As MSU’s eighth president, he listed his major accomplishments as reducing faculty turnover, completing several campus buildings, purchasing a computer system, new academic programs, improvement in student life, and increase in private fundraising. During his term, a joint effort with coal companies was made for reclaiming strip mined mountaintops for farm use and additional in-service programs for teachers. Since retiring from MSU, he has worked as president of Mountain Missions Development Corporation and coordinator of Baptist Men on Mission's Professional Christian Service Corps.