Dr. Jay Marr

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | DISTINGUISHED LECTURER

Dr. Marr originally came to Sullivan University in 1996 as an Associate Director for Student Affairs and he was later named Director of Student Affairs then Dean of Students. In 2005, Dr. Marr became the Vice President for Student Services / Dean of Students and in October, 2009, he was named Vice President for Academic Affairs / Chief Academic Officer. After more than three years as Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Marr was named Chief Executive Officer for Sullivan University in December, 2012. Dr. Marr also holds the academic title of Distinguished Lecturer and occasionally teaches in the University's Graduate School.

Dr. Marr is often sought as a speaker and he has instructed and presented at numerous local, regional and national conferences and colloquiums sponsored by Noel-Levitz®, the Georgia Private School Association (GPSA), the Tennessee Association of Independent Colleges and Schools (TAICS), the College Personnel Association of Kentucky (CPAK), the Kentucky School Counselors Association (KSCA) and the Kentucky State Board of Proprietary Education. Dr. Marr is a graduate of the Career College Association (CCA) Leadership Institute and he serves as a peer reviewer of member institutions for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

Dr. Marr completed his Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice/Criminology and his Masters in Executive Development for Public Service from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He earned his Doctor of Education degree in Leadership Education with a cognate in Business Communication from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky.