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ACU appoints director, fellow of Landon Saunders Center

Abilene Christian University announced two new appointments for the newly established Landon Saunders Center for Joy and Human Flourishing: Dr. Claire Davidson Frederick will serve as the inaugural director, and Dr. Richard Beck has been named Senior Fellow.  Frederick is currently an affiliate faculty member at Lipscomb University and director of the ENGAGE Youth Theology … Continued
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ACU Remembers: Landon Saunders

Beloved evangelist Dr. Landon Brady Saunders (’23 L.H.D.) of Norwich, Vermont, the namesake of a new academic center at Abilene Christian University, died Nov. 14, 2023, at age 86. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Jan. 13, 2024, at Light of the World Church of Christ in Dallas.  He was born … Continued

Saunders with Robert Rhodes, provost, and Dr. Phil Schubert, president of ACU, with the honorary doctorate of humane letters.

ACU Brown Library announces Landon Saunders Center for Joy and Human Flourishing

  Abilene Christian University’s Brown Library announced the kickoff of fundraising for the Landon Saunders Center for Joy and Human Flourishing at the annual Friends of ACU Library dinner Wednesday night. The new center, named in honor of longtime Church of Christ minister Landon Saunders, has a mission to promote conversation and reflection upon the … Continued