Methodist minister, college chaplain, teacher, board executive, author, hymnologist, literary illustrator, editor, delegate to ecumenical conferences on Christian Education in Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Peru, and Switzerland; he has served with distinction in the educational ministry of the Church, exemplifying the sensitivity, insight, and creativity essential to constructive formation of persons. In appreciation for the work that he has done and for the person that he is, we are proud to make him an honorary son of this University with the degree of Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa.