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November/December 2005 |
Former Hoosier named president of Evanston-based seminary
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Board of Trustees of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary announced today, Oct. 21, that it elected the Rev. Dr. Philip A. Amerson as president of the seminary effective June 1, 2006. Amerson also will hold the title of Professor of the Sociology of Religion. He is currently president of Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, Calif., a position he has held since 2000.
At Claremont, Amerson initiated improved facilities and increased enrollment and giving. He also led a strategic planning process and accreditation review, supported the faculty in the development of new curriculum and put in place a strong administrative staff. Both schools are United Methodist-related institutions.
Prior to moving to Claremont, Amerson served congregations in the South Indiana Conference of The United Methodist Church, was a consultant on Urban Congregational Life for the Lilly Endowment and served as visiting professor, adjunct professor or faculty member at a number of colleges and seminaries.
Garrett-Evangelical Board Chair Donald Boyce said, "We are very pleased that Dr. Amerson has been chosen to lead Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. He brings more than 35 years of leadership experience in many capacities, including pastoral ministry, scholarship, teaching and administration in higher education." Boyce added that the board expressed its sincere appreciation to the seminary's current President Ted A. Campbell, for leading the seminary since 2001. Earlier this year, Campbell announced his decision to step down as president in order to pursue academic scholarship and teaching.
An ordained elder in The United Methodist Church, he was a delegate to General Conference in 1992, 1996 and 2000 from the South Indiana Conference and in 2004 from the California Pacific Conference. He is a member of the Bishops Task Force on Theological Education, the Commission on Theological Education, and the United Methodist University Senate. He is also a director of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of The United Methodist Church.
Amerson is the author of numerous books, articles, papers and manuscripts including Tell Me City Stories: A Journey for Urban Congregations and his most recent publication, "The Vocation of Peacebuilding," with John W. Woell, in Choosing Peace Through Daily Practices.
Amerson received the doctor of philosophy degree from Emory University in 1976, the master of divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in 1971, and the bachelor of arts degree from Asbury College in 1967. His wife, Dr. Elaine M. Amerson, is Director of Leadership for the California Pacific Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. The Amersons have two children: Lydia Murray, who is deputy chief of staff for Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, and Andrew, an attorney in the Chicago office of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood law firm.
In other business, the board of trustees of Garrett-Evangelical selected Dr. Jacob Martinson to serve as interim president from January 1 through May 31, 2006. Amerson, currently president of Claremont School of Theology, takes up the leadership role as of June 1, 2006.
An experienced leader and educator, Martinson was president of High Point University, a United Methodist-related institution in High Point, North Carolina, from 1985 to 2005.
For more information, lon on to www.garrett.edu.
Last updated on 25 Apr 2008