Dr. John Roberson
Buies Creek, NC 27506
Biography
John Roberson currently serves his undergraduate Alma Mater as Professor of Higher Education Administration & Special Assistant to the Provost.
Dr. Roberson’s tenure with the university began in 1989. Across the decades he served in a variety of roles to include, most notably, vice president for marketing and planning, vice president for enrollment management and marketing, vice president for enrollment management and assistant to the president, founding dean of Adult & Online Education, and Executive Vice President & COO. Dr. Roberson retired from Administration on May 31, 2025 as the Executive Vice President & COO to return full-time to the faculty. He is designing curriculum for a new program within the Master of Science in Applied Leadership focused on Higher Education Administration, scheduled to launch in Fall 2026.
From 1997 to 2005, Dr. Roberson served as an executive with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. With the BSC of NC, his responsibilities included serving as the Executive Director of the Council on Christian Higher Education.
As Founding Dean of Adult & Online Education, Dr. Roberson brought a new emphasis to the university’s nontraditional student education programs, expanded the portfolio of degree programs to meet demands from the growing population of nontraditional students, and launched the university’s virtual campus – Campbell University Online. Campbell University Online opened its “doors” in January 2014 with an enrollment of 24 students. In two years its enrollment grew to nearly 350 students.
A 1980 alumnus of Campbell, Dr, Roberson is a graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, earning the Master of Divinity with Languages and of North Carolina State University, earning the Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration.
Dr. Roberson’s wife, Wendy, is a member of Campbell’s class of 1984. Sarah, their only child, followed the family legacy and is a member of the class of 2017. Sarah’s husband is also a Campbell alumnus. The Robersons have a precious little granddaughter, Campbell Eleanor.