Rory Lee
| Rory R. Lee | |
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| 7th President of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana | |
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In office 1997–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Robert L. Lynn |
| Succeeded by | Joe W. Aguillard |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 14, 1949 Place of birth missing |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Janet S. Lee |
| Children | Lauren and Lacey Lee |
| Residence | Jackson, Mississippi, USA |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Rory R. Lee (born April 14, 1949) is a Southern Baptist clergyman, educator, and former college administrator and president who has been since 2004 the executive director of Baptist Children's Village, a statewide ministry based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, which provides group homes for children along with psychological and spiritual counseling for families.
In 1971, Lee received his bachelor's degree in Bible studies from Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi, where he was already working as an admissions counselor while still studying for his degree. In 1973, he obtained his master's degree in counseling from MC. Thereafter, he became the dean of men and from 1976 to 1994 the bi-vocational pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Hazlehurst in Copiah County south of the capital city of Jackson. During his tenure at Antioch, the church grew in membership, missions, stewardship, and Bible studies. In the meantime, Lee in 1984 earned his doctorate from the University of Mississippi at Oxford.
Lee and his wife, Janet, have two children, Lauren and Lacey.
At Mississippi College, Lee was successively dean of admissions, director of development, vice president for development, and from 1989 to 1997 the vice president for institutional advancement. In 1993, Lee was named for eleven months the MC interim president after president Lewis Robles was removed for the embezzlement of college funds. Lee resigned from the pastorate at Antioch to devote full-time to the interim college presidency. Lee remained as vice president for institutional advancement for two years after a new president was selected, but in 1996, he left MC to begin a one-year stint as president of Baptist-affiliated William Carey College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. There, Lee coordinated the strategic planning process of the institution and formulated telecommunications and faculty development plans.
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