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SEBTS board elects Whitfield as VP for academic administration
Harper McKay, SEBTS
October 20, 2015
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SEBTS board elects Whitfield as VP for academic administration

SEBTS board elects Whitfield as VP for academic administration
Harper McKay, SEBTS
October 20, 2015

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s (SEBTS) board of trustees named Keith Whitfield as the new vice president for academic administration at its biannual meeting on October 12, 2015.

Whitfield joined the Southeastern faculty in 2012 as an assistant professor of theology and was soon named the associate dean of the College at Southeastern. Since 2014, he has served as the associate vice president of institutional effectiveness and faculty communications.

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Keith Whitfield

The vice president for academic administration position is a new addition to the leadership of SEBTS. In his new role, Whitfield will assist the provost and deans in the management and implementation of academic matters. The position also oversees institutional effectiveness, the registrar’s office and library services.

Provost Bruce Ashford is happy to welcome Whitfield into his new position. “Through his previous role as associate vice president for institutional effectiveness, Dr. Whitfield as come to be known as a thoughtful and exceptionally competent administrator,” Ashford said. “Through his continuing role as a faculty member, we have also come to know him as a caring teacher and proficient scholar. All of those qualities combine to make him the perfect person to fill this new and significant role.”

"Keith Whitfield is a godly man devoted to Christ and His Church,” said President Danny Akin. “He is without question the perfect person for this job and will be a welcomed addition to our leadership team.”

Whitfield received his bachelor of science from Clemson University and earned his master of divinity in biblical and theological studies and master of theology degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky. He received his doctor of philosophy degree from SEBTS in 2013.

Whitfield previously served as a teaching fellow and a member of the dean’s cabinet at New College Franklin in Franklin, Tenn., and led Waverly Baptist Church in Waverly, Va., for five years as senior pastor. He is currently a lay elder at Imago Dei Church in Raleigh and serves on the board of directors for the Biblical Recorder.

In addition, during their fall meeting SEBTS trustees:

  • Approved curriculum changes to the master of divinity degree.

  • Approved the creation of new student aid accounts, including the Jeannie Elliff Student Aid Fund, Robert W. Kester Student Aid Fund, Herring Student Aid Fund and McGill Memorial Student Aid Fund.

  • Approved the closeout of the 2011-2014 strategic plan.

  • Approved the 2016-2017 strategic goals as follows: enhance critical thinking through writing, reflect kingdom diversity and orient the institution to address the needs of non-traditional students.

  • Voted to begin the process of updating the campus facilities master plan.

After five years of enrollment increases, SEBTS reached another record high in 2015 at nearly 3,500 students. The school has also seen increases in diversity, with more than 15 percent of its student population identifying as Black or Hispanic.