Bob R. Agee was the thirteenth President of

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from 1982 to 1998.Oklahoma Baptist University
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He also served as the Executive Director for the

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from 1997 to 2007.

Biography

Agee attended

Union University Union University is a private Baptist Christian university in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown and Hendersonville. The university is affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention (Southern Baptist Convention). It is ...

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where he received his

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degree. He went on to attend the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in

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where he received

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and

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degrees. Agee also holds a

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in Higher Education Administration from

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

's George Peabody College for Teachers in

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and an

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degree from

California Baptist University California Baptist University (Cal Baptist or CBU) is a private Christian university in Riverside, California. Founded in 1950 as California Baptist College, it is affiliated with the California Southern Baptist Convention, an organization affi ...

. He served as Vice President for Religious Affairs, professor of practical studies in the religion department, and as Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Planning at

. He then served as the thirteenth President of

from 1982 to 1998. He was the Executive Director for the

from 1997 to 2007. He serves on the Boards of Directors of the

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and the

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. He is also involved with the commission on Policy Analysis for the

, the Education and Evangelism Committee of the

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, the Accreditation Review Council for the

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, the

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, the

, and the Education Commission of the

Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant and second-largest Christian denomination in the United States. The wor ...

. From 1998 to 2002, he served as Executive Director of the Consortium for Global Education.

Bibliography

*''Faithful Learning and the Christian Scholarly Vocation'' (co-editor)

References

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