Dr. McNealey joined Allen University as an Interim President in the fall of 2016 and was elected as the 30th President of the university in the spring of 2017. During his tenure, the university added new majors, revived football and the marching band, upgraded the campus, stabilized university finances, and opened the Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary. It also successfully completed its 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and received approval to move from Level II to Level III to offer a graduate program.Dr. McNealey was the chief officer of the Atlanta-based consulting business McNealey Group, which focused on planning, financial modeling, accreditation, and NCAA compliance, before joining Allen.
Dr. McNealey holds appointments and elections to many professional associations. He was on the boards of the Paul R. Jones Art Collection, the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Advisory Board, the ETS/HBCU Advisory Board, the HBCU Capital Financing Board, the Association of Presbyterian Colleges’ Risk Management Board, and the NCAA D-II Presidents’ Council. He served on the Executive Committee and was a member of the SACS Commission on Colleges. In addition, he presided over the boards of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education and the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities.
Dr. McNealey graduated with honors from Alabama State University with a bachelor’s degree, Indiana University with a master’s degree, and The Ohio State University with a doctorate. In addition, he holds degrees from the Harvard Management Institute, was initiated into Beta Kappa Boulé of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, is a founder member of 100 Black Men of West Alabama, and is a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.Dr. McNealey has two grown kids and lives in Columbia with his wife, author Dr. Earnestine Green McNealey.
About the University
Celebrating its sesquicentennial, Allen University was established in Cokesbury in 1870. This very tiny, religious university has a significant influence on the lives of its students as well as on their families, the town in which it is located, and society at large. Since 1880, the University has operated out of its Columbia, Missouri, location, where its annual financial impact is projected to be more than $30 million. Teaching the heart to love, the hands to labor, and the mind to think is a crucial aspect of the educational journey for pupils.
