On Monday, May 6, the Walla Walla University Board of Trustees unanimously elected Dr. Alex Bryan, to become Walla Walla University’s 24th 总统.
“We are excited that Dr. Bryan accepted our invitation to serve as Walla Walla University 总统,” says John Freedman, chair of the Board of Trustees and 总统 of the North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. “He has a deep love for and walk with God and His Son, 耶稣基督, which will bless our university students, faculty and staff. He is committed to our Seventh-day Adventist beliefs and mission, and I and our church members across the Pacific Northwest will lift him up in prayer as he takes this responsibility at Walla Walla University.”
For 13 years Bryan served as a pastor in Georgia and 田纳西州essee before joining the Walla Walla University Church (College Place, 洗.) as senior pastor in 2009. In 2013, he became 总统 of Kettering College (Ohio) for one year, and then returned to Walla Walla University Church to serve as senior pastor another four years.
In 2018, Bryan joined Adventist 健康 (Roseville, Calif.), where he now serves as senior vice 总统 and chief mission officer, leading strategy and discourse about ethics, alignment to mission, spiritual care, relationship to faith communities, global mission, theological foundations of healthcare, and also overseeing philanthropy and grants initiatives.
Over the past 16 years Bryan has served as adjunct professor teaching theology, 业务, 沟通, and honors studies at numerous Seventh-day Adventist universities. He has served as a member of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Executive Committee, the Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Executive Committee, Adventist Bioethics Consortium, SonBridge Community Center Board, Rogers Adventist School Board, and Walla Walla Valley Academy Board. He currently chairs the Walla Walla Valley Adventist Schools Board.
“I am honored to be called to serve such a special place, one that is dedicated to God and to His glory and to His purposes in the world,布莱恩说。. “Our family has called College Place home for 15 years, and we’ve been deeply blessed by the peerless mission of Walla Walla University and its people. I believe that the Christ-centered university is the hope of the world, and we are excited to contribute to this bold venture.”
Bryan earned bachelor of arts degrees in history and religion from Southern Adventist University (Collegedale, 田纳西州.), a master of divinity degree from Andrews University (Berrien Springs, Mich.), a doctor of ministry degree from George Fox University (Newberg, Ore.), and a master of science degree in bioethics from Albany Medical College (Albany, N.Y.).
他的妻子, 妮可, earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Walla Walla University, and while a student served as 总统 of the Associated 学生 of Walla Walla University. She holds a master’s degree in education from Georgia State University (Atlanta, Ga.), and works in the 健康 and Physical Education Department at Walla Walla University. They have two children.
Bryan will begin on July 1, 2024. He will replace John McVay who is retiring after serving as Walla Walla University 总统 for 18 years.
Posted 2024年5月7日.
