Penny Elkins has been named president of Mercer University and will assume that post Jan. 1 upon the retirement of William Underwood. Elkins has been a member of Mercer’s faculty and senior administration for more than 25 years and currently…
Religion Notes: Jimmy Carter, Mercer University celebrate new medical clinic
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Mercer University officials are set to celebrate the opening of a new primary care clinic in downtown Plains, Georgia.
Retiring CBF head to lead new center for Baptist leadership
By Bob Allen Retiring Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator Daniel Vestal has been tapped to lead Mercer University’s new Eula Mae and John Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership. Vestal, 67, will assume his new role July 1, the day after…