Babson Park, Fl. December 6, 2023- The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce Dr. Nelson Marquez as the new President and CEO of Webber International University. During the December 1st semi-annual meeting of the Board of Trustees, the Board unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Marquez effective December 1, 2023.
Dr. Marquez has served in this position in an interim capacity and has worked diligently and intently with task forces on both campuses to guide the University through a challenging transitional period. “I am truly honored to be given the opportunity to write new and exciting chapters for Webber and our branch campus, St. Andrews University, side-by-side with its faculty, staff, and students. I believe that the Office of the President exists to serve you, not to be served by you. And I intend to do just that…to be of service to the University’s constituents,” Dr. Marquez said. The Board has full confidence in Dr. Marquez’s commitment, vision, and ability to lead both campuses into a stable and prosperous future. Dr. Marquez will be sharing more of his vision for the success of Webber and St. Andrews in the coming days and months.
Dr. Marquez replaces Dr. H. Keith Wade who has served as the University’s President/CEO since 2008. The Board and the University communities of Webber in its Florida and North Carolina campuses would like to thank Dr. Wade for his years of service and wish him well.
Webber International University is approaching its Centennial Anniversary in 2027. A milestone that will be a celebration of the institution’s rich history and past successes, as well as endless opportunities to provide students with the highest quality of education for years to come.
Established in 1927 by Roger Babson as the first college chartered under Florida’s then new charitable and educational laws, and America’s second school of business for women, Webber’s campuses in Babson Park, FL and Laurinburg, NC Degrees are offered at the associates, bachelors, and masters level through traditional day, accelerated night and weekend, and entirely on-line formats. Joining Webber as a branch campus in 2011, St. Andrews University is an historically Presbyterian, comprehensive liberal arts school tracing its roots back to 1896. The University features highly qualified faculty, highly engaged staff, small class size, and a wide array of intercollegiate sports and other extracurricular activities. The University has been recognized as a US News and World Reports Best Regional Colleges: South, a Princeton Review Best Southeastern College, has earned Petersons’ top marks for academics, value and community, and has been designated a Military Friendly School. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and numerous programs have earned additional programmatic accreditations.
