Lisa D. Calvert joined the administrative council of William Jewell College in 2000 as Vice President for Institutional Advancement. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1983 from Oklahoma State University and has also earned the Certified Fund Raising Executive designation.

Ron Dempsey joined the administrative council at William Jewell in 2001 as Vice President for Finance and Administration. He received both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from Oklahoma Baptist University.

Chad Jolly, an alumnus of William Jewell, joined the staff in 1994 and serves as Dean of Enrollment. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the college in 1994. He also earned a Master of Arts degree in 1997 from St. Louis University and a Ph.D. in 2001 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Nina T. Pollard, a member of the Jewell administrative council since 1997, serves as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. She received a bachelor of science degree in biology from Louisiana College in Pineville, where she graduated magna cum laude in 1962. She became a registered medical technologist at the Harris Hospital School of Medical Technology in 1964, and completed her Ph.D. in microbiology at the University of Louisville in 1970.

Andrew L. Pratt was named Chaplain and Vice President for Religious Ministries in June of 2002. He received his B.A. from William Jewell in 1981 and a Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1984. He completed special studies in the history of Christianity and American religious history at The Divinity School of the University of Chicago in 1986. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1988.

David L. Sallee was named President of William Jewell College in 2000. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 from Oklahoma Baptist University and a Master of Science degree in 1976 from Pittsburgh State University. In 1993, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma.

Richard P. Winslow, an alumnus and member of the Jewell staff since 1996, currently serves as Dean of Students. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995 from William Jewell College.