David Wesley Whitlock is an American academic who served as the 15th president of Oklahoma Baptist University from November 1, 2008 to January 8, 2019.
[3] Whitlock has played an active role in international programs and missions endeavors, working with educational organizations in the United Arab Emirates, China and Russia.
Active in a variety of professional organizations, Whitlock has served as a consultant-evaluator with the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 2006.
He was named chair of the university’s business information management program in 1995 and served in that role until moving to SBU.
[5] In addition to his academic work, Whitlock served as a bivocational co-pastor of Wellspring Baptist Fellowship in Bolivar, Missouri, from 1999 until his move to OBU in 2008.