Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Dissertations Graduate Research 2009 An Investigation of the Perceptions of Clergy and Laity on Race- Based Organizational Segregation in the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists David K. Penno Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations Part of the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, and the Organizational Behavior and Theory Commons Recommended Citation Penno, David K., "An Investigation of the Perceptions of Clergy and Laity on Race-Based Organizational Segregation in the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists" (2009). Dissertations. 628. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/628 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ABSTRACT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF CLERGY AND LAITY CONCERNING RACE-BASED ORGANIZATIONAL SEGREGATION IN THE SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS by David K. Penno Chair: Erich Baumgartner ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Dissertation Andrews University School of Education Title: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF CLERGY AND LAITY CONCERNING RACE-BASED ORGANZATIONAL SEGREGATION IN THE SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS Name of researcher: David K. Penno Name and degree of faculty chair: Erich Baumgartner, Ph.D. Date completed: March 2009 Problem The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United States maintains a racially segregated organization in a society that has intentionally dismantled segregation in most of its organizations.