Dean of Anderson University College of Health Professions Elected to National Council

Anderson University College of Health Professions Dean Donald M. Peace, Ph.D., FACHE, has been elected to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

The Council provides advice and counsel to the Board of Governors and is responsible for electing the board and its chair. Through the Council’s support, the board steers the national organization and carries out ACHE’s mission to advance its members and healthcare leadership excellence. 

Peace began his term on Feb. 28, 2026, during the Council of Regents meeting held in conjunction with ACHE’s Congress on Healthcare Leadership.  Peace will represent ACHE’s membership in Region District 2.

Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Peace serves as Dean of the College of Health Professions and Professor of Healthcare Administration and Human Services at Anderson University, a role he has held since 2015. With over 49 years of experience as a clinician, healthcare executive, and educator, he has served at leading institutions including Ty Cobb Memorial Hospital (now St. Mary’s-Lavonia, GA), St. Francis Hospital (Columbus, GA), Athens Regional Hospital (now Piedmont Health-Athens), Georgia Baptist Hospital (Atlanta, GA), AnMed Health, and academically at South University (Savannah, GA), and Anderson University (Anderson, South Carolina).

A Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Peace currently serves as Regent for his second three-year term (2026-2029) (2019-2022) and on the South Carolina Chapter Board of Directors. He previously served as President of the SC Chapter of ACHE as well as multiple committees of the board. He serves the ACHE on the national level on the Editorial Board of Healthcare Executive professional publication as well as other national committees. 

Peace is a board chair of Hospice of the Upstate, Anderson, SC and serves on the AnMed Health Ethics Committee. He recently completed ten years of service on the Anderson United Way board where he served on multiple committees as well as chair of the board.  

Peace holds a Ph.D. in Human Services (Health Care Administration) from Capella University, an M.S. in Administration (Health Services) from Central Michigan University, and undergraduate clinical degrees from Columbus State University and Thomas Edison State College.