Richard Wayne Pointer

Background

Pointer, Richard Wayne was born on September 11, 1955 in Brooklyn. Son of Roy Stuart and Else Andos Pointer.

Education

Bachelor, Houghton College, 1977. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1982.

Career

Visiting assistant professor Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1981—1982, Wheaton College, Illinois, 1982—1983. Assistant professor Trinity College, Deerfield, 1983—1987, associate professor, 1987—1994, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, 1994—1996, professor, since 1996. Vice president Conference on Faith and History, 1991—1993, president, 1993—1995.

Achievements

• Richard Wayne Pointer has been listed as a noteworthy history professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Bread for the World, since 1980. Board directors Habitat for Humanity, Lake County, Illinois, 1990—1994. Member of American Society Church History (member committee 1987-1996), Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Tennis, birdwatching, reading.

Connections

Married Barbara Louise Mullen, August 12, 1978. Children: Katherine, Kristyn, Julie.