Bethany Seminary's Board of Trustees held their semi-annual meeting March 25-27, 2011, at the Richmond, Ind., campus. Reports from all areas of the Seminary were received, and several action items were heard and passed, including
- Personal reflections from board members Rhonda Pittman Gingrich and Lynn Myers on Bethany's role as an academic institution and its relationship to the Church of the Brethren
- Granted tenure to Steven Schweitzer, Academic Dean, and promoted Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm to the rank of professor
- Approved new and continuing leadership for the board: Carol Scheppard, chair; Lynn Myers, vice chair; Marty Farahat, secretary; Lisa Hazen, chair, Academic Affairs Committee; Elaine Gibbel, chair, Institutional Advancement Committee; and Rex Miller, chair, Student and Business Affairs Committee
- Received and accepted the resignation of trustee Raymond Donadio and appointed Katherine J. Melhorn to complete his term
- Recognized Michele Firebaugh, chair, Investment Committee, with ten years as a board trustee, and Jim Dodson, chair, Student and Business Affairs Committee, with thirteen years as a board trustee, as they conclude their terms
- Recognized Marcia Shetler, as she leaves fifteen years of service as director of communications and public relations
- Received a report from the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership on the launch of Seminario Biblico Anabautista Hispano (SeBAH-CoB) in partnership with the Mennonite Education Agency
- Approved the proposed budget for 2011-2012, several board policies, Presidential Forum funding, authorization regarding financial accounts, and consultation for the Advancement Department
- Approved, pending completion of requirements, the 2011 graduating class of twenty, the largest class since Bethany's relocation to Richmond in 1994
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