Gray elected chairman of Southern trustees

HOOVER — Buddy Gray, pastor of Hunter Street Baptist Church of Hoover, was elected the 2002–2003 chairman of the board for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., April 16. The election took place during the spring trustee board meeting.

Gray will replace outgoing board member David Wilson of Lubbock, Texas.

Trustees also elected four professors to the faculty with tenure: Peter Gentry, associate professor of Old Testament interpretation; Kenneth Magnuson, assistant professor of Christian ethics; Stephen Wellum, associate professor of Christian theology; and David Puckett, professor of church history.

Trustees approved a $23,158,333 budget for 2002-2003, which represents an 8.1 percent increase over the current year.