Administration@Campbell

Dr. John Roberson
Vice President for Marketing and Planning

Dr. John Roberson


Dr. John Roberson, Vice President for Marketing and Planning, is a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia.  A Campbell University alumnus, Dr. Roberson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion in 1980.  He went on to earn a Master of Divinity degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a doctorate in Higher Education Administration from North Carolina State University.

This is the second time Dr. Roberson is serving on the Campbell staff.  During the years, 1989-96, he moved from Campbell’s Director of Alumni Activities to Assistant Vice-President for Alumni Relations and Assistant to the President.  Prior to joining the Campbell staff in 1989, Dr. Roberson served as pastor of Salemburg Baptist Church in Salemburg, N.C., and as associate pastor and minister of youth and children with Angier Baptist Church in Angier, N.C.

In 1997, he moved to the presidency of the North Carolina Missions Development program of the Baptist State Convention.  He went on to become Executive Leader for Resource Development and Promotion in 1999, and, in 2003 and 2004 respectively, assumed responsibilities as Executive Director of the Council on Christian Higher Education and Executive Leader for Convention Relations.

A faithful and dedicated alumnus, Dr. Roberson was awarded the University’s prestigious Alumni Service Award in 2002.

His wife, the former Wendy Barnes, is a member of Campbell University’s Class of 1984.  Mrs. Roberson currently teaches at Harnett Central High School.  The Robersons are the proud parents of one daughter, Sarah Elizabeth.

Dr. Roberson began his current tenure of service on June 1, 2005.