Dondi E. Costin

Dondi Enos Costin (born August 21, 1964) is an American academic, Baptist minister, and former major general in the United States Air Force.

He retired effective September 1, 2018, and served as president of Charleston Southern University until June 30, 2023.

He attended Emsley A. Laney High School and then the United States Air Force Academy, receiving a bachelor's degree in operations research.

He received his Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas.

He was double promoted from the rank of colonel to major general to assume the position of Chief of Chaplains in August 2015.