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Benjamin H. Allen was born in 1944 in Washington, NC, to Christian parents, Daniel W. and Edythe Carowan Allen, Sr. He grew up with three brothers in an environment where everyone worked hard. Ben graduated from North Carolina State University in 1966 (BS in mathematics). He was then employed by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (NNS&DD) as an entry level engineer and assigned to a new department, Atomic Power Division. He worked on two major projects at NNS&DD, the design and construction of the Los Angeles Class Submarines and the design and construction of the NIMITZ Class Aircraft Carriers. He retired in 2004 with 38 years of service. His final job position was Senior Project Engineer. Ben has served as Bible School teacher deacon, elder, and trustee for Northampton Church of Christ, Hampton, VA.
Board member since 1985
Finance Committee
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James A. Bennett has been senior minister with the Avalon Church of Christ, Virginia Beach, VA, since 1972. Before coming to Avalon, he served the Quantico Road and Liberty churches in Salisbury, MD. He is a 1966 graduate of Mid-Atlantic. Jimmy has served four terms on the planning committee for the North American Christian Convention and two terms on the board of directors for the Virginia Evangelizing Fellowship. He has also served on the boards of Central India Christian Mission, Gospel, Gospel Broadcasting Mission, and The Christians' Hour Broadcast. He is currently a board member of Good News Productions, International. Jimmy has conducted workshops at the NACC on stewardship, leadership, and family life. He is married to Shelby '66. Their son Jeff '94 and wife Lisa ‘96 have two daughters.
Board member since 1985
Development Committee
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Darrell M. Blackwell was baptized in Greenville, NC, while he was attending East Carolina University. It was there he met Nancy Davenport ex'87, whom he later married. Nancy is the daughter of the late trustee chairman Larry Davenport. Darrell is currently a deacon at Concord (NC) Christian Church and on the missions team to represent MACU. He has served as elder, deacon, and teacher in the congregations he and his family have attended as they have lived in various parts of the States because of his position. Darrell holds a BS degree in industrial technology from ECU with concentrations in technical sales and service, business administration, and philosophy. He has been employed with Yellow Transportation, Inc., for 18 years and is currently Linehaul Operations Manager. He and Nancy have two children.
Board member since 2000
Enrollment Committee
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Wyett H. Colclasure II graduated from the University of Illinois with a master's degree in chemistry. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1994, after 30 years of active duty. His specialty branch was the Army Chemical Corps, which deals with nuclear, chemical, and biological (NBC) warfare and defense. At the time of his retirement he was the Army's Project Manager for NBC Defense Systems. Since then he has worked as an independent consultant and is now employed by the global strategy and technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton as a senior consultant. He is active in civic matters, is an FAA certified flight instructor, and worships with Mountain Christian Church, Joppa, MD. He was a trustee of ECC, Inc., before joining MACU. He and Virginia have three children and two grandchildren.
Board member since 2005; Vice Chairman
Finance Committee
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LARRY D. COOPER, d.v.m. is a native of Plymouth, NC, and grew up in the Union Grove Church of Christ. He earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1976 and owns and operates Pasquotank Animal Hospital in Elizabeth City. He is a member and leader in the Elizabeth City Church of Christ and is currently active in a ministry that provides housing for the needy. He said, “We believe in helping the needy for time and for eternity.” He and the former Patsy Sawyer ’70 have four children and three grandchildren.
Board member since 2010
Development Committee, Chair
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CAPRICE J. HAIRSTON is from Mechanicsville, Virginia. She graduated from Mid-Atlantic Christian University in 1992, and resides in Elizabeth City, NC, with her husband, Darrell, a 1991 MACU graduate. She and Darrell serve Rehoboth Victory Christian Church, which currently meets on the campus of Mid-Atlantic Christian University. She is the Director of Children’s Ministry, and Darrell is the minister. Caprice and Darrell have one daughter, Destiny, who is nine years old. Caprice homeschools Destiny and serves as a board member of the Albemarle Homeschool Support League. In 2009, Caprice opened “The Children’s House,” a childcare center that implements the Montessori Method. Caprice is also an Usborne Books and More Consultant.
Board Member since 2010
Development Committee
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Gregory D. Hand grew up in Eden, NC, in the Leaksville Christian Church. While a student at MACU, he served as youth minister with the West Park Church of Christ in Portsmouth, VA. He began a student ministry at Gum Neck Church of Christ in Columbia, NC, which continued following his graduation in 1984. In April of 1985, Greg began his current ministry with Pleasant Hill Christian Church in Gasburg, VA. Along with being the senior minister, he sings in a men's quartet and the choir and teaches an adult Sunday school class. Greg also serves as a member of the Brunswick County Public School Board. He is married to the former Tammy Hall ex'84, who is a reading coach for Greensville County Public Schools. They have three children (Lynn White '02, Robert, and Matt) and one grandchild. Greg enjoys fishing and golf.
Board member since 1997
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CHRISTOPHER A. HUX grew up in a Christian home and entered Mid-Atlantic as a non-traditional student. He graduated in 2006, and he and his wife, Jessica, moved back to their hometown of Roanoke Rapids, NC, where Christopher served as Associate Minister at New Testament Christian Church for three years. In 2009 he accepted a call to the preaching ministry at Athens Chapel Church of Christ in Bath, NC. Christopher is also currently working toward a Masters Degree in New Testament Studies. He is President of the Alumni Association. He and Jessica have one child.
Board member since 2009, by virtue of office
President, Alumni Association
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PETER L. KUNKLE was born in Germany but grew up in Ohio. He holds degrees from Kentucky Christian University (B.S. and M.M.) and Londen Institute (D.Min.). He was senior minister at Berry Christian Church, in Berry, KY, before going to Kernersville Church of Christ and eventually to First Christian Church and Academy in Kernersville, NC, where he has been since 1987. He was a member of Kentucky Christian University’s Board of Directors from 1997-2009 and was the President of the North Carolina Christian Convention in 1992. Pete and wife Kathy have one daughter, Heidi, and one granddaughter, Isabella. Fishing and motorcycling are a couple of his favorite activities.
Board Member since 2010
Academics Committee, Chair
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Gene M. Langley is a retired Senior Account Agent with Allstate Insurance Co., having served the company 35 years. He has been an elder for West Park Church of Christ forty years and teacher of the Truth Seekers class, with over 100 members, for twenty years. Gene who is currently chairing the Board of Trustees, has been a trustee since 1990 and is also a past chairman of the board. He has served MACU as chairman of both the Presidential Search Committee and of the Comprehensive Campaign Committee. He also serves as stateside support coordinator of Good News Christian Mission (Thailand). He periodically teaches at the mission. His interests include speaking and teaching for the Kingdom, hunting, riding his Harley, and serving the church as elder.
Board member since 1990
Chairperson, Board of Trustees
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William C. McCracken is a native of New Castle, PA. He attended Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA, before transferring to Mid-Atlantic, where he graduated in 1971. He has held ministries in Edinburg, PA; Plymouth, NC; and Penhook, Richmond, and Highland Springs, VA. He has been employed for 26 years by the Richmond City Police Department and is a sergeant assigned to the Office of the General Counsel with responsibilities as the court liaison and liaison to the Commonwealth Attorney’s office. He continues to use his ministry skills within the department. Bill and his wife Danette reside in Chester, VA, and are avid Harley Davidson riders. They are active at the Journey Christian Church and lead a small group. They have five grown children: Brett, Shannon ’96, Susan, Brian ’99, and Sherri, and three grandsons: Devin, Bryce, and Micah.
Board member since 1997
Enrollment Committee
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C. WAYNE MURPHY was born and reared at Montpelier, VA. As a student, he served as Youth Minister with Mountain Christian Church, Joppa, MD. He received a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Eastern Christian College, a M.M. from Kentucky Christian University, and a M.A. in Practical Ministries from Cincinnati Christian University. He has served in various capacities with the Eastern Christian Conference since 1969 and as Executive Coordinator since 2000. Wayne joined Polish Christian Ministries, Bel Air, MD, in 1993 and has served as Executive Director since 1994. He has made 26 trips to Poland since 1987. Prior to missions ministry he served 18 years in the preaching ministry in Maryland and Pennsylvania and five years on the staff of Eastern Christian College. He is an elder at Creswell Christian Church, Bel Air, MD. He has been married 44 years to the former Diana Lease of Paw Paw, WV; they have two daughters and six grandchildren.
Board Member since 2011
President-elect, Alumni Association
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Curt W. Nordhielm holds degrees from Lincoln Christian College (BA) and Seminary (MDiv). He has ministered with the Franklin (IL) Christian Church and with the St. Ann's (Nottingham) and Tunbridge Wells churches of Christ in England. From 1987 to 1999 he was Director of Christian Service at LCC and taught classes in missions and biblical hermeneutics. In 1999 he became Director of Cross-Cultural Ministries with Restoration House Ministries (RHM) in Manchester, NH. His responsibilities with RHM include locating different non-Anglo ethnic groups in New England, finding the financial resources and personnel to start a church, helping to envision and plant the church, and helping to train the leadership. He was president of the 2006 National Missionary Convention. He and the former Linda Sausman have two daughters and one granddaughter.
Board member since 2005
Academics Committee
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D. CLAY PERKINS has been in the ministry since 1979 serving both small and large churches. He has served as an associate minister and as a church planter. When he was called to lead MACU, he was senior associate minister at First Christian Church Ministries, Kernersville, NC, and also Administrator of First Christian Academy. He has been on short-term mission trips to five countries. Clay holds a B.A. and B.Th. from Atlanta Christian College, an M.M. and M.Div. from Cincinnati Christian University, and C.A.G.S. and Ph.D. from Regent University School of Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship. Clay teaches leadership courses at MACU and other colleges and universities. He serves on boards for HASTEN, Financial Planning Ministries, and the NACC Continuation Committee and is a Rotarian. Clay and Sandra have two sons and one granddaughter.
Board member since 2006, by virtue of office,
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JEAN F. PRUETT lives in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and works in North Carolina. She is a North Carolina native. She is a professional counselor, a Registered Nurse, and a former Adjunct Professor in psychology at Gardner Webb University. She currently has a private counseling practice in Winston Salem and serves as administrator of an urgent care clinic. Her nursing clinical background is emergency medicine; she has also served in hospital administration in Tampa, FL. She currently is on the board and serves as CFO for Hasten International. She has been involved in emergency medicine, and systemic disaster, terrorism and trauma interventions for 25 years. Jean holds a BS degree in Health Care Administration from St. Leo University, in St. Leo, Florida; a MA degree in Counseling from Gardner Webb University; and a doctorate in health science from NOVA Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. She and her husband, Dr. Dennis Pruett, worship at First Christian Church in Kernersville, NC, and also at Community Christian Church in Tamarac, FL.
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W. Keith Tankard is a financial consultant and president and owner of Coastal Financial Services, Inc. in Bath, NC. He is a graduate of East Carolina University, earning a BS in 1976 and an MA in Education in 1977. For nine years he worked for Farm Credit Service, rising to vice president and manager of a branch office. He is a lifelong member of Athens Chapel Church of Christ in Bath, where his areas of service include teaching, drama, finance, outreach, and serving as an elder. He and Yvonne have three children, two grandchildren, and two more grandchildren due in January. His passions are his Lord, his wife and family, his ministries and church family, and [ECU] Pirate football.
Board member since 1992
Finance Committee, Chair
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