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Stuart Calvin Lord

Dr. Stuart Calvin Lord (Born April 9, 1959) is an American Minster and the 5th President of Naropa University. He has been a Professor of Sociology and Service Learning at DePaul University as well as Associate Provost and Dean of the Tucker Foundation at Dartmouth College. On March 2nd, 2009, Lord was named the 5th President of Naropa University, a position he formally assumed on July 1, 2009. Lord is the first African-American president of Naropa University.

Early Life:

Born in New Rochelle, New York in 1959 in foster care, Dr. Lord expressed interest in community activism from an early age. At age 5, as a student at [blank] elementary school, in response to the assignation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lord led his class in March against discrimination and racism.

Lord’s foster mother worked as a [insert occupation]. His foster father was a [inset occupation]. Lord has [insert number] siblings, including one biological twin brother. Lord attended New Rochelle High School where he graduated as an All-American Runner, and [insert other sport]. He attended Texas Christian University (TCU), receiving his B.A. in [insert degree] in 1982. He received his Masters in Divinity from Princeton University in [insert year] and later his Doctorate in Ministry from the United Theological Seminary in 1993.

Lord was actively involved in civic engagement and community engagement throughout his academic career. He also trained professionally as a body builder until [insert year].

Personal:

Lord lives and works in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, Adderly Grant-Lord, and his four-year old daughter.

In 2008, Lord donated one of his kidneys to his twin brother. Due to complications arising from the surgery Lord was hospitalized over of 60 days. He did, however, ultimately fully recover.

Career

Lord has over 20 years collective experience working higher education. He began his career at DePaul University as professor and campus Chaplin. He was later appointed to the position of director of the Service Learning Office and [insert title] of the Bonner Scholar Program.

In [insert year], he was appointed by President Bill Clinton to lead Presidential Summit [insert title], which was a conference series featuring [insert details].

In 2002, he became Associate Provost at Dartmouth College and Dean of the Tucker Foundation. He served in that capacity for seven years during which he raised over $30 M for service learning initiatives at Darmouth. He also pioneered and led the College’s “Katrina Help” program, which deployed Dartmouth students year-round into the Gulf Coast region to assist with recovery effort following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

On March 2nd, 2009, Lord was announced to be the 5th President of Naropa University, a role that he assumed on July 1, 2009. He is Naropa’s first African-American president, as well as the university’s first chief executive who is an ordained Christian Minster.

Service Learning and Community Activism: Lord has been involved in service learning and community activism initiatives since his early childhood. At age 13, he led his entire middle school, [insert name of school], on walkout from classes in protest against the school district’s policy of not honoring Dr. King’s birthday at the time. Subsequent the protest the school district’s policy was changed.

In [insert year], Lord designed and taught a lecture series in [insert location] on HIV/AIDS in an effort to raise community awareness, especially among young people, on the virus.

Throughout his career as an educator he led over [insert number] of service trips and has taught and directed service-learning programs at three universities. His expertise on the field is nationally recognized. [Insert example of why].

As part of his inauguration as President of Naropa University, Lord created a “Day of Service” event, during which students, faculty, staff and community members volunteered throughout greater Boulder, Colorado area, working in service of their community.

Awards:

On October 3, 2002, Lord received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Texas Christian University. He was selected out of a pool of [insert number] of Alumni, and recognized for his public service efforts.

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