Royce Money | |
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Chancellor of Abilene Christian University | |
Assumed office 2010 | |
President of Abilene Christian University | |
In office 1991–2010 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Temple,Texas,U.S. | July 13,1942
Education | Abilene Christian University (BS) University of Nebraska at Lincoln (MS) Baylor University (PhD) |
Royce Lynn Money (born July 13,1942) is an American academic administrator who served as president of Abilene Christian University from 1991 to 2010,whereupon he became Chancellor. [1] He was succeeded as president by Phil Schubert.
After attending Temple High School,Money graduated from Abilene Christian University,where he majored in Biblical Studies. He received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from that college,a Master of Science in Human Development and the Family from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln,and a Ph.D. in Religion from Baylor University in Waco,Texas. [2]
Money has served continuously in the ministry even since 1981. His earlier ministerial roles having been in Silver Spring,Maryland;Montgomery,Alabama;Springfield,Missouri (where he was also an adjunct professor at Missouri State University);and Dallas,Texas. Money has held leadership positions in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities,Abilene Chamber of Commerce,Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas,and United Way of Abilene. [3] Money was Abilene's "Outstanding Citizen of the Year" for 2007. [4]
Money has written two books on families. [5]
Since 1965,Money has been married to Pamela Joy Handy Money,whom he met when they were students at Abilene Christian University. The couple have two daughters.