Jeffrey Francis Bullock (born August 12, 1959) is an American academic administrator and the current president of the

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, a

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college in

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. He is also an

adjunct professor An adjunct professor is a type of academic appointment in higher education who does not work at the establishment full-time. The terms of this appointment and the job security of the tenure vary in different parts of the world, however the genera ...

at Seattle Pacific University.

Early life

Jeffrey Bullock was born in Ames, Iowa, and raised in Omaha/Council Bluffs and Jackson, Minnesota. He is the son of Patricia Spangler Bullock and Robert W. Bullock and is a 4th generation Iowan.

Education

Bullock graduated from Jackson High School in

Jackson, Minnesota Jackson is a city and county seat of Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,299 at the 2010 census. History Jackson was originally called Springfield, and under the latter name was laid out in 1856. A post office calle ...

, in 1977 and

Seattle Pacific University Seattle Pacific University (SPU) is a private Christian university in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1891 in conjunction with the Oregon and Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church as the Seattle Seminary. It became the Seat ...

in 1982 with a BA in

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. He received his

M.Div. For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and di ...

degree from

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (PTS) is a Presbyterian graduate seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1794, it houses one of the largest theological libraries in the tri-state area. History Pittsburgh Theological Seminary was formed ...

in 1985 and his MA and Ph.D. in Speech Communication from the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

in 1994 and 1996, respectively.

Career

Bullock was

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at the First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Minnesota. In 1996, Bullock became dean of the Theological Seminary of the University of Dubuque. In 1998, he became president of the university.

References

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