Dr. M. Norvel Young currently serves as chancellor emeritus and senior advancement officer of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Under his leadership as president, Pepperdine moved from a small college of 950 students to one of the most respected universities in America, having five schools and 6500 students.

Dr. Young has received an astounding list of awards, such as the George Washington Medal of Honor from the Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge (twice); the Carol Award (1991); La Academia Mexicana de Dereche International (1991); and three honorary doctoral degrees from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at the University of California, Lubbock Christian University, and Pepperdine University.