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LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SEMINARYThomas Tanner,Ph.D.Vice President ofAcademicsDr. Tom Tanner serves as Vice President of Academics at Lincoln ChristianCollege and Seminary. He is a 1973 graduate of the College and earned an M.Div.(majoring in New Testament) from the Seminary in 1976. He has three advanceddegrees from the University of Illinois, an M.A. in Classical Greek (1978), an M.S.in Library Science (1979), and a Ph.D. in Information Science (1992). He servedas library director at Lincoln from 1979-1994, at which time he became AcademicDean of the College. He also held a preaching ministry from 1978-1981. Since2000, he has served as chief academic officer over both schools, as well as directorof strategic planning and assessment. Dr. Tanner has written articles for TheChristian Standard, The Journal of Religion and Theological Information, andThe Journal of Library History, and has written two books: A Manual of Stylefor Bible College and Seminary Students (now out of print) andWhat MinistersKnow: A Study of How Pastors Process Information. He serves on the board ofdirectors of the Association for Biblical Higher Education and for Blessing Ranch,a retreat center for Christian leaders in northern Colorado. He is also a memberof CAOS, the Chief Academic Officers’ Society of the Association of TheologicalSchools (ATS). He and his wife Debby have one grown daughter and one “great”grandson, who is his main interest. His email address is ttanner@lccs.edu.12