Scheduled to speak:

Thusday
August 10, 2000
10:00 a.m.
RCA Dome

Robert Spence
President, Evangel Unversity

Dr. Robert H. Spence has served as president of Evangel University since May 1, 1974. Located in Springfield, Mo., Evangel was founded by the Assemblies of God in 1955 as a national college of arts and sciences. In 1998, with the addition of graduate studies, the name was changed to Evangel University.

An ordained minister of the Assemblies of God, Dr. Spence served as a pastor in Alabama for 20 years prior to assuming his present position.

During his tenure, President Spence has served on the General Presbytery of the Assemblies of God, the Commission on Christian Higher Education, the Assemblies of God Chaplains Commission, and the Board of Directors of Maranatha Village (a retirement facility operated by the church).

Dr. Spence is active in civic and community affairs in Springfield and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cox Health Systems and the Springfield Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Spence is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a B.A. in History and an M.A. in School Administration. Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God, Lakeland, Florida, conferred a Doctor of Divinity degree upon President Spence in 1975.

Robert and Anne Spence have three married sons and three grandsons.