Endowed Faculty Chairs

Minimum gifts of $25,000 generate amounts that have a significant annual impact on endowed faculty chairs.

Chairs in Biblical Studies
	Errett M. Grable Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Early Christianity Occupant: Dr. Dale C. Allison Jr., installed in 1997 Most Recent Book: Constructing Jesus: History, Memory, and Imagination (Baker Academic, 2010) Chair History Publications
	Robert C. Holland Chair of Old Testament Occupant: The Rev. Dr. Jerome Creach, installed in 2003 Most Recent Book: Planted by Streams of Water: The Destiny of the Righteous in the Psalms (Chalice, 2008) Chair History Faculty Video
	James A. Kelso Chair of Hebrew and Old Testament Occupant: The Rev. Dr. Steven Tuell, installed in 2010 Most Recent Book: Ezekiel (Hendrickson, 2009) Chair History Faculty Video
	John McNaugher Chair of New Testament Literature and Exegesis The endowment for this chair remains insufficient to fund a faculty position today. Chair History
	William F. Orr Professor of New Testament Occupant: Dr. Edith M. Humphrey, installed in 2005 Most Recent Book: Grand Entrance: Worship on Earth as In Heaven (Brazos, 2011) Chair History Faculty Video
	G. Albert Shoemaker Professor of Bible and Archaeology Occupant: Dr. Ron E. Tappy, installed in 1999 Dr. Tappy also serves as director of the James L. Kelso Bible Lands Museum and project director/principal investigator of The Zeitah Excavations. Most Recent Book: Literate Culture and Tenth-Century Canaan: The Tel Zayit Abecedary in Context (Eisenbrauns, 2008) Chair History Faculty Video
Chairs in Theology
	The Directors’ Bicentennial Chair Teaching in this area: The Rev. Dr. Edwin Chr. Van Driel, assistant professor of theology Most Recent Book: Incarnation Anyway: Arguments for Supralapsarian Christology (Oxford University Press, 2008) *Chair Installation Policy*: A faculty member may be elected to a chair by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation by the President. Ordinarily the elected faculty member will have achieved the rank of associate or full professor and been granted tenure. Chair History Faculty Video
	Hugh Thomson Kerr Chair of Pastoral Theology Most recent occupant: The Rev. Dr. Andrew Purves, professor of Reformed theology Most Recent Book: The Resurrection of Ministry: Serving in the Hope of the Risen Lord (InterVarsity, 2010) Chair History Faculty Video
	H. Parker Sharp Chair of Theology and Ethics Occupant: The Rev. Dr. Cole-Turner, installed in 1996 Most Recent Book: Transhumanism and Transcendence: Christian Hope in an Age of Technological Advancement (Georgetown, 2011) Chair History Faculty Video
	James Henry Snowden Chair of Systematic Theology Occupant: The Rev. Dr. John P. Burgess, installed in 2001 Most Recent Book: After Baptism: Shaping the Christian Life (WJK, 2005) Chair History
	John Witherspoon Chair in Christian Ethics Teaching in this area: The Rev. Dr. Deirdre King Hainsworth, assistant professor of Christian ethics Dr. Hainsworth also serves as director of the Center for Business, Religion and Public Life. Most Recent Book: Public Theology for a Global Society (co-author; Eerdmans, 2010). *Chair Installation Policy*: A faculty member may be elected to a chair by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation by the President. Ordinarily the elected faculty member will have achieved the rank of associate or full professor and been granted tenure. Chair History Faculty Video
Chairs in Church History and Christian Mission
	P. C. Rossin Chair of Church History Occupant: The Rev. Dr. John E. Wilson, installed in 2009 Most Recent Book: The Early Preaching of Karl Barth: Fourteen Sermons with Commentary by William H. Willimon / Karl Barth, William H. Willimon; translations by John E. Wilson (WJK, 2009) Chair History Faculty Video
	W. Don McClure Chair of World Mission and Evangelism Teaching in this area: The Rev. Dr. Johannes G. J. Swart, associate professor of world mission and evangelism Chair Installation Policy: A faculty member may be elected to a chair by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation by the President. Ordinarily the elected faculty member will have achieved the rank of associate or full professor and been granted tenure. Chair History
Chairs in Pastoral Ministries and Homiletics
	Joan Marshall Chair of Pastoral Care Occupant: Dr. Martha Bowman Robbins, installed in 1996 Dr. Robbins also serves as director of the Pneuma program in spiritual direction and spiritual leadership. Chair History Faculty Video
	Robert Meneilly Chair of Leadership and Ministry A search is currently underway to fill this position. Chair History
	The Henry L. Hillman Chair of Urban Ministry Teaching in this area: The Rev. Dr. R. Drew Smith, professor of urban ministry Chair Installation Policy: A faculty member may be elected to a chair by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation by the President. Ordinarily the elected faculty member will have achieved the rank of associate or full professor and been granted tenure. Chair History
	William Oliver Campbell Chair in Homiletics Teaching in this area: The Rev. Dr. Audrey Thompson, assistant professor of homiletics Chair Installation Policy: A faculty member may be elected to a chair by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation by the President. Ordinarily the elected faculty member will have achieved the rank of associate or full professor and been granted tenure. Chair History
	Howard C. Scharfe Chair in Homiletics Teaching in this area: The Rev. Dr. Angela Dienhart Hancock, assistant professor of homiletics and worship Chair Installation Policy: A faculty member may be elected to a chair by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation by the President. Ordinarily the elected faculty member will have achieved the rank of associate or full professor and been granted tenure. Chair History Faculty Video
Chairs in Christian Education
	Louise and Perry Dick Chair in Church Education Occupant: The Rev. Dr. Byron H. Jackson, installed in 1993 Dr. Jackson also serves as vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty. Chair History
	William Stucki Hansen Chair for Christian Education and Youth Ministry Teaching in this area: The Rev. Dr. Timothy D. Son, assistant professor of Christian education and youth ministry Most Recent Book: Asian Americans and Christian Ministry (editor; Wipf and Stock, 2009)Chair Installation Policy: A faculty member may be elected to a chair by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation by the President. Ordinarily the elected faculty member will have achieved the rank of associate or full professor and been granted tenure. Chair History Faculty Video
Non-teaching Faculty Chair
	Donald G. Miller Librarian Chair Occupant: Dr. Sharon Taylor, installed in 2007 Dr. Taylor also serves as director of the Clifford E. Barbour Library. Chair History