Joel K. Pearsall is an American attorney, academic administrator, and former church administrator serving as the president of Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho.
Joel Pearsall | |
|---|---|
| 13th President of Northwest Nazarene University | |
| Assumed office October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | David Alexander |
| Personal details | |
| Relations | Kenneth Pearsall (father) |
| Education | Northwest Nazarene University (BA) Willamette University (JD) |
Early life and education
editPearsall's father, Kenneth H. Pearsall, served as president of Northwest Nazarene University from 1973 to 1983.[1]
Pearsall earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting and business administration from Northwest Nazarene University in 1980. He then earned a Juris Doctor from the Willamette University College of Law.[2]
Career
editAfter graduating from law school, Pearsall served as a law clerk for Charles R. Donaldson on the Idaho Supreme Court. He then operated a private legal practice in Salem, Oregon, where he specialized in business law, tax law, and employee benefit planning. Pearsall later worked as a church administrator. He returned to Northwest Nazarene University in 1999 as vice president for financial affairs and in-house legal counsel, serving until 2008. In August 2008, Pearsall became vice president for university advancement.[3][4]
In 2016, Pearsall was selected to serve as the 13th president of Northwest Nazarene University. At the time of his appointment, Pearsall had been serving as president in an acting capacity after the resignation of David Alexander amid allegations that Alexander has conducted a relationship with a student while working as a professor.[5] Pearsall's four-year contract was renewed in 2020.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Pearsall accepts presidency at NNU | Church of the Nazarene". online-disciplemakers.com. Retrieved 2020-09-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NNU offers Pearsall presidency position". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2020-09-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "President | Northwest Nazarene University". www.nnu.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ "NNU inaugurates thirteenth president | Northwest Nazarene University". www.nnu.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ Barnhill, Frankie. "NNU Welcomes New University President". www.boisestatepublicradio.org. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ "NNU renews President Joel Pearsall's contract for 4 more years". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2020-09-26.