Alabamian named to Kentucky school faculty

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Trustees of the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky have elected the school’s first full-time faculty member.

Dalen Jackson, who since 1994 has taught at Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, Ga., was named associate professor of biblical studies at the new seminary.

Jackson, a graduate of Samford Univeristy and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, previously taught at Judson College in Marion. President Greg Earwood said his election signals the seminary is “going to offer quality theological education this year and in the years ahead.”

Earwood said he expects between 25 and 30 students to enroll in the seminary’s inaugural class, which begins sessions Aug. 26 at Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky.

Glenn Hinson, a former professor at Southern Seminary and Baptist Theological Seminary  at Richmond, will serve part time as senior professor of church history and spirituality.