WACO, Texas — David Garland, associate dean for academic affairs and a professor at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary, will succeed Paul Powell as dean of the Waco, Texas, seminary. He started April 1. Garland came to Truett in 1997 after a 20-year career teaching at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee and a U.S. Navy veteran. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees from Southern Seminary.
Powell retired March 31 but will continue working on a part-time basis as a special assistant to Garland.
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