MACON, Ga. — Following a formal separation initiated by the Georgia Baptist Convention last November and several pronouncements by university leaders calling for a clear Baptist identity, Mercer University trustees voted April 21 to amend the school’s charter to state that “no less than one-half” of the board of trustees shall be Baptist. A new provision to the bylaws also states that future university presidents must be Baptist.
Trustees also amended Mercer’s charter to give the board “exclusive authority to determine the eligibility and qualifications” of any person for service on the board of trustees and “said determination shall be final and conclusive.”
Trustees also said goodbye to Kirby Godsey after nearly 27 years as president by naming him chancellor and naming the spire-topped, historic administration building in his honor. In his role as chancellor, Godsey will work on projects assigned by new President Bill Underwood.
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