Lee University To Inaugurate 17th President Friday, January 22, 2021 Dr. Mark Walker Lee University is set to celebrate the inauguration of Dr. Mark L. Walker on Friday, April 23, at 10 a.m. Dr. Walker, Lee’s 17th president, took office on Aug. 1, 2020, but due to health and safety concerns surrounding the pandemic, all inauguration festivities were postponed. Prior to his presidential appointment, Dr. Walker served as vice president for ministerial development and chair of the Department of Christian Ministries at the university for three years. Before that, he served as a pastor at Mount Paran North Church of God for 25 years. He also served on Lee’s Board of Directors for seven years.