Inauguration of Dr. Clay Ham on Tuesday

[February 04, 2010]  The inauguration ceremony of Dr. Clay Alan Ham as vice president of academics at Lincoln Christian University will be on Tuesday. Visitors are invited to join faculty, staff and students at 9:30 a.m. in the Earl C Hargrove Chapel on the campus for this special recognition.

Before joining the LCU faculty, Ham worked at Dallas Christian College for 20 years, first as professor of New Testament and later as vice president of academic affairs. Presently, he also serves as adjunct professor of Bible at Lakeview Bible Seminary in Chennai, India, as a member of the board of directors for New Mission Systems International in Fort Myers, Fla., and as a member-at-large on the Commission on Accreditation with the Association for Biblical Higher Education.

He has authored two books, "The Coming King and the Rejected Shepherd" and "Minor Prophets 2: Nahum-Malachi" (with former colleague Mark Hahlen). He serves on the editorial board for the Stone-Campbell Journal and has written several articles and essays, including "Judas Iscariot," in "Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus" (Routledge) and "Minor Prophets in Matthew," in "Minor Prophets in the New Testament" (T.&T. Clark).

He received a bachelor's degree in Christian ministries and a master's degree from Lincoln Christian College and Seminary, respectively. He earned his Ph.D. in New Testament from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

He and his wife, Diane, have three grown children and recently relocated to Lincoln from Dallas, Texas.

[Text from Lincoln Christian University file]