Steve Lennox Named Dean of the Chapel
By Alan Miller
3/07/05

Dr. Steve Lennox has been named Indiana Wesleyan University's Dean of the Chapel, a newly created position that will report directly to President Jim Barnes. The appointment is effective July 1.

"Dr. Lennox will have primary responsibility for a wide array of spiritual formation programming on the IWU campus, including the chapel program," Dr. Barnes said in announcing the appointment.

Dr. Lennox joined the IWU faculty in 1993 and served as interim chaplain his first year on campus. He also has been directing the chapel program on an interim basis during the current academic year.

Dr. Lennox, who attained the rank of full professor in 2003, also has directed IWU's graduate program in ministry and has served as Chair of the Division of Religion and Philosophy since 1999.

"Under Dr. Lennox's leadership, the Division has grown considerably in number of students and faculty and has added several majors," Dr. Barnes said. Dr. Lennox will continue to teach in the Division but will step aside as Chair.

Dr. Lennox was raised in The Wesleyan Church. He received his bachelor's degree in communication at Houghton College and his Master of Divinity from Evangelical School of Theology in Pennsylvania. He was a pastor for 10 years before earning Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Drew University.

Dr. Lennox has written numerous articles and three books. He currently is the theological editor for the Wesleyan Bible Commentary series being published by Wesley Press.

Dr. Lennox's wife, Eileen, is a nurse practitioner in the IWU Student Health Center. They have two children, Abby, an IWU student, and Ethan, a student at Marion High School.

Alan Miller is the University Relations Director at Indiana Wesleyan University.