WINTER 2023-2024 23 RAYMOND H. HARRIS: SENIOR FELLOW FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP Raymond H. Harris, 2018 recipient of the DBU Russell H. Perry Free Enterprise Award, has been appointed as Senior Fellow of Entrepreneurship. Harris founded one of the largest architectural firms specializing in corporate architecture. The firm was ranked as the number two retail design firm in America for three years by McGraw Hill Architectural Record Magazine. As one of the most prolific American architects, Harris has used his profit to build economic engines and ignite young men and women to develop influential businesses in entertainment, agriculture, manufacturing, and technology. Harris has authored The Anatomy of a Successful Firm, The Heart of Business, and Business by Design. He is also an executive producer for numerous movies distributed by Sony Pictures and Lions Gate Entertainment, and an executive producer for a music company label. Harris graduated from The University of Oklahoma and was selected as the outstanding senior and distinguished alumnus in the College of Architecture. He serves on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards and is extensively involved in international sustainablecommunity-development projects in Africa and Asia. He and his wife, Marydel, have four adult children and 10 grandchildren. DR. JEREMIAH JOHNSTON: SENIOR FELLOW FOR CHRISTIAN ORIGINS INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT NAMES TWO NEW SENIOR FELLOWS DBU recently appointed Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston as Senior Fellow for Christian Origins for the IGE. Dr. Johnston is a New Testament Scholar called to equip Christians to love God with all their minds. Dr. Johnston completed his doctoral residency in Oxford in collaboration with the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies and received his Ph.D. from Middlesex University London. He holds advanced degrees in theology from Acadia University and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Johnston’s role for the IGE will include editing an upcoming academic journal housed within the Institute for Global Engagement, expanding the reach of the University, and engaging with DBU students through speaking at chapel, lecturing, and teaching courses. Author of 15 books and Bible studies, along with numerous articles and chapters, Dr. Johnston is passionate about resourcing believers to give intellectually informed accounts for what they believe. As a theologian who has the unique ability to connect with people of all ages, and a culture expert, he has been interviewed numerous times and contributed articles across a spectrum of national shows, including Fox News, CNN, CBS This Morning, Vanity Fair, Premier Christianity Magazine & Premier Radio, RELEVANT Magazine, DECISION Magazine, The Christian Post, Moody Radio Network, Salem Radio Network, and several other media outlets. Dr. Johnston and his wife, Audrey, are members of Prestonwood Baptist Church and have five children.
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