Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Discussion with Bishop Lewis and Betty Forbes

Lunch and discussion in Ashland, Virginia today with Bishop Sharma Lewis and Betty Forbes, Chair of the UMC Council on Finance and Administration.
Pictured with (front row) David Johns, President of Ferrum College; Bishop Lewis and Mrs. Forbes; David Wesley, President of Randolph-Macon Academy; and Brad Bateman, President of Randolph College; (second row) Robert Lindgren, President of Randolph-Macon College, and John Peters, Executive Director of the Association of Educational Institutions of the United Methodist Church in Virginia.
We had important discussions about the Education Fund and the Church/College connection as well as The Way Forward movement. I served as Chair of the Presidents Council the past two years and was succeeded this year by Dr. Johns.