Lowell Adkins is Vice President for Consulting of The Duvall Group, Inc. Recognized as one of the pioneers in the development and implementation of campus card systems, Lowell has worked in higher education throughout his career and continuously since 1981. In July of that year, Lowell became Assistant Director, Support Services for Duke University Dining Services.

In 1989, Lowell became Administrative Manager of the DukeCard Office and in 1996 the Director of the DukeCard System. In these roles, he managed the strategic planning, design, and implementation of various modules of the campus card system including dining services, bookstores, vending, copiers, laundry, campus activities, off-campus merchants, security, and compliance with Regulation E and other federal regulations related to campus card systems. Under his direction, the program expanded to become one of the most complex and comprehensive campus card programs in the United States.

Lowell has provided consulting services to a number of colleges and universities and industry organizations. He has presented papers and conducted workshops and seminars at various regional, national, and international events, including, NACUBO, NACAS, NACCU and CardTech/SecurTech. Lowell assisted in the establishment of the national office of NACCU.

In 1997, Lowell was recruited to join the management team of the CampusWide division of AT&T as Director of Product Development. He managed the CampusWide product line through Y2K compliance. In 1999, Lowell was named Vice President of CampusWide.

In early 2001, following the acquisition of CampusWide by Blackboard, Inc. Lowell was selected as the General Manager for the Commerce and Access Solutions division.