Dr. DeWayne Frazier has been appointed as the President/Vice-Chancellor of the American University of Nigeria (AUN).

The chairman of the university Governing Council, Senator Ben Obi, CON, who announced the appointment, said the Board and Council chose Dr. Frazier in recognition of his broad experience in business and management at higher academic institutions combined with his energy and youthfulness.

Before his appointment, Frazier was serving as University Provost at Iowa Wesleyan University in the United States. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Louisville and his undergraduate degree from Campbellsville University, where he graduated with honors.

He is also a graduate of the prestigious Patterson School for Diplomacy and International Commerce program on the campus of the University of Kentucky and completed his study abroad experience at Imperial College of England during his junior year abroad.