05 Oct Dr. Emberton Installed as 13th President of HU

Dr. Sherilyn Emberton was inaugurated on Friday afternoon, October 4, as the 13th president of Huntington University. The video above shows the entire service.

There were a lot of different speeches and–surprisingly–all of them were very good.

• Brooks Fetters, a UB minister who is currently mayor of Huntington.
• James Banks, an Indiana state senator.
• Connie Lawson, the Indiana secretary of state.
• Edward Blews, president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.
• The presidents of LeTourneau University and East Texas Baptist University, the two college where Dr. Emberton served prior to Huntington.

Short speeches were also given by Dr. G. Blair Dowden and Dr. Eugene B. Habecker, the two previous presidents of Huntington University.

The service included a “Blessing of the Bishops.” Bishop Phil Whipple and the four bishops emeriti who are still with us–Paul Hirschy, C. Ray Miller, Ron Ramsey, and Ray Seilhamer–gathered around Dr. Emberton and prayed for her.

The actual installation ceremony was conducted by Ms. Kelly Savage, president of the HU Board of Trustees, and Mrs. Nancy Hull, secretary of the Board of Trustees.

After the installation came a message from Dr. Emberton.

You can watch it all in that video.