Lowell Flory will serve as executive director, Advancement and Gift Planning, for Bethany.

Bethany Theological Seminary has announced the appointment of Lowell Flory as executive director for Advancement and Gift Planning, effective summer 2004. Flory will have administrative responsibility for annual fund development, gift planning, alumni and congregational relations, publications, and public relations.

Flory joined Bethany's Institutional Advancement staff in 2000 with responsibility for gift planning, which has provided him the opportunity to work with individuals as they develop their estate plans. Such gift planning will remain his responsibility. He also will teach an occasional course in organizational and leadership development.

A Church of the Brethren member and former Annual Conference moderator, Flory holds degrees from McPherson (Kan.) College and the University of Kansas. He is a licensed member of the Kansas Bar. Flory came to Bethany from McPherson, where he had served on the faculty since 1983, chairing the department of business and economics. He also has served on the General Board, the Brethren Benefit Trust board, and the Bethany board.

Source: Newsline 1/30/2004
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