Hoyle receives the Dean’s Excellence in Teaching award

     Dr. Lydia Huffman Hoyle, of Cary, N.C., received the 2007 Dean’s Excellence in Teaching award for the Campbell University Divinity School. Hoyle is an associate professor of Church History and Baptist Heritage.

     “A distinguished theological educator and leader among Baptists in the field of church history, Dr. Hoyle has endeared herself to students and colleagues as a superb professor, wonderful colleague, and devoted church leader,” said Dr. Michael Cogdill, dean of the Divinity School. “Students in the Divinity School will quickly tell you of their appreciation for Dr. Hoyle’s influence upon them to strive for excellence in their academic pursuits as well as in their professional callings.”

     A Bachelor of Science graduate of Appalachian State University, Hoyle earned the Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of North Carolina. Before coming to Campbell University Divinity School, Hoyle served as associate professor of religion at Georgetown College for thirteen years. In addition to preaching and leading Bible studies at various churches, she was chosen to deliver a paper at the 2006 Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy Seminar at Regent’s Park College, Oxford University, England. She is the author of numerous publications and articles on the history of women in the church, Baptist history and the history of missions.

     “Dr. Lydia Hoyle is an excellent example of the quality of professors at Campbell University. She has devoted her life to the training and education of future Christian leaders in the church and community,” said Cogdill.

     In addition to teaching, Hoyle and her husband Rick, a professor at Duke University, are the parents of three children and are active in their local church.

     Photo Copy: Dr. Lydia Hoyle