Third Annual Drumwright Family Lecture Hosts Former Baylor President

October 8, 2012
Robert Sloan Jr., Ph.D.

Robert Sloan Jr., Ph.D.

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WACO, Texas (Oct. 8, 2012) - As part of the Drumwright Family Lecture Series, Robert B. Sloan Jr., Ph.D., will give an address on "Read, Watch, and Pray: A Charge to the Custodians and Prophets of the Great Texts." The third annual lecture hosted by Baylor University's Honors College will take place at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the Alexander Reading Room of Alexander Residence Hall, 1413 S. Seventh St.
Sloan has been the president of Houston Baptist University since 2006. He previously served as president and chancellor of Baylor University from 1995 to 2005. During his time at Baylor, Sloan helped lead the University's 10-year strategic plan called Baylor 2012. He also was founding dean of George W. Truett Theological Seminary.
The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call 254-710-1523.
by Brent Salter, student newswriter, (254) 710-6805
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