Royce Lynn Money (born July 13, 1942) is an American academic administrator who served as president of

Abilene Christian University Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a Private university, private Churches of Christ, Christian university in Abilene, Texas. It was founded in 1906 as ''Childers Classical Institute''. ACU is one of the largest private universities in the Sout ...

) from 1991 to 2010, whereupon he became

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. He was succeeded as president by Phil Schubert.

Education

After attending Temple High School, Money graduated from

, where he majored in Biblical Studies. He received a

Bachelor of Sacred Theology The Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology ( la, Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureus; abbreviated STB), not to be confused with a Bachelor of Arts in Theology, is the first of three ecclesiastical degrees in theology (the second being the Licentiate in Sacred ...

from that college, a

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in Human Development and the Family from the

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, and a

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from

Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...

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Career

Money has served continuously in the ministry even since 1981. His earlier ministerial roles having been in

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;

Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...

;

Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimat ...

(where he was also an adjunct professor at

Missouri State University Missouri State University (MSU or MO State), formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School, it is the state's second largest university by enr ...

); and

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...

. Money has held leadership positions in the

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, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, and

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of Abilene. Money was Abilene's "Outstanding Citizen of the Year" for 2007. Money has written two books on families.''Building Stronger Families in the Home, Church, and Community'' with foreword by Nick Stennett (Nashville, TN: Victor Books, 1984), , ; and ''Ministering to Families: A Positive Plan of Action'' with foreword by Prentice A. Meador Jr. (Abilene, TX: ACU Press, 1987), , .

Personal life

Since 1965, Money has been married to Pamela Joy Handy Money, whom he met when they were students at Abilene Christian University. The couple have two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Money, Royce 1942 births Living people Abilene Christian University alumni Abilene Christian University faculty American members of the Churches of Christ Baylor University alumni Christian writers Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Ministers of the Churches of Christ People from Abilene, Texas People from Dallas Writers from Montgomery, Alabama People from Silver Spring, Maryland Writers from Springfield, Missouri People from Temple, Texas Presidents of Abilene Christian University University of Nebraska alumni