Prof. DeWayne Preston Frazier

President & Vice-Chancellor, American University of Nigeria

Professor, University Administrator, Higher Education Executive

Professor DeWayne Preston Frazier is an American higher-education administrator who became the sixth President of the American University of Nigeria in May 2023. Before joining AUN, he served as Provost of Iowa Wesleyan University for eight years, overseeing academic affairs, student success, international education, online programmes, academic divisions and graduate education. Earlier, he was Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School at Campbellsville University and Senior Vice President for International Programs at Upper Iowa University, giving him more than two decades of experience across university administration, international education and academic leadership. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Louisville and an undergraduate degree from Campbellsville University.