Gardner-Webb Recognizes Baptist Children’s Home President with Honorary Doctorate

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Office of University Communications

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Description

Gardner-Webb University bestowed its highest recognition of merit, the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, to Dr. Michael C. Blackwell during its Summer Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Aug. 5. For nearly 35 years, Blackwell has served as president of Baptist Children’s Homes (BCH) in Thomasville, N.C. Founded in 1885, the organization has ministry points in 22 North Carolina communities with an affiliated orphanage in Guatemala.

Publication Date

8-7-2017

Publisher

Gardner-Webb University

City

Boiling Springs

Keywords

Above the Clouds-9 Essentials for Thriving at the Peak, Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina, Dr. Frank Bonner, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Michael Blackwell, North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry, Thomasville N.C.

Recommended Citation

Office of University Communications, "Gardner-Webb Recognizes Baptist Children’s Home President with Honorary Doctorate" (2017). Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive. 579.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/579