Leanne Sanders has been named full-time Baptist collegiate minister at the University of Virginia.
Since January, Sanders has been serving in the position as a contract worker.
“We are delighted that her position is now permanent,” said Susan McBride, team leader of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board's emerging leaders team, which oversees Baptist collegiate ministry.
Sanders is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University and holds a master of arts in intercultural studies from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., and a master of arts in theological studies from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.
She has been been a collegiate missionary with the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board, serving at the International Baptist Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.