Dr. Walter G. Bumphus joined AGB Search in 2026 as an Executve Search Consultant. Dr. Bumphus is the President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges and has enjoyed a distinguished career in the higher education space.
Experience and Honors
Dr. Bumphus began his career in higher education administration in 1972 as director of minority affairs at Murray State University. In 1974, he became dean of students at East Arkansas Community College and later served as vice president and dean of students at Howard Community College. In 1991, Dr. Bumphus became the fourth president of Brookhaven College. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Association of Community Colleges in 1993 and became board chair in 1996. He also worked in the private sector of education as the president of the Higher Education Division of Voyager Expanded Learning.
In 2000, he was named chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College, which became one of the fastest growing colleges in the nation under his leadership. Subsequently, he served as president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS), leading an expansion of the system that included the creation of two technical community colleges, the development of the LCTCS Leadership Development Institute, and statewide efforts for transfer articulation agreements.
Dr. Bumphus has received national accolades for his work including the Marie Y. Martin CEO of the Year award from the Association of Community College Trustees, the National Initiative for Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness Lifetime Achievement Award and the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development International Leadership Award (NISOD).
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