John B. Weaver

John Bryan Weaver
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville, University of Chicago, University of South Carolina, Emory University
OccupationPresident of Florida College
EmployerFlorida College
PredecessorH. E. Payne, Jr.

John B. Weaver is the president of Florida College,[1] having previously been dean of library services and educational technology at Abilene Christian University.[2]

Weaver was raised in Northwest Arkansas, the grandson of two evangelists among the Churches of Christ. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Arkansas. After graduate work at the University of Chicago and the University of South Carolina, he completed his Ph.D. in 2004 at Emory University. He worked as a theological librarian at Emory and a library director at Columbia University before starting his career as the dean of library services and educational technology at Abilene Christian University in 2011. In 2019, he was appointed Academic Dean, the chief academic officer at Florida College, a faith-based liberal-arts college in Temple Terrace, Florida. Dr. Weaver has served as a Christian evangelist in six states and four countries, and has served academic institutions as the president of the American Theological Library Association. He has authored article/essays and two books, including Plots of Epiphany: Prison Escape in the Acts of the Apostles.[3]

  1. ^ "Q&A with President John Weaver". Florida College. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dr. John Weaver accepts Dean Position".
  3. ^ "De Gruyter".