Neal named interim president of Southeastern

WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s board of trustees named Bart C. Neal as interim president of the seminary July 21.

Neal, 63, will replace Paige Patterson, who is now president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Neal has been vice president for institutional advancement at Southeastern since 1993 and is a senior professor of Christian education.

A native of Conroe, Texas, Neal earned a bachelor of music degree from Baylor University and master of religious education and doctor of education degrees from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.