FORT WORTH, Texas — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) in Fort Worth, Texas, has named its new chapel the J.W. “Jack” MacGorman Chapel in honor of the distinguished professor emeritus of New Testament.
According to a news release from the seminary, “Harold and Dottie Riley, who gave the lead gift for construction of the chapel, chose to honor MacGorman for his steadfast friendship, passion for God’s Word and humble dedication to the Lord’s work.”
“Baptists have always been about the task of honoring, reading and expounding the New Testament. As a professor of New Testament and Greek for more than 50 years, Dr. MacGorman became the epitome of what this seminary is about,” SWBTS President Paige Patterson said. “But ‘Dr. Jack’ also excelled beyond the classroom. For example, he is a student favorite because he always had time for them and always encouraged them in their studies and in their ministries.”
MacGorman completed his bachelor of divinity (equivalent to the master of divinity) and his doctor of theology degrees at Southwestern by 1956. In 1948, he was added to the seminary’s faculty. For 56 years, he was active at the seminary as a student and professor. Southwestern honored him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1986 and the L.R. Scarborough Award in 2008.
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