B. Keith Faulkner

B. Keith Faulkner was appointed the fourth president of Charleston Southern University in 2023. Before joining the university, he served as president and dean of Appalachian School of Law in Virginia and as dean of Liberty University School of Law and the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business at Campbell University. Faulkner served in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear power plant operator and technician. His responsibilities included work on the USS Billfish, a fast-attack nuclear-powered submarine. Faulkner holds degrees from Campbell University and Baylor University School of Law.