Dr. Stas Preczewski earned a B.S. in engineering at Cornell University in 1980 and concurrently received his Army officer commission. His other degrees include an M.S. in engineering from the University of Massachusetts, an M.A. in National Security Strategy and Planning from the United States Naval War College, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Missouri.

Dr. Preczewski served as the Vice Dean for Resources (CFO) at West Point. He successfully commanded two artillery units with the 2nd and 1st Infantry Divisions. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal and Airborne (paratrooper) and Air Assault wings.

After his retirement as a Colonel in May 2006, Dr. Preczewski began his civilian career as the charter Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs at Georgia Gwinnett College. He was recently selected as the interim president of Georgia Gwinnett after a year as the interim president of Georgia College & State University. He and his wife Jean reside in Buford, Georgia. They have three children, Kristen, Mike and David, each of whom served or are serving at the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army, and one grandson, Evan.