Cedarville University DigitalCommons@Cedarville News Releases Public Relations 4-29-2021 University Announces New Academic Deans Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/news_releases Part of the Organizational Communication Commons, and the Public Relations and Advertising Commons This News Release is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Cedarville, a service of the Centennial Library It has been accepted for inclusion in News Releases by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville For more information, please contact digitalcommons@cedarville.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2021 CONTACT: Mark D Weinstein Executive Director of Public Relations 937-766-8800 (o) 937-532-6885 (m) Mweinstein@cedarville.edu @cedarvillenews University Announces New Academic Deans CEDARVILLE, OHIO Cedarville University recently announced the appointment of Dr Jeff Bates as the dean of the school of pharmacy and Dr Trent Rogers as dean of the school of biblical and theological studies The appointments take effect immediately In addition, Dr Robert Chasnov, dean of the school of engineering and computer science; Dr Jeff Haymond, dean of the school of business administration; and Dr Michael Sherr, chair of the department of social work, were reappointed to their positions Bates joined Cedarville University in 2016 as associate dean after serving as the assistant dean of the college of pharmacy at Ferris State University in Michigan Bates has also helped lead a number of nonprofit organizations, including Hope House Free Medical Clinic and Cran Hill Ministries He also served on the board of directors for the Michigan Pharmacists Association Rogers joined Cedarville University in August 2018 Prior to coming to Cedarville, he served as pastor for adult ministries at Grace Baptist Church in Cedarville, Ohio Rogers graduated from Loyola University Chicago with his doctorate in New Testament in 2014 He began as assistant professor of New Testament and Greek in 2018 at Cedarville University Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 4,550 undergraduate, graduate, and online students in more than 150 areas of study Founded in 1887, Cedarville is one of the largest private universities in Ohio, recognized nationally for its authentic Christian community, rigorous academic programs, including its Doctor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies programs, strong graduation, and retention rates, accredited professional and health science offerings, and high student engagement ranking For more information about the University, visit www.cedarville.edu Written by Lauren McGuire ... (o) 937-532-6885 (m) Mweinstein@cedarville.edu @cedarvillenews University Announces New Academic Deans CEDARVILLE, OHIO Cedarville University recently announced the appointment of Dr Jeff Bates... with his doctorate in New Testament in 2014 He began as assistant professor of New Testament and Greek in 2018 at Cedarville University Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is an accredited,... Cedarville University in August 2018 Prior to coming to Cedarville, he served as pastor for adult ministries at Grace Baptist Church in Cedarville, Ohio Rogers graduated from Loyola University