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058  {2922}                                         April 25, 1996

General Conference '96

General Conference elects eight 
to the University Senate

     DENVER (UMNS) -- Eight people who have academic and 
administrative responsibilities at United Methodist-related
colleges and universities were elected to the denomination's
University Senate here April 25 for the 1997-2000 quadrennium by
the 1996 General Conference.

     The University Senate is an elected body of higher education
professionals that reviews and recommends schools for United
Methodist relationships.

     Four of the eight people were appointed by the Council of
Bishops. Two of the four are executive officers of United
Methodist-related institutions and two hold positions relevant to
academic or financial affairs or church relationships. Those
appointed were:

     * Kevin LaGree, dean, Candler School of Theology, Emory,
University, Atlanta;
     * Shirley A. R. Lewis, president, Paine College, Augusta,
Ga.;
     * Robert Edgar, president, School of Theology at Claremont,
Claremont, Calif.;
     * David L. Beckley, president, Rust College, Holly Springs,
Miss.

     The General Conference nominated a slate of 12 people to fill
four of the positions on the Senate. 
     
     The two presidents elected were the Rev. Lovett Weems, St.
Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, Mo., and Wanda Bingham,
Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Ala.

      Elected to fill the academic positions were the Rev. Justo
L. Gonzales, adjunct professor, Interdenominational Theological
Center, Atlanta and Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Ga.;
and Willa Bing-Harris, professor and coordinator for special
education at Alabama State University, Montgomery, Ala.  

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                                                  -- Linda Green
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