Charles H. Polk

A native of Texas, Dr. Charles H. Polk is co-author of the books *APEX THINKING* and *What Leaders Believe*. He was named executive dean of Florida Junior College shortly after completing his doctorate. In 1974, he became the youngest college president in the country when he was named president of Daytona Beach Community College, where over the next 16 years he presided over enormous growth in enrollment, facilities, budget, and fundraising. He came to what was then Beckley College in …