Divinity School Appoints Faculty Member to Black Church Studies Leadership Position
ROCHESTER, NY – (January 21, 2010) Officials at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (CRCDS) announced today that Gay L. Byron, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve as Interim Dean of the Black Church Studies Program on a part-time basis. Dr. Byron will serve in this capacity until December 31, 2010. The appointment is effective immediately.
In announcing the appointment, President Eugene C. Bay stated, “While the school continues its efforts to endow the Martin Luther King Jr. Endowed Chair for Social Justice and Black Church Studies, this appointment signals a new beginning. Dr. Byron’s passion, commitment to scholarship and generous spirit will begin the process of repositioning the program so that it reflects the needs of the contemporary church and contributes to the ministerial preparation of all students enrolled at the Divinity School.”
Dr. Byron first joined the Divinity School in 1999 as a member of the faculty and serves as an associate professor of New Testament and Christian Origins. Dr. Byron currently holds the Baptist Missionary Training School Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins. In this new position, Dr. Byron will work to develop and recommend new academic programming for the Black Church Studies Program while collaborating with the African-American students enrolled at the Divinity School. Dr. Byron will continue to fulfill her role as a full time member of the CRCDS faculty.
For information, contact:
Mr. Patrick A. Hanley
VP for Institutional Advancement
(585) 340-9646 office, (585) 233-6935 cellular
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