Meanwhile, seminary trustees March 6 approved a new dean of students, hired a Texas pastor as associate professor of pastoral ministry, granted promotions to seven faculty members and elected a Fort Worth pastor chairman of the trustee board. But President Ken Hemphill said both teach in the School of Theology. If the two Southwestern faculty members continue to resist signing the revised faith statement, that apparently would result in their termination. This requirement applies equally to new faculty, current faculty, adjunct faculty and retired faculty teaching adjunctively, he said.
Nobody is grandfathered.
During their March meeting, trustees named David McQuitty dean of students. He succeeds Lawrence Klempnauer, who retired in December as vice president for student services. McQuitty will carry the same responsibility, but with the new title that in essence makes him a hybrid between a dean and a vice president. He has been director of student financial aid at the seminary. He and his wife, Marcia, are members of Woods Chapel Baptist Church in Arlington, where he also serves as minister to senior adults.