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ITC's President
The Rev.
Ronald E. Peters, Ed.D
The Board of Trustees of
The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) called the Rev. Dr.
Ronald Edward Peters as its eighth President. The action was taken
Thursday, July 22nd in a meeting of the Board. He
assumed his new appointment September 1, 2010.
Dr. Joseph Crawford, Chair
of the ITC Board stated, “I sense a high level of excitement among
my peers on the ITC Board with the selection of Dr. Peters to the
office of President of ITC. We welcome him in celebration of this
new beginning with another outstanding leader for an extraordinary
institution.”
Dr. Peters was
the Henry L. Hillman Associate Professor of Urban Ministry and the
first Director of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary's Metro-Urban
Institute, an interdisciplinary program of religious leadership
development for urban society.
Dr. Crawford expressed
special appreciation to Attorney Jack Sibley who chaired the
Presidential Search Committee and to those who worked diligently
with him to conduct a nationwide search over the past nine months.
He stated, “I commend the committee for their exhaustive search,
selection of qualified candidates, and their nomination of an
outstanding leader with experience in the Church and the academy.”
The committee was comprised of representatives from the Board of
Trustees, faculty, administration, the Chair of the constituent
seminaries Dean Council, staff, alumni association, and student
body.
Dr. Peters commented,
“Because of the incomparable significance of the ITC and its
collaborative seminaries in preparing future leaders for the Church
of Jesus Christ, I am humbled by this appointment. I look forward,
with great joy, to working with the ITC board, faculty, staff, and
students as we move together toward the long, bright, and glorious
future of this exceptional institution of theological learning and
leadership.”
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr.
Peters received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern
University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), the Master of Divinity
degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Hamilton,
Massachusetts), and his Doctor of Education degree from the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Rev. Dr.
Peters was ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and joined
the Pittsburgh Seminary faculty following 18 years of pastoral
leadership in the state of Florida. He is an internationally
respected preacher, author, and advisor on social witness policy and
urban theological education.
Dr. Peters is married to Mary Smith
Peters and they have two adult children.
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