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Educator2014-2Nd-Trimester Educator2014-2nd trimester_Educator2005-1st Qtr5.0 6/18/14 12:14 PM Page 1 Volume LXXVIII, No. 2 • 2nd Trimester 2014 IABCU to Reduce Member Dues by Approximately 50 percent, to Move to Samford University Amid Major Reorganization n their annual meeting June 1-3 in Charleston, South Lanny Hall, president of Hardin-Simmons University; Dub ICarolina, the International Association of Baptist Oliver, president of Union University; Pat Taylor, president Colleges and Universities (IABCU) approved a reorganiza - of Southwest Baptist University; Evans Whitaker, president tion plan that will reduce the number of paid staff mem - of Anderson University; and David Whitlock, president of bers, cut the budget by nearly half, reduce the dues paid by Oklahoma Baptist University. its 47 member schools by approximately 50 percent, and Resource persons identified to work with the commis - move the association from Nashville, Tennessee, to sion included: Bob Agee, former IABCU executive direc - Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. tor; Frank Bonner, immediate past Board chair and One year ago the IABCU, established in 1949 under president of Gardner-Webb University; Paul Corts, Corts the auspices of the former Southern Baptist Education Consulting; Mike Arrington, IABCU executive director; Commission, formed a Commission on the Future of the and Tim Fields, IABCU associate director. Association in preparation of the announced retirement of The recommendations are based on findings of the both the executive director and associate director. Commission after surveys of member presidents and chief After a year of study, the Commission, chaired by academic officers and other research into the most effi - Board Chair David Olive, president of Bluefield College in cient way to provide programs and services of the highest Bluefield, Virginia, presented recommendations for the benefit to the member schools for the lowest possible dues. future operation of the IABCU. Those recommendations Major recommendations approved at the annual meet - were approved by the board of directors in April and pre - ing include: sented and • Delete the paid executive director position. The board approved at the chair becomes president and serves as the chief officer of annual meeting the Association and of the Board of Directors. The Board by presidents officers will plan and implement the annual meeting. and chief aca - • Employ a paid executive secretary who will work demic officers under the direction of the president and will perform representing the many of the tasks associated with the current associate member schools director. of the IABCU. • Elect a Board officer to serve as treasurer who will In addition assist the president in oversight of the financial work of the to Olive, those executive secretary, along with the Board’s oversight and serving on the audit responsibilities. Commission • Reduce the IABCU membership fee structure by included Ronald approximately 50 percent and reallocate greater resources L. Ellis, presi - to the annual meeting and Hester Lecture. dent of • Relocate Association offices to Samford University in Samford University, Birmingham, California Birmingham, Alabama, (Samford was among six schools Alabama, is the new home of the Baptist International Association of Baptist University; Continued on page 2 Colleges and Universities. Educator2014-2nd trimester_Educator2005-1st Qtr5.0 6/18/14 12:14 PM Page 2 term; Evans Whitaker, president, Contents IABCU Anderson University, 2-year term (at 1 IABCU Approves Major Reorganization... large); Gary Cook, president, Dallas Reorganization Continued from page 1 Baptist University; Tommy King, presi - dent, William Carey University; 3 Comment that made proposals to house IABCU). Barbara McMillin, president, Blue 3 IABCU Revised Annual Dues • Continue to publish a Baptist Mountain College; and Steve Vernon, Educator with an annual report, associate executive director, Baptist 4 The Non-Denominationalizing of maintain an interactive website, a General Convention of Texas, (at American Religion doctoral loan program, tuition remis - large). sion program, and job posting web - Board officers elected for 2014–15 12 Faculty Hiring at Baptist Colleges are David Olive, chair/president, presi - and Universities page, and continue financial support for the Baylor Seminar on Academic dent, Bluefield College; Dub Oliver, Leadership in Baptist Universities, vice president, president, Union 13 Donald D. Schmeltekopf Receives University; Mark A. Wyatt, recording Outstanding Educator Award and the Baptist College and University Scholars Program at secretary, vice-president for marketing Baylor. and communications, California 15 Legal Notes • Create a new associate member Baptist University; and Jairy C. Hunter, category for individuals who have Jr., treasurer, president, Charleston 16 Baptist College and University Southern University. Scholars served as president, chief academic officer or in another senior leadership IABCU board members presented Donald D. Schmeltekopf, Baylor 16 Doctoral Loans/Scholarships position at an IABCU member institu - tion but who retire or take a position University provost emeritus, professor at a non-member institution. and director of The Center for • Amend the bylaws to allow offi - Ministry Effectiveness and Educational cers, elected by the Board, to hold Leadership, the Charles D Johnson office for a term of one year but may Outstanding Educator Award. (see Vol. LXXVIII, No. 2 be elected to serve for one additional story and photo on page 13). 2nd Trimester 2014 successive term. During the annual meeting college and university administrators heard Publisher: David Olive, President and In other action the Association board and members recognized retir - Bill Leonard, James and Marilyn Board Chair, IABCU Dunn Professor of Baptist Studies and Managing Editor: Tim Fields, ing Executive Director Arrington for Professor of Church History, Wake Associate Director, IABCU six years of service to the Association The Baptist Educator (ISSN 0038-3848) is a and retiring Associate Director Fields Forest University School of Divinity, news magazine published three times a year for for 17 years of service to the deliver the Hester Lectures on “The administrators, faculty, staff, trustees and friends Association. Arrington retired June 6 Non-denominationalizing of of member schools by the International after a total of 41 years working in American Religion and Baptist Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities. Identity,” and “Education in a Non- POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Christian higher education. Fields will International Association of Baptist Colleges retire after the Association office denominational Era.” (See complete and Universities moves to Samford and an executive first lecture beginning on page 5 of 8120 Sawyer Brown Road, Suite 108 this issue. The second lecture will Nashville, TN 37221-1410 secretary is employed. Fields served 26 Send news items to: years with Southern Baptist appear in the next issue of the Baptist Tim Fields, Managing Editor Convention agencies before joining the Educator.) The Baptist Educator Association staff including 9 years Leonard said, “The non-denomina - E-mail: [email protected] tionalizing of American religion is a 8120 Sawyer Brown Road, Suite 108 with the former SBC Education Nashville, TN 37221-1410 Commission. sign of the permanent transition that Phone: (615) 673-1896 Members elected two new board continues to characterize church life An annual subscription to The Baptist Educator members to fill unexpired terms and for at least two decades. As it extends is $6.00 for one printed and two digital issues. four new members for full four-year across the globe we wonder if it is a “Legal Notes” is designed to provide accurate and terms. They include: Scott Bullard, new reformation or just another eccle - authoritative information on legal issues facing siastical fad.” I Baptist-related higher education. It is provided academic dean, Judson College, 3-year with the understanding that the publisher and edi - tors are not engaged in rendering legal counsel. Mark Your Calendar “Legal Notes” is not intended as a substitute for the services of a legal professional. If your institution Dessert Reception at SACSCOC December 8, 2014, Nashville, TN needs legal counsel, a competent attorney should Annual Meeting May 31 –June 2, 2015, St. Louis, MO be consulted. 2 The Baptist Educator Educator2014-2nd trimester_Educator2005-1st Qtr5.0 6/18/14 12:14 PM Page 3 Comment: The Tie That Binds David Olive, IABCU President and Board Chair and President, Bluefield College hristian higher education. While seemingly simple to institutional missions. And, as noted in this year’s Hester Cstate, the phrase takes on a different meaning across Lecture by Bill Leonard, our campuses can be places for the landscape of higher education. For some, it is dissenting voices. described as teaching from a biblical world view; for oth - While saying this, I also recognize that our association ers, it denotes the importance of faith formation in the of Baptist colleges and universities, along with our institu - learning process; for some others, it tional missions, are only as strong as we wish to make recognizes that Christians were and them. I pray that God continues to provide us—the insti - perhaps still are integral in forming tutional leaders, faculty and boards of trustees—with the and resourcing the opportunity for strength and discernment to live
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