Presidents leave positions at two Baptist colleges

Presidents leave positions at two Baptist colleges

NASHVILLE — E.D. “Doug” Hodo, the second president of Houston Baptist University, and Dan MacMillan, the eighth president of Bluefield (Va.) College, have set their sights on other ministry endeavors.

Hodo announced his retirement in January, effective June 30. Jack D. Carlson, a Houston Baptist trustee, was selected as interim president. It was anticipated that Robert Sloan, former president of Baylor University, would be voted in as president Aug. 8.

MacMillan announced his resignation from Bluefield in early June, effective Aug. 16. He will become director of the Ed.D. program for Dallas Baptist University’s Gary Cook Graduate School of Leadership and special assistant to the president.