AWARDS - Alumnus/Alumnae of the Year
Each year, one individual is awarded the Alumnus of the Year Award. BBC&S alumni nominate individuals during the spring. The Alumni Association Council selects the award winner.
Candidates must have:
- Received a degree from Baptist Bible College, Graduate School, or Seminary.
- Completed at least 10 years of faithful and profitable Christian service in their profession.
- Rendered distinguished service to Baptist Bible College & Seminary, its programs, and/or its students or graduates.
- Cultivated an evident pursuit of Christ-centered thinking and daily lifestyle that honors Him.
- Hold an evident dedication to developing the life of Christ in others.
Below are previous Alumnus of the Year recipients.
2012 – Rev. Jim Showers (BBS '95, '07)
Dr. Jim Showers is the Executive Director of The Friends of Israel, a worldwide Christian organization focused on advancing support of Israel, the Jewish people, and the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Jim joined The Friends of Israel in 2002 as Director of Finance, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer. He was later named Vice President and then Executive Vice President. His personal warmth, knowledge, and wisdom, as well as his devotion to the Lord and sincere love for Israel and the Jewish people are qualities everyone at The Friends of Israel has valued. Jim became President and Executive Director in 2012 and also serves as a member of The Friends of Israel’s Board of Trustees.
Dr. Showers speaks at conferences, churches, and schools nationwide. He is a frequent participant in events supporting Israel and is a strong advocate of the country’s growing Jewish-Christian alliance. He also has helped lead two joint Jewish-Christian trips to Israel and is the leader of the semi-annual The Friends of Israel “Up to Jerusalem”tours. His popular series on replacement theology was featured in The Friends of Israel magazine.
2011 – Dr. Paul Plew
2010 – Jeff Hash
2009 – Chaplain James E. May III
2008 – Dr. David Crandall
2007 – Dr. James M Grier
2006 – Donald Trott
2005 – R. Eldon Brock
2004 – Floyd Donald Drake, Sr.
2003 – Carl Elgena
2002 – Charles Ware
2001 – Robert Gromacki
2000 – R. Craig Golden
1999 – David McClain
1998 – Ken Rudolph
1997 – Jesse Eaton
1996 – David L. Moore
1995 – Charles Vermilyea
1994 – Willard Stull
1993 – Benjamin McGrew
1992 – Gordon Lewis
1991 – Wilbur Strader
1990 – Manfred Kober
1989 – Austin Plew
1988 – Robert Hayden
1987 – Helen Finch
1986 – Harold & Patricia Miller
1985 – John White, Jr.
1984 – Nina & V. Ben Kendrick
1983 – G. Heath Bobbett
1982 – Friedhelm Loescher
1981 – Mark Jackson
1980 – Kenneth Elgena
1979 – Bernard Bancroft
1978 – G. Arthur Woolsey
1977 – Mead Armstrong
1976 – Daniel Gelatt
1975 – Ruth Haycock
1974 – Wendell Kempton
1973 – Cass Santos
1972 – Jessica Minns
1970 – Douglas Christen
1969 – Albert Williams
1968 – James Jeremiah
1967 – Merle Hull