Jeremy Whitaker is now serving as the Acting President of Limestone University.

Whitaker will also continue to serve as Limestone’s Vice President for Finance & Administration.

A native and resident of Blacksburg, Whitaker earned his Bachelor of Science in accounting from Limestone in 2008 and completed his Master of Accounting at Gardner-Webb University in 2011. A 2004 graduate of Blacksburg High School, Whitaker is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Certified Internal Controls Auditor.

While studying at Limestone, Whitaker interned at the Cline, Brandt, Kochenower & Co. CPA firm in Gaffney, which led to a full-time position as Staff Accountant in 2008. After a promotion to Senior Accountant at the firm, Whitaker moved to Milliken & Co. in Spartanburg as Corporate Accounting Supervisor in 2013.

Whitaker returned to Limestone as its Business Office Controller in 2018 and served in that role until he went on to Winthrop University where he served as Associate Vice President for Finance and Business for two years.

Whitaker was tabbed as Limestone’s Associate Vice President for Finance & Administration in March of 2023 and was then elevated to Vice President for Finance & Administration in July of 2023.

Whitaker - Acting President