Jerry Prevo
Jerry Prevo | |
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5th President of Liberty University | |
Assumed office August 10, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Jerry Falwell Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Jerry Lee Prevo January 12, 1945 Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Carol Sherwood |
Education | Baptist Bible College (BA) Hyles–Anderson College (DDiv) |
Jerry Lee Prevo (born January 12, 1945) is an American academic administrator and retired Baptist minister working as the current president of Liberty University.
Early life and education[]
Prevo was born on January 12, 1945 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to Milan and Aray Phillips Prevo.[1][2] He graduated from the Baptist Bible College. He did graduate work at Belmont University, Tennessee Temple University, the University of Tennessee, and Chapman College. A Doctor of Divinity degree was conferred on him by Hyles–Anderson College,Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary[3][4] .[5]
Career[]
For 47 years, Prevo was a pastor at the Anchorage Baptist Temple in Anchorage, Alaska. In January 1980, he founded Alaska's chapter of the Moral Majority and began a career boosting Republican politicians.[6] Upon his retirement from the Anchorage Baptist Temple in March 2019, the Anchorage Daily News referred to him as the city's "loudest evangelical voice."[7]
Prevo was selected by Liberty University's executive committee to serve in an interim position following Jerry Falwell Jr.'s resignation after the release of inappropriate photos featuring Falwell surfaced.[8][9][10] Prevo had previously served as the chairman of the university's board of trustees.[11][12]
References[]
- ^ Perala, Andrew (October 30, 1986). "No Middle Ground". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Milan Jack Prevo". The Terre Haute Tribune. June 22, 1975. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-12-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 12-14-1979 (The Journal Champion Volume 2, Issue 11)
- ^ Towns, Elmer (1975). "Humility Helped Them Grow". Christian Life.
- ^ Smyth, Bryan (Dec 12, 2012). "Let Us Prey: Big Trouble at First Baptist Church". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "Episcopalians Rap 'Majority'". Daily Sitka Sentinel. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-08-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Rev. Jerry Prevo, Anchorage's loudest evangelical voice, is retiring after 47 years". Anchorage Daily News. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ Williamson, Jeff (2020-08-10). "Liberty University names Jerry Prevo as acting president". WSLS. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ Todd, Sara Grace (2020-08-07). "Jerry Prevo, Chairman of LU Board of Trustees comments on Falwell's leave of absence". WSET. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Liberty University names Jerry Prevo of Anchorage acting leader with Falwell on leave". Anchorage Daily News. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ Svrluga, Susan. "Liberty University names acting president after Jerry Falwell Jr. placed on leave of absence". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Board of Trustees | Liberty University". Board of Trustees. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- Living people
- Baptist Bible College (Missouri) alumni
- Liberty University faculty
- Liberty University people
- Baptist ministers from the United States
- 1945 births
- People from Oak Ridge, Tennessee