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ADMINISTRATION Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr., followed remarks by members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation with an overview of the importance of religious liberty to an audience of more than 100 faith leaders during the Palmetto Family Coun- cil’s annual Nehemiah Project visit to the United States Capitol in July 2019. At the NGU-sponsored luncheon in the Senate Visitors Center, Fant spoke on the prominent role South Carolina pastors played in the Black-Robed Regiment during the Revolutionary War. Te “regiment” referred to clergy who were out- spoken supporters of the battle for American independence.
Dr. Nathan Finn, provost and dean of the university faculty, and Dr. John Duncan, dean of the College of Business & Entrepreneurship, attended Acton University in Grand Rapids, MI, this past June. Acton University is an annual conference that explores the intersection of faith and free markets. Each confer- ence features more than 100 thought-provoking presentations dealing with the intellectual foundations of a free society. Both Finn and Duncan attended the event as Oikonomia Fellows.
Dr. Ken Hemphill and his wife, Paula Hemphill, were honored at an alum- ni and friends event at the Birmingham Zoo’s Kiwanis Giraffe Encounter on June 11, 2019, during the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. Te Hemphills received the inaugural Paula and Ken Hemphill Award for Denomi- national Service, recognizing their leadership in empowering kingdom growth. Tis award honors the noteworthy Southern Baptist denominational service of deserving recipients each year. Te Hemphills have careers spanning global missions, local pastorates, seminary leadership, and writing books on ministry topics. Ken is currently the special assistant to the president and distinguished professor of Christian Studies at NGU.
Lisa Van Riper, director of public affairs and president of South Carolina Citizens for Life (SCCL), received the Carroll Campbell Courage in Leadership Award. Te award was presented to her at the Greenville County Republican Convention in April 2019. Te award, named for the late South Carolina Gov- ernor Carroll Campbell, is given for pro-life advocacy at the state and national levels. Greenville Republican Party Chairman Nate Leupp presented the award to Van Riper on behalf of the party.
ATHLETICS NGU Athletics was named the inaugural winner of the Body, Mind & Soul Award at the Conference Carolinas spring meeting, where the conference pre- sented its 2018-19 End of the Year Awards. Te award recognized the conference institution with the best average rankings in the Allan Sharp, Hawn Cup, and Messick Awards. Te Allan Sharp Award goes to the institution with the highest graduation rate among athletes of conference-sponsored teams. NGU finished second in that category, with an 82 percent graduation rate. Te university finished fourth for the Hawn Cup Award, which shows the highest rating of excellence in conference-sponsored sports, and second in the Messick Sports- manship Award rankings, awarded to the institution with the highest degree of sportsmanship.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP Dr. Feliccia Smith, professor of business, is one of the 38 leaders from Upstate South Carolina who just completed the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). For five months, participants examined sensitive issues related to diversity and inclusion, explored “blind spots,” and discussed how to suspend assumptions. Each class is facilitated by Juan Johnson, an independent consultant and the former vice president of Coca-Cola.
COLLEGE OF CHRISTIAN STUDIES Dr. Bill Cashion, professor of evangelism and missions, preached seven sermons at Founders Week for the Rio Grande Bible Institute and Rio Grande Bible Min- istries in Edinburg, TX. Cashion was the keynote speaker at the event held on
Feb. 17-22, 2019, which focused on mobilizing and equipping believers to carry out the Great Commission in Latin America and throughout the world.
Dr. Donny Mathis, professor of Christian studies, and former adjunct professor Matt Rogers were editors of the new Christian Standard Bible Seven Arrows Bible published by LifeWay. Te Seven Arrows Bible Reading Method is a clear and memorable guide for studying any passage of Scripture. Using the arrows as a guide, readers learn to ask and answer key questions: “What does this passage tell us about God?”; “How does this passage change the way I relate to people?”; and “How does this passage prompt me to pray?”
Dr. Tom Willoughby was added to NGU’s Christian studies faculty as an assis- tant professor in the College of Christian Studies. Willoughby comes to NGU from the Kansas City, MO, area. He has nearly 30 years of pastoral experience, as well as 10 years of adjunct teaching experience. He graduated from Midwestern Baptist Teological Seminary with a doctorate in biblical studies in 2018. He also holds Master of Teology and Master of Arts degrees from Midwestern and a Bachelor of Arts from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO.
Dr. Matt Wireman, associate dean of NGU’s School of Ministry, traveled with a team to Kenya to train nearly 1,000 pastors on justification, sanctification, hermeneutics, leadership, and stewardship. Wireman’s team traveled to eight towns during their visit, preaching and supporting the work of existing churches. Wireman also visited and consulted with the Kenya Baptist Teological Semi- nary.
COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS Te College of Communication & Fine Arts has added the Bachelor of Arts in Communication to its degree program offerings.
Dr. David Cudd, NGU associate professor of music education; Erik Hines (’04); and Dr. Marianne Holland, professor of music education, were clinicians at the South Carolina Music Educators Association Conference on Feb. 6-8, 2019.
Dr. Webster “Web” Drake has joined NGU as the founding dean of the newly formed College of Communication & Fine Arts. Under Drake, the new college includes the School of Communication, the Cline School of Music, and the School of the Arts. Drake received his bachelor’s in communication and history from Mississippi College, his master’s in communication studies from the Uni- versity of North Texas, and his doctorate in communication from Louisiana State University. Before joining NGU, Drake served at Union University in Jackson, TN, as chair and professor of communication arts and director of debate for 11 years.
Dr. Shurajit Gopal, assistant professor of broadcasting, has been named the chair of the Intercollegiate National Religious Broadcasters (iNRB) Committee, and Dr. Andrew Stevens, assistant professor of mass communication, has been named a member of the iNRB Committee. Te National Religious Broadcast- ers (NRB) released this year’s list of members and chairs for NRB’s Standing Committees – several of whom were nominated and elected for the first time — during Proclaim 19, the NRB International Christian Media Convention held March 26-29, 2019, in Anaheim, CA.
Keith Groover was a presenter at TEDxGreenville 2019, held on March 29, 2019, in downtown Greenville, SC.
Fabio Parrini gave solo recitals at NGU on March 19 and at Landrum United Methodist Church on April 7. He also gave recitals with cellist Louise Dubin on May 9 at the Carolina Music Museum and May 11 at the Bishop Gadsden retirement community in Charleston, SC. In addition, Jonah Losh (expected ’20), one of Parrini’s piano students, was accepted as a performer for George Li’s piano masterclass on Feb. 19, 2019, at the Peace Center.
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