The Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology

Faculty and Staff

Learning at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology is a community process. Teachers and students learn together, and learn from each other through the non-threatening exploration of personal beliefs and experiences. But, encouraging students to explore their own experiences isn't the only way in which these teachers help their students feel welcomed into a community of scholars and friends. Faculty members are also committed to rigorous academic standards and serious religious devotion. They want to make a difference in their own lives, in the lives of those to whom they minister, and in the lives of future generations of clergy.

Our faculty is committed—to their call, students, and school.

  • As ministers, our faculty members gain real world experience by serving as pastors for congregations of their own.
  • As teachers, they are dedicated and dynamic, exploring complicated questions right along side their students.
  • As faculty members, they have the best interests of the School of Theology in mind, working tirelessly to create the kind of challenging and welcoming atmosphere in which their students thrive.

"People's stories are very important and we have to learn how to encourage the sharing of those stories in order to become better ministers or sensitive leaders. We pay a lot of attention to the people themselves. That is uncharacteristic of many institutional settings."
—The late Dr. Miles Jones ‘63

The Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology enjoys a long tradition of learned faculty. The strength and scope of the seminary's resident faculty is reinforced by adjunct professors.
 
 
 
 
 
   

Faculty
Earl L. Bledsoe—Director of Field Education; M. Div. – Lancaster Theological Seminary D. Min. – Lancaster Theological Seminary, 1997

Adam L. Bond—Assistant Professor of Historical Studies – B.P.S. University of Memphis – M.Div. Virginia Union University – M.A. Marquette University – Ph.D. Marquette University

 

 
Nathan Dell—Instructor of Homiletics; Professor of Practical Theology; B.S., Savannah State College; M.Div., Gammon Theological Seminary; other studies: Union Theological Seminary, Yale Divinity School.
Patricia Gould-Champ—Assistant Professor of Practical Theology; ; B.A., M.Div., Virginia Union University; M.Ed., Virginia State University; Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
James Henry Harris—Professor of Pastoral Theology and Homiletics; B.S., Virginia State University; M. Div., Virginia Union University; M.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.A., Ph.D., Old Dominion University; D. Min., United Theological Seminary
Michele Jacques Early—Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics; B.A ., San Diego State University; M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, GA; Ph.D.,Emory University, Theological Studies, Atlanta, GA.
Allison P. Gise Johnson—Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics; B.S., Northwestern University; M.Div., Virginia Union University; Ph.D., Temple University.
Yung-Suk (YS) Kim—Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity; B.A., Kyungpook National University; M.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University;
John W. Kinney—Dean and Professor of Theology and Historical Studies; B.A., Marshall University; M.Div., Virginia Union University; M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary, New York.
Ray McKenzie—Instructor of Practical Theology & Coordinator of Evans-Smith Institute-Richmond; B.A., Virginia State University; M.Div., Virginia Union University, D.Min., Virginia Union University.
Boykin Sanders—Professor of New Testament Studies and Greek; B.S., Morris College; M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center; Th.M., Harvard Divinity School; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard.
Harry E. Simmons—;Instructor of Pastoral Care; B.A., M.Div., Virginia Union University; M.A., Presbyterian School of Christian Education and Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor, Association for CLinical Pastoral Education; D.Min., Virginia Union University.
Sylvester T. Smith—Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies; B.S., Bethune-Cookman College; M.Div., Virginia Union University; Ph.D., University of Virginia.
Gloria C. Taylor—Assistant Professor of Christian Education & Director of Continuing Education; B.S., M.Div., Virginia Union University; M.A., Ed.D., Presbyterian School of Christian Education.
Robert Wafawanaka—Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies; B.A. General, B.A. Special Honours, University of Zimbabwe; M.T.S., Th.M., Harvard Divinity School; Th.D., Boston University.
 

Nathaniel West - Assistant Professor of Christian Education; .BS., Christopher Newport University; M.Div., Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology Virginia Union University; M.A., Presbyterian School of Christian Education; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
 
Mary H. Young— Associate Dean and Assistant Professor of Christian Education; B.S., Virginia Union University; M.Div., School of Theology Virginia Union University;  Ed.D., Union PSCE
Administrative Staff
Jacqueline D. Anderson— Administrative Assistant for Continuing Education. A.A.S., J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College; M.Div., School of Theology Virginia Union University
Denise G. Coleman—Coordinator of Graduate Enrollment Services. B.S. Biology, Virginia Union University
 
 Yvette Goode—Receptionist/Faculty Secretary;
  Angela Hamilton—Graduate Financial Aid Coordinator.  B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University.
 
 Deborah Martin, Coordinator of Admissions and Doctor of Ministry Program Associate. B.A., Communications / Public Relations; University of North Floria; M.Div., School of Theology Virginia Union University
  Monica L. Spencer, Coordinator of Graduate Student Services. B.A.,Virginia State University; M.Div., School of Theology Virginia Union University; Doctor of Ministry, School of Theology of Virginia Union University


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