News & Announcements

June 10, 2008

PRESS RELEASE

The Board of Trustees of French Camp Academy and Chamberlain-Hunt Academy is pleased to announce its appointment of John Gardner "Jack" West to the presidency of the 128 year old Chamberlain-Hunt Academy. He follows A. Shane Blanton, the Academy's president for the past nine years, who resigned at the end of the 2008 school year to pursue doctoral studies at the University of Southern Mississippi.

West has been employed at Chamberlain-Hunt for five years as the director of advancement, overseeing the Academy's admissions, alumni, development and public relations efforts. Prior to his being at Chamberlain-Hunt, he served as vice president for development at Reformed Theological Seminary and other positions that make him the ideal person to assume this new responsibility.

West, who grew up in Jackson and graduated from Jackson Preparatory School, earned his BA in history at the University of Mississippi, an MEd in school administration from Reformed Theological Seminary, an MDiv at Covenant Theological Seminary and a JD at the University of Notre Dame. He is currently enrolled the Master of Fine Arts program at Mississippi College, where he is studying sculpture. A life-long Presbyterian, West serves as a deacon in a congregation of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.

John Blossman, chairman of the board of trustees, said that the education, work experience and testimony that West brings to the presidency will further benefit Chamberlain-Hunt's Christian mission to young men from across the US.