Richard Stratton was named dean of Bob Jones University’s School of Business.
He succeeds Mike Buiter who is transitioning to a part-time faculty role and will serve as dean emeritus.
Stratton worked as an accountant at Deloitte, was president of Clearwater Christian College in Clearwater, Florida, and the executive pastor at Heritage Bible Church in the Upstate. He also worked at Jackson Dawson in Dearborn, Michigan, and became director of operations for a startup subsidiary, HealthXL, in 2018.
At BJU, he has served as accounting instructor, division of accounting chair and dean of the School of Business from 1998 to 2002. Since 2020, he has also taught classes at the university’s School for Continuing, Online and Professional Education, an online platform for post-traditional students.
Stratton is a graduate of BJU and the University of Georgia.
