Gardner-Webb University has named Nate Evans university president, making permanent the interim position he has held since February.

He previously served as vice president for advancement at the Boiling Springs, N.C., school affiliated with North Carolina Baptists.

The announcement was made to university faculty and staff Nov. 10 by Lamont Littlejohn, chairman of the trustee board.

Evans succeeds William M. Downs, who resigned as president of Gardner-Webb to become president of Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C.

“Over the past eight months, President Evans has provided steady, mission-centered leadership during a pivotal period of transition — strengthening Gardner-Webb’s financial health, uniting our community and reaffirming our Christ-centered mission,” the trustees’ news re

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