Dwight Gunter is the new Trevecca Nazarene University Board of Trustees chair.
Trevecca elects new Board of Trustees chair
Nashville, Tennessee
Thursday, November 20, 2014
When the Trevecca Nazarene University Board of Trustees met for its annual fall meeting, one of the items of business on the agenda was the election of a new chairman. The term of current chair Charles Davis expired this fall and required the election of a new chair. Dwight Gunter, the board's current vice-chair, was elected to serve as the new chair for a term of three years.
Gunter is the lead pastor of Trevecca Community Church of the Nazarene in Nashville, a position he has held since 2002. During his pastorate, the church has grown from 400 members to more than 900 and has initiated several ministry programs to serve the needs of inner city residents. He previously served Richardson, Texas, Church of the Nazarene; Midland Valley First Church of the Nazarene in Aiken, South Carolina; and Spartanburg, South Carolina, First Church of the Nazarene. Gunter is member of the Church of the Nazarene's General Board and is president of the denomination's USA National Board.
"I am honored to have been elected to serve Trevecca in this role," Gunter said. "I have served on the Board of Trustees for many years. In fact, my mother, father, and grandfather all served on the Board of Trustees, and my father also served as chairman of the board from 1995 to 1998. My blood runs Trevecca purple. We have a great university which God has used to make this world different. I'm glad to serve in any capacity I can to help Trevecca continue down the road of missional effectiveness."
Charles Davis, chief judge of the Florida Second District Court of Appeals, was elected to Trevecca's Board of Trustees in 1979 and has served there except for three years, from 1982 to 1985. He is the current chair of the Church of the Nazarene's General Board. During his years on the Trevecca Board of Trustees, he served as vice-chair for one year and as the chair of the trustees a total of 12 years — three under former Trevecca President Millard Reed and three under current Trevecca President Dan Boone. At its 2013 commencement, the university awarded him the Lyla T. Mackey Diakonos Award for his extraordinary service to Trevecca and Christian higher education; he is the third person to be given this award.
"It has been a great privilege to serve on the Trevecca board these many years, serving with three presidents and many outstanding board members and administrators," Davis said. "I rejoice at God's blessings on the school during these past few years, the transformation of the campus, and the continued growth in academic excellence. And I am grateful that I have been given the opportunity to serve in positions of leadership. Trevecca has such a special place in my life and the life of my family, and I am thankful to have had an opportunity to serve her in some small way."
"Charles Davis has served his alma mater with consummate dedication as board chair," Boone said. "His expertise in governance has been a significant part of the growth trajectory of Trevecca during his term. The university has set new records in freshmen enrollment, total enrollment, capital investments, endowments, and program development. Trevecca welcomes Dr. Gunter to serve in this role. As the author of the book Best Practices for Effective Boards, Dr. Gunter will, no doubt, provide effective leadership for Trevecca's continued growth, and his love for the university has been expressed through his service to Trevecca students and employees for more than a decade."
Two other officers elected were vice-chair Eddie Estep and secretary Julette Carter. Among other business conducted during the board meeting were the approval of the purchase of the Volunteer Express property; the naming of recipients of honorary doctorates for next May — two alumni, Faye Speer and Ben Speer, and Nashville eye surgeon and friend of Trevecca Ming Wang; and the name change of Walden Woods to Walden Grove.
--Trevecca Nazarene University
Gunter is the lead pastor of Trevecca Community Church of the Nazarene in Nashville, a position he has held since 2002. During his pastorate, the church has grown from 400 members to more than 900 and has initiated several ministry programs to serve the needs of inner city residents. He previously served Richardson, Texas, Church of the Nazarene; Midland Valley First Church of the Nazarene in Aiken, South Carolina; and Spartanburg, South Carolina, First Church of the Nazarene. Gunter is member of the Church of the Nazarene's General Board and is president of the denomination's USA National Board.
"I am honored to have been elected to serve Trevecca in this role," Gunter said. "I have served on the Board of Trustees for many years. In fact, my mother, father, and grandfather all served on the Board of Trustees, and my father also served as chairman of the board from 1995 to 1998. My blood runs Trevecca purple. We have a great university which God has used to make this world different. I'm glad to serve in any capacity I can to help Trevecca continue down the road of missional effectiveness."
Charles Davis, chief judge of the Florida Second District Court of Appeals, was elected to Trevecca's Board of Trustees in 1979 and has served there except for three years, from 1982 to 1985. He is the current chair of the Church of the Nazarene's General Board. During his years on the Trevecca Board of Trustees, he served as vice-chair for one year and as the chair of the trustees a total of 12 years — three under former Trevecca President Millard Reed and three under current Trevecca President Dan Boone. At its 2013 commencement, the university awarded him the Lyla T. Mackey Diakonos Award for his extraordinary service to Trevecca and Christian higher education; he is the third person to be given this award.
"It has been a great privilege to serve on the Trevecca board these many years, serving with three presidents and many outstanding board members and administrators," Davis said. "I rejoice at God's blessings on the school during these past few years, the transformation of the campus, and the continued growth in academic excellence. And I am grateful that I have been given the opportunity to serve in positions of leadership. Trevecca has such a special place in my life and the life of my family, and I am thankful to have had an opportunity to serve her in some small way."
"Charles Davis has served his alma mater with consummate dedication as board chair," Boone said. "His expertise in governance has been a significant part of the growth trajectory of Trevecca during his term. The university has set new records in freshmen enrollment, total enrollment, capital investments, endowments, and program development. Trevecca welcomes Dr. Gunter to serve in this role. As the author of the book Best Practices for Effective Boards, Dr. Gunter will, no doubt, provide effective leadership for Trevecca's continued growth, and his love for the university has been expressed through his service to Trevecca students and employees for more than a decade."
Two other officers elected were vice-chair Eddie Estep and secretary Julette Carter. Among other business conducted during the board meeting were the approval of the purchase of the Volunteer Express property; the naming of recipients of honorary doctorates for next May — two alumni, Faye Speer and Ben Speer, and Nashville eye surgeon and friend of Trevecca Ming Wang; and the name change of Walden Woods to Walden Grove.
--Trevecca Nazarene University