Wingate University has named Rhett Brown as its 10th president, effective June 1. Brown has longstanding ties to the private university in the Union County town of Wingate. He has spent 29 years there - including 26 years in various roles at the university - and as student. He was selected after a nationwide search, with more than 200 candidates considered for the position. Brown will take over for Jerry McGee, who's retiring after 23 years leading the university. "I am both deeply humbled…
