Kevin Dueker:
The mystery of
calling—Page 3
The
Taylor hosts
Community
Appreciation
Dinner—Page 4
Taylor and IWU
cooperate on 3+1
nursing program
—Page 7
SEGway News
Volume 1, Number 39
Serving South East Grant County
June 29-July 12, 2017
A Good News Ventures publication
Taylor names Bennett as VP for University advancement
Taylor University has
named Indianapolis-area
executive, lawyer, and col-
lege fundraising profes-
sional Rex E. Bennett Vice
President for University
Advancement.
Bennett, who has served
as Vice President for
Development-Finance at
Indianapolis-based
real
estate development and
management
company
FSJ, Inc., since March
2016, previously served
as an equity member at the
Indianapolis law firm of
Frost Brown Todd LLC for
16 years.
Bennett’s previous ser-
vice also includes prac-
ticing law at Indianapo-
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lis-based Benesch Dann
Pecar, and service as As-
sociate Vice President and
Vice President for College
Advancement at Green-
ville (Ill.) College from
1989 – 1996.
He holds a Bachelor of
Arts in Psychology from
Greenville College, Mas-
ter of Science in Higher
Education Administration
from Southern Illinois
University (Carbondale,
Ill.), and a Juris Doctorate
from Southern Methodist
University College of Law
(Dallas, Texas).
A number of seminars
have featured Bennett,
who has spoken and pre-
sented on subjects includ-
ing student loan indebted-
ness, commercial lending
and risk, and real estate
financing.
Bennett has also served
on several trustees, gover-
nors and directors boards
including those of Green-
ville College, Overseas
Council for Theological
Education, Inc. (Indianap-
olis, Ind.), Heartland Film
Festival and Heartland
Truly Moving Pictures (In-
dianapolis, Ind.), and Ha-
ven Sanctuary for Women
(Greenwood, Ind.). He
is also a member of the
American Bar Associa-
tion, Indiana Bar Associa-
tion, and Indianapolis Bar
Association.
He and his wife Nancy,
a former marketing ex-
ecutive with AT&T, are
parents of two daughters,
Katelyn and Hannah, both
of whom are graduates of
Taylor University.
“Taylor University is
a respected institution of
higher learning with a long
and rich history of excel-
lence and Christ-centered
commitment,” said Ben-
nett. “Both of our daugh-
ters earned their degrees
from Taylor, and my wife
Nancy and I have truly
grown to love and admire
Taylor's students, faculty,
staff and alumni. We are
thrilled to accept this op-
portunity to work with
President Haines and the
rest of the Taylor commu-
nity.”
“We are excited to wel-
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“Taylor University is a respected
institution of higher learning with a
long and rich history of excellence
and Christ-centered commitment.
Both of our daughters earned their
degrees from Taylor, and my wife
Nancy and I have truly grown to love
and admire Taylor's students, faculty,
staff and alumni. We are thrilled to
accept this opportunity to work with
President Haines and the rest of the
Taylor community.”—Bennett
come Rex Bennett to this
crucial role,” said Tay-
lor President Paul Lowell
Haines, EdD, JD. “Rex
has been both a respected
colleague and good friend
for a number of years. His
record of accomplishment,
his passion for Christ-
centered higher education,
and his love for the Tay-
lor University community
make him a wonderful fit
for our community. My
wife Sherry and I look for-
ward to having Rex and
his wife Nancy join us.”
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