About
Dr. Lewis Shepherd, Jr., began serving in Fall 2020 as Special Assistant to the President, focusing on racial
diversity for Ouachita. He also oversees Ouachita's Office of Multicultural Student Programs, which was established
in 2017. Dr. Shepherd previously served Ouachita in a variety of roles for 29 years.
From 2009 to the present, Dr. Shepherd has held senior leadership roles at Henderson
State University focusing on student life, external relations
and community engagement. He has been a bi-vocational pastor, serving since 2000 at
Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Arkadelphia, the largest Black church in the
community.
Dr. Shepherd also has been involved in numerous civic endeavors, including having
served on the Arkansas State Police Commission, as past president of the Arkadelphia
Chamber of Commerce and as a founding member of the Arkadelphia Sunrise Rotary Club.
He currently is chair of the Board of Directors of the Percy and Donna Malone Child
Safety Center.
Areas of Expertise
- Community engagement
- External relations
- Higher education
- Racial diversity
- Student engagement
Involvement
- Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Arkadelphia, bi-vocational pastor
- Percy and Donna Malone Child Safety Center, chair of Board of Directors
- Arkansas State Police Commission
- Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce, past president
- Arkadelphia Sunrise Rotary Club, founding member