Wakefield Promoted at Campbell Divinity School

Dr. Andrew Wakefield has been named an associate professor by the Campbell Divinity School. Wakefield, who teaches New Testament and Greek, has been associated with the Divinity School since 1997.
The son of missionary parents, Wakefield grew up on the mission fields of Southeast Asia. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in philosophy from Wake Forest University where he was also a Carswell Scholar and graduated summa cum laude with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he received the Broadman Seminarian Award for outstanding achievement in Biblical Studies. Wakefield also earned a doctorate in New Testament Studies from Duke University. He has served churches in Lumberton, Selma, Laurinburg, and Durham.
In 2003 he was honored with Campbell’s Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award, and he was a featured presenter at the prestigious Society of Biblical Literature in Atlanta, GA, in 2002.
“Dr. Wakefield’s promotion to associate professor is an honor and recognition that has been well-earned,” said Dr. Michael G. Cogdill, dean of the Divinity School. “He is a superb classroom teacher who excels in presenting the messages of the New Testament books in the best of scholarly excellence. Students greatly appreciate his ability to make implications from the material he is teaching. He is a tremendous asset to the Divinity School, and we are proud that this honor came to him.”
The Campbell Divinity School, which opened in 1996 with 35 students, currently has 206 students enrolled. The school offers the Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Christian education and the Doctor of Ministry degree. The Divinity School is committed to providing Christ-centered, Bible-based, and ministry-focused theological education for Christian ministry.
More information about the School of Divinity is available on the Campbell website, www.campbell.edu, or you may call either (910) 893-1849 or (800) 760-9827.

Bulletin 0050-3/03/05