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(Filmed live November 8, 2019)
Carson-Newman University names Dr. 查尔斯一. 福勒成为第23任总统
(June 10, 2019) JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman University announced today that Dr. 查尔斯一. 福勒 will serve as the 23rd president of the 168-year-old institution. The public announcement came during a news conference held in Ted Russell Hall. The institution’s Presidential Search Committee and 校董会 approved 福勒 following a unanimous vote.
“Our search was deliberate, intentional and process-oriented,” said Dr. David Ogle, chair of the University’s Presidential Search Committee. “一切按计划进行. I commend our Search Committee members for their hard work and faithful service as we carried out the mission to which we were assigned.”
Ogle said the task of finding C-N’s next president was not one the committee took lightly.
“Our search was bathed in prayer,奥格尔说。, who noted that they had received more than 75 nominations by over 100 individuals. “Not a time did we gather that we didn’t go to the Lord in prayer to guide us in our search and to yield a nominee who would, 在各个方面, 被他提名.”
福勒 has served as senior pastor of Germantown Baptist Church in West 田纳西州 since 2010. The church enjoys a rich history of faithful Gospel ministry and missional engagement.
“The opportunity to serve as president of Carson-Newman University is incredibly humbling and exciting,福勒说. “I look forward to locking arms with Carson-Newman’s trustees, 教师, 工作人员, students and alumni as well as the churches of the 田纳西州 Baptist Convention. We look forward to working together to graduate servant-leaders who are equipped to be difference makers for the cause of Christ. 美好的日子就在前面!”
The Corinth, Mississippi, native is no stranger to Christian higher education. Before answering the call to pastor Germantown, he served as senior vice president of University Relations at 联合大学 in Jackson, 田纳西州. 超过15年了, he served at Union in various roles including vice president for Enrollment Management, vice president for Development, professor of Christian ministries and education, founding executive director of the 联合大学 Foundation and director of the R.G. 李中心. While Union’s chief development officer, 福勒 helped secure approximately $150 million in gifts and grants in support of the school’s mission.
Along with holding the rank of full professor at Union, 福勒 also taught at Mississippi State University and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
His other leadership roles have included serving on the board of trustees for the International Mission Board, 浸信会纪念医疗, 联合大学, Blue Mountain College and the Leadership Council for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, as well as being chaplain for the city of Germantown.
His honors include the 联合大学 Distinguished Service Award and being named an 校友 Fellow and Outstanding Doctoral Student both from Mississippi State University.
“Dr. Charles 福勒 is one of those rare individuals whose life experiences are a perfect fit for our institution,哈利·布鲁克斯说。, chair of C-N’s 校董会. “His experiences in academic development and external relations will help propel Carson-Newman toward a bright future of growth and expanded programs of study.”
福勒 is a graduate of 联合大学, Mississippi State University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Sandra have two daughters.
His oldest daughter, Anna Mullins, is married to Justin Mullins, a soldier in the U.S. 军队. 他们有一个儿子，叫查理. 他们最小的, 莎拉, is a recent graduate of 联合大学 and is engaged to be married to Bryan Doss on July 27.