-kept buildings which sparkle inside; abundant parking lots; a helpful and responsive staff; and, most importantly, a highly qualified faculty dedicated to student success. Our faculty could be at any of the 3,700 colleges and universities in our country, but they choose to be at Waycross, because they value and appreciate teaching undergraduate students. When alumni come back to campus to visit, they are quick to tell me of their positive experiences with faculty during their Waycross years.

Our students represent a wide variety of backgrounds--traditional students right out of high school, slightly older men and women who hold full-time jobs, single parents who work day and night classes around family and jobs, or individuals in their 50's and 60's who yearn for more knowledge and understanding of our world and themselves. Over 75% of our students benefit from state, federal, or Waycross College financial assistance.

We prepare our students to succeed wherever they go after Waycross. While most of our students complete their first two years of college before continuing their four-year degree at another public or private college or university, many remain on campus to complete their bachelor's degree through cooperative programs with other schools that we host at Waycross.

We have been a proud member of the University System of Georgia for 33 years. We seek to be a very high-quality institution; we make it easy for people to pursue their higher education, and we are very student-oriented. Browse these web pages, come browse our campus, and meet the 75 faculty and staff who will work hard to serve you.

I look forward to meeting you!

Sincerely,

David A. Palmer
President
Telephone (912) 449-7500

David A. Palmer - President

David A. PalmerDr. Palmer became President of Waycross College on August 16, 2006. He and his wife Nancy met at Ohio State in 1967 and have lived for 40 years in Iowa, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, and Georgia. Dr. Palmer was born and raised in Cincinnati and his wife was born in Toronto, but raised in Urbana, Ohio, beginning in elementary school.

They have three grown children--Peter, married to Cathleen, living in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, with three children, Haley, Sydney and Jack--Andrew, married to Stefanie, living in Lexington, Kentucky, with two sons, Alex and Cameron--and Megan, married to Morgan, living in Raleigh, North Carolina; they have two daughters named Allie and Grace.

Dr. Palmer's prior experience includes serving as:

  • President at Andrew College, Cuthbert, Georgia (2002-2006)
  • Vice President for Student Life at Hanover College, Indiana (1981-2002)
  • Vice President and Dean of Students at Transylvania University, Kentucky (1976-1981)
  • Residence Hall Area Director at Michigan State University, East Lansing (1970-76)
  • Dean of Men at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa (1968-1970)

His undergraduate and graduate institutions and areas of study are:

  • Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing (Higher Education Administration)
  • M.B.A., Xavier University, Cincinnati (Executive Management)
  • M.A., Ohio State University, Columbus (College Student Personnel)
  • B.A., Hanover College, Indiana (Sociology/English)

Hobbies and interests include:

  • Playing with his grandchildren
  • Reading non-fiction and a myriad of newspapers
  • Visiting the seashore
  • Spectator sports
  • Following the game of golf (regretfully, not enough time to play the game, certainly not well)
  • Commemorative postage stamps
  • Music of all sorts
  • Golden Retrievers

E-mail Dr. Palmer

Office of the President
Administrative Building
2001 South Georgia Parkway • Waycross, Georgia 31503