Barry H. Corey | |
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Born | |
Title | President of Biola University |
Spouse | Paula |
Children | 3 |
Academic background | |
Education | Evangel University (BA), Boston College (MA, PhD) |
Thesis | (1992) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Biblical studies |
Institutions | Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary |
Barry H. Corey (born November 28,1961) is the eighth and current president of Biola University,located in Southern California. [1] Corey became Biola's president on July 1,2007,succeeding Clyde Cook,who retired after serving as Biola's president for 25 years.
Corey was born on November 28,1961,in Massachusetts. Corey received a B.A. in English and biblical studies from Evangel University in Springfield,Missouri,in 1984. In 1988,he received an M.A. in American Studies with a concentration in literature and religious history from Boston College. Corey received a Ph.D. from Boston College in curriculum,instruction and administration (a higher education program) in 1992. [2]
Corey served as the vice president for development at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton,Massachusetts,where he led all external relations and fundraising programs including a $54 million capital campaign. [2] He subsequently served as its vice president/chief academic officer,and academic dean. [2] [3]
An ordained minister,Corey served from 1993 to 2000 as pastor of The Greek Evangelical Church of Boston’s English congregation. [4] When Corey was appointed president of Biola in 2007,he was the first president to come from outside the staff ranks of the university. [5]
With his wife Paula,Corey has three children:Anders,Ella and Samuel. [6] He has completed two Boston Marathons,one in 2004 and one in 2006. [7]
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