Reformed University Fellowship

Anderson University

Campus Minister Bio: John Boyte is a graduate of Clemson University where he earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering (1987). He has had sixteen hours of graduate course work in Recreation Administration also from Clemson University. John has worked with youth as a lay minister directing and teaching the Junior High Youth at Peoples Bible Church in Greenville, SC (1988-1992) and the Senior High at the Evangelical Church of Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand (1992-1993). He was involved with teaching Sunday School and assisting with the youth at New Covenant before joining the staff in 1996. He finished the MDiv at Erskine Seminary and is ordained as a Teaching Elder in the PCA Church. He married his wife, Cheryl in 1987. They have three children, J.J., Casey, and Caleb. John served as Associate Pastor of New Covenant Church for twelve years and has been the RUF Campus Minister at Anderson University for tweleve years where since January 2008 he has served full time.

Appalachian State University

Matt Howell is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. He grew up in Dallas, TX and graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2003 where he studied Philosophy and Communication. After graduation, Matt served as an intern with RUF at Louisiana State University for two years where he developed a heart for college students. It was during his internship that he met and married the RUF intern at Emory University, Kathryn, who hails from Memphis, TN and studied Religious Studies at Washington and Lee. After his stay in Bayou Country and following their wedding, Matt and Kathryn Howell moved to Charlotte for seminary. He loves to read, listen to and make music, play basketball, and win at board games.

Armstrong Atlantic State University

Campus Minister Bio: Jon is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO where he received a Master of Divinity degree. Prior to arriving in Savannah, Jon spent three years as an Assistant Pastor ministering to youth in Boca Raton, FL. He is married to his incredible wife, Janelle, and is a proud "Daddy" of  Anna Kate and Knox.  

Auburn University

Campus Minister Bio:
Richard and Amy with children Thompson, Betsy, and Paul have worked with RUF at Auburn since 2001.  As former students and interns with RUF, Richard and Amy enjoy sharing the love of Christ through a ministry that God has used in their lives.  Whether preaching and leading, talking over a cup of coffee, or playing football or cheerleader in the front yard with their "college friends", the Vise family knows what a privilege it is to serve Christ in this way.

RUF  Interns:
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Baylor University

Campus Minister Bio:
Shaynor was born and grew up in Dallas, TX, and then attended Baylor University where he earned a B.S. in Biology.  After five years as a Residence Hall Director at Baylor he went on to attend Truett Theological Seminary.  He married Heather Crosslin, also a Baylor grad, in 1994, and they have a son, Jonathan.

Belhaven College

Campus Minister Bio:
Chad grew up in Memphis, TN and graduated from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) in 2000 and RTS-Jackson 2007. He has been married 8 yrs. to Jennifer whom he met in RUF at UTK. Chad and Jennifer have two children Amelia 4; and Benjamin 2.

RUF Intern:
Sarah Marie Parks

Belmont University

Campus Minister Bio:
Kevin, a graduate Berklee College of Music (1986) and Covenant Theological Seminary (1995), began work at Belmont in 1995 after a career in the music industry.   His work with RUF led to the creation of "Indelible Grace Music" (www.igracemusic.com) which has produced a number of CDs of old hymns set to new music.  Kevin is married to Wendy and they have three children, Cooper, Isaac, and Amelia (whom they adopted from China in 2005.)  He enjoys music, disc golf, and collecting old books.

RUF Intern:
Syneva Colle  

Birmingham Southern College

Campus Minister Bio:
Tom is the RUF Campus Minister at Birmingham Southern College.  He is husband to Kristin Forney Franklin who graduated from the University of Alabama and works for the American Cancer Society.   Kristin and Tom were recently married in Hunstville AL. Tom graduated from BSC in 1999 and went on to work in the Admission Office at BSC after graduation. While in college he was a member of the baseball team, part of the esteemed Residence Life staff, and between school and work was on campus for seven years. He then went to seminary at Covenant Theological Seminary, and graduated with a Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) in May of 2005. Their interests include: their dog Chelsea, travelling, to the beach, UNO, BSC baseball, Alabama football, Texas Longhorn football, cooking, golf, and American Idol.

RUF Intern:
Sarah Wilkening

Brown University

Campus Minister Bio:
Eddie graduated with his MDiv and ThM from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, in May 2006. During his time in seminary, he served in RUFBrown as a seminarian staff, where he courted Annie, who was also an intern in RUFBrown. Annie and he were married on May 4, 2007. Eddie was ordained in November 2007, to be campus minister at RUFBrown.

RUF Staff:
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City Campus Ministry (New York City)

After graduating from Vanderbilt University and working in both London and New York, Michael attended Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary where he received an M.Div and a Th.M in Apologetics. During his five years in Boston, Michael served at Citylife Presbyterian Church as an Assistant Pastor in charge of both Community Life and the School of Christian Formation. He has been happily married to his wife for seven years. She will tell you she is better at basketball then her husband, and she is probably right.

Clemson University

Campus Minister Bio:
Stephen was born in Camden, SC, and after graduating from Clemson University in 1993 and from Covenant Seminary in 1998, has served with RUF at Clemson.  Stephen and his wife, Rebekah, have three children--Kathryn, Connor, and Paul.

RUF Intern:
Maggie Mahoney

College of Charleston (CofC)

Campus Minister Bio:
The Clark family is absolutely thrilled to be working through RUF at the College of Charleston! Danny grew up in McLean, Virginia and went to James Madison University. There he studied Art History and Religion. There he also met his bride, Aspa Christodoulou (how's that for a last name?). Aspa was born and raised in Richmond, Virigina. Her background is Greek Orthodox and she became a believer in college. They have been married for seven years and have one son named Coleman. Danny recently graduated from Covenant Theological Seminary with a Master's Degree in Divinity. His main passions in life include studying the depth and breadth of Scripture, teaching others about redemptive history, playing, watching, and reading all things sports, not to mention exposing worldviews using culture and movies. Aspa enjoys novels, theology, and cooking for massive amounts of people. Coleman loves trains, digging holes, and telling non sequitur jokes.

College of William and Mary

Campus Minister Bio:
Ben grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  He met Dawn working as a camp counselor in college, immediately fell madly in love with her and after much persistence persuaded her to be his wife.  After a few years in youth ministry they moved to St. Louis, MO to attend Covenant Theological Seminary where Ben received his Masters of Divinity.  In the summer of 2006 RUF hired Ben to serve as the campus minister at William & Mary much to Ben's delight.  Ben and Dawn have since added two to their family, Naomi and Benjamin.  Ben enjoys good music, good books, the great outdoors, good movies, some good TV shows, and most things cultural and pop cultural.  He does not typically write about himself in the third person, but has been known to do so on occasion.

Colorado State University

Campus Minister Bio:
Ryan is married to Emily and they have Grayson 8, Coleman 6, and Meredith almost 2.  The Bakers came to Colorado State in the fall of 2006 after graduating from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis. Ryan and Emily are originally from Edmond, Oklahoma and were high school sweet hearts and both graduated from the University of Oklahoma.  In the summer before their senior year Ryan and Emily were married and then after graduating in 1997 they went with Mission to the World to Japan where they served for one year. 

RUF Intern:
Christy Chapman

Covenant College

Campus Minister Bio:
Ron was born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  He graduated from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi.  He and his wife Susan moved to Tallahassee, Florida in 1988 to start RUF at Florida State University.  In Tallahassee God blessed Ron and Susan with the birth of their son Chris and daughter Anna Shay.  In 1995 they moved to Crystal River, Florida where Ron was called as the Pastor of Discipleship and Education at Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church.  In 2002 the Brown family moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee where Ron was installed as the Pastor of Education and Discipleship at First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga.  In 2006 Ron became Campus Minster for RUF at Covenant College.  

Davidson College

Campus Minister Bio:
David Speakman is the campus minister for RUF at Davidson College.  He is a graduate of Davidson College, class of 1996.  After teaching Latin and coaching wrestling and tennis in Nashville for three years, David entered Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO, where he earned a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and has completed his course work for a Master of Theology (Th.M.).  Upon his ordination in the Presbyterian Church in America in the spring of 2003, David, his wife, Margaret Ann, returned to Davidson College to begin this work of RUF on campus.  David and Margaret Ann have two children, Mary Gray, age 5 and Samuel, age 2.

RUF Interns:
Mary Grace Giles

Delta State University

Campus Minister Bio:
Seth is originally from Senatobia, MS. After attending Mississippi State University, he began seminary at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. Seth has been married to his wife Julie for 4 years and they have a son, John Everette (1). This is Seth's first year at Delta State University.

Duke University

Campus Minister Bio:
Will is originally from Ann Arbor, MI and graduated from Duke University in 1997. After graduating from Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) in 2003, Will began working with RUF and in 2005 returned to his Alma Mater to start a new RUF chapter. Will lives in Durham, NC with his wife, Megan and two sons, Liam and Elliott.

East Tennessee State University

Campus Minister Bio:
When David was a senior in high school in Orange Park, FL, he came to know and trust Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. He attended Warren Wilson College and Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He has been an RUF campus minister since 2003 and lives in Johnson City with his wife, Laura. He enjoys preaching, talking with people, laughing, reading, and tennis, and he just started fly fishing.

Emory University

Campus Minister Bio:

2009-2010 marks Hunter's fourth year as the campus minister at RUF Emory. Prior to serving with RUF, Hunter earned his PhD from the University of Edniburgh, while also working with Mission to the World (MTW) in Scotland. Hunter married his high school sweetheart, Abbie, in December of 1996. Hunter and Abbie are both originally from Little Rock, Arkansas. The Baileys have two children, Hutch (7) and Nola (5), who absolutely love it when RUF Emory students come to the Bailey house to jump on the trampoline with them.

Interns:
Erin Edwards,

Florida State University

Campus Minister Bio:
David began working with RUF as the campus minister at Florida State University in the summer of 2004.  He and his wife, Karen, are both graduates of FSU and love the opportunity to continue the ministry of the gospel at their alma mater.  They also delight in their two daughters, Daphne and Alice.  David received his Masters of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.

Furman University

Campus Minister Bio:
Tim is a native of Memphis, TN, and a graduate of the University of Tennessee and Reformed Theological Seminary.  He is married to Rosie, originally from Pennsylvania, and they have three children, Ellie (6/03) and Sam (6/05), and Jillian (6/08).

RUF Interns:
Taylor Gresham  
Curtis Shields

Georgia Southern University

Campus Minister Bio:
Sammy is originally from Sumter, SC.  He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2002, then Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte) in 2006.  He has been the Campus Minister at GSU since the Fall of 2006.  He, his wife Alyssa, and their three children, Jayne Mac, Asher, and Eloise are enjoying life in Statesboro, GA. 

RUF Interns:
Emily Whitley

Georgia Tech

Campus Minister Bio:
Aaron is a graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI and Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. Upon graduation, Aaron and his wife, Amy, started the ministry of RUF at the University of Iowa. They moved to Atlanta, GA in 2006 to start the ministry of RUF at Georgia Tech. Aaron and Amy married in 1999 and have two little girls: Payton, born in 2003, and Sarah, born in 2004.

Harvard University

Jeremy Mullen grew up in Virginia Beach, VA and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2003 where he studied English Literature. He served for four years as a Naval Officer before attending Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is married to Adrienne, whom he met through RUF at Vanderbilt.

Hinds Community College

Campus Minister Bio:
Chad and Kelly Scott have been married 5 years and have 2 children: Wyatt (2 1/2) and Raney (1).  Chad did his undergraduate work at Belhaven College w/ B.A. in Biblical Studies.  He then went on to Reformed Theological Seminary where he received his Masters of Divinity.  He will be ordained in the Mississippi Valley Presbytery on Sept. 14th.

Holmes Community College

Jackson State University

Campus Minister Bio:
Elbert is originally from Jackson, Mississippi. He left Jackson in order to attend college at Alabama A & M University (Huntsville, Alabama). He graduated from A & M with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After working with General Electric Aircraft Engines (Cincinnati, Ohio) for four years, he married his wife Karen and they moved back to Jackson so that he could attend Reformed Theological Seminary. While in Jackson, he served as an intern at Redeemer Church for three years and during his final year of seminary he began laboring at Jackson State University to start RUF. He and Karen have one daughter, Karis, who was born in July of 2006.

Jacksonville University

Campus Minister Bio:
Tommy is the campus minister for RUF at UNF and the Jacksonville metro area. Tommy grew up in Orange Park, FL.  He graduated from Trinity College in New Port Richey, FL, with a B.A. in Biblical Studies. Tommy received his Master's of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL, in 2007. Tommy served at River Ridge Presbyterian Church in youth ministry eight years before moving to Jacksonville to minister to college students.  Tommy enjoys watching football, surfing, playing racquetball, all great movies, playing sports, and Starbucks coffee.  He is married to his wonderful and beautiful wife Nikki and has the coolest daughter Naphtili (Tili). 

Johns Hopkins University

Campus Minister Bio:
After graduating from college with a degree in art, Steven worked as an art director in the advertising industry for nearly four years. During his third year of advertising, his local pastor approached him and asked him to consider volunteering some time with several college students who were attending their local church. At the end of that year Steven was laid off from his job in advertising, and providentially began a new vocation ministering to college students with a parachurch ministry. For six years Steven served students in southcentral Pennsylvania before attending Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelpha. When he graduated from seminary, the Chesapeake Presbytery, PCA called him to minister to students at Towson University with RUF. After six years at Towson University, Steven launched a new RUF ministry at the Johns Hopkins University where he serves today. Steven and his family reside in Baltimore, MD.

RUF Intern:
Melynn Freeman

Johnson and Wales University

Tyler Dirks was born in Dodge City, KS, and is a graduate of Kansas State University. While in college, Tyler was on staff with Young Life, where he worked as the manager of the high ropes course at Crooked Creek Ranch in Fraser Valley Colorado. There he met his wife Carrie (who is from South Carolina). Tyler graduated with his Masters of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC in May of 2007, and took a call to be the Campus Minister for RUF at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte, NC. Tyler and Carrie are the proud parents of a girl named Margaret Grace, and a boy named Henry Lewis. Find out more on their blog.

Kennesaw State University

Campus Minister Bio:

Chris Bowen is a native of Chattanooga, TN and a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary. He moved to Kennesaw, GA in July of 2006 to start the ministry of RUF at Kennesaw State. In the spring of 2007, Chris met Jennifer Leck, which after a beautiful story of providence, grace, redemption, and forgiveness were wed on July 11, 2009. This year is his 4th year as the RUF campus minister at Kennesaw State University. They are excited to begin their life together by serving students in Kennesaw.

RUF Intern:

Christina Rodriguez

Lehigh University

Campus Minister Bio:
Scott Mitchell comes to Lehigh from Dallas, Texas, where Scott completed his MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary (Texas Campus).  After graduating from Texas A&M University with a degree in civil engineering, Scott worked in private practice in Tyler, Texas, until September 2004 when he began to pursue God's calling him into vocational ministry.  While in seminary, Scott continued to work in civil engineering on a part-time basis.  Also during that time, Scott met his wife, Bonnie, in a small group through church, and the two were married in June 2007.  Scott is thrilled to merge his strong engineering background and seminary training to answer the Lord's call on his life in college ministry through RUF at Lehigh.

Louisiana State University (LSU)

Campus Minister Bio:
Josh was born and raised in Greenville, SC.  After attending the University of South Carolina - Spartanburg and Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Josh accepted a call as RUF Campus Minister at Delta State University in May of 2001.  In June of 2008 he became the RUF Campus Minister at Louisiana State University.

Intern:
Jacob Morrison

Lynchburg (Liberty, Sweet Briar, Lynchburg College, Central Virginia Community College CVCC, Randolph College)

Campus Minister Bio:
Marc earned a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary and shortly thereafter began serving as the RUF campus minister at Texas Tech for 7 years.  Now, Marc and Amy Corbett are excited about starting RUF in the city of Lynchburg, VA.   Marc loves home remodeling, reading, playing golf, ebay, coffee, discussing theology, hunting/fishing, and laughing with people. But, he and Amy are most excited about their brand new baby girl, Caroline, born in Feb. of '08!

RUF in Lynchburg serves serveral campuses in the region, including: Liberty, Sweet Briar, Lynchburg College, Central Virginia Community College, CVCC, and Randolph College.

Marshall University

Campus Minister Bio:
Jason and his wife Hannah have been married for eight years.  They have a 2 year old daughter named Ruby.  Jason came to know Christ deeply in college and is thankful for the opportunity to help students at this exciting time of life.

Mercer University

Campus Minister Bio:
Chris "Buck" Rogers is a native of McRae, GA, and attended Mercer University from 1993-1997.  He became a Christian through the Mercer Reformed University Fellowship ministry in 1995.  After graduation, Buck has served as a youth minister, teacher and pastor for over 15 years.  He graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary in 2002 with a Masters of Divinity and was ordained as a PCA teaching elder in 2007.  Buck has been married to his college sweetheart Rachel Brown for 10 years.  They currently live in Macon with their two children, Eli (4) and Rosie (1).

RUF Intern:
Mary Jane Davis

Middle Tennessee State University

Campus Minister Bio:
Paul was born and raised in the Atlanta Metro Area.  Paul graduated from Covenant Seminary with an MDIV in 2002 and then moved to Jacksonville, FL to start a new RUF. This is where he met Rachel and they were married soon after.  He and Rachel and their three boys Drew (5/9/04), Josh (6/21/06), and Jake (3/25/08) love being only 2 blocks from MTSU and are very involved in the community of the campus.

RUF Intern:
Molly Tuza

Millersville University

Campus Minister Bio:
Rob came to Millersville following his graduation from Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Caroline.  He's married to Jenny and they recently had a daughter (Miriam).  Rob and Jenny love living in Pennsylvania and enjoy exploring the countryside in their spare time.

Mississippi College

Campus Minister Bio:
Joey grew up in Anderson, South Carolina.  He attended high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee at McCallie.  From there he went to Macon, Georgia for college.  It was during his second year at Mercer University that he was converted by God's Spirit thanks, in large part, to Reformed University Fellowship.  After completing his BA he attended Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, getting his Master's of Divinity. While at seminary Joey had the opportunity to begin a campus work at Mississippi College in nearby Clinton, MS.  While at RTS, Joey married Summer, and they now have two covenant children-Grady born in 2001, and Owen born in 2003.  Joey graduated from RTS in 2001 and was ordained as a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America.  

Mississippi State University

Brian was born and raised in Jackson, MS, and attended Ole Miss (University of Mississippi) from ’99-’03. After graduation, Brian worked for two years with RUF as an intern at Auburn. He married Liza Thompson in the summer of 2005 and moved to Jackson to attend Reformed Theological Seminary and work with college students at First Presbyterian Church and Millsaps College. Their daughter, Shelby, was born in Jackson during the fall of 2008. After graduation, Brian and Liza moved to Starkville, MS, to work with RUF at Mississippi State University.

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Campus Minister Bio:
Originally from New Jersey, Peter moved to Texas in 1989 where he finished high school. After graduating from Washington & Lee University with a degree in Psychology in 1996 and from Covenant Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity in 2004, Peter was ordained in the PCA and moved to Mexico City in 2005 to begin an RUF work at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Peter enjoys hanging out at the local café, reading, talking, improving his Spanish, and occasionally getting out on his bike.

You can reach him via a US telephone number here:
(214) 432-5953.

RUFG Staff:
Ruth Martinez

RUFG Intern:
Jared Weatherholtz

New Mexico State University

Sid was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He attended Davidson College in North Carolina. While at Davidson, Sid became a Christian and met Tere, whom he later married. After three years teaching and coaching at a private school near Washington D.C., he moved to Orlando to attend Reformed Theological Seminary. During his time at R.T.S., he worked in a local Presbyterian church, interned with R.U.F. at University of Central Florida, and graduated with a Master of Divinity degree.

North Carolina State University

Northwestern University

Campus Minister Bio:
Jason Harris is the campus minister for RUF at Northwestern University.  Jason grew up in Connecticut and received his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University where he met his wife, Ashley, who is a native of Chicago.  Upon graduation Jason moved to New York City where he worked as a sales analyst at an investment bank before returning to Princeton to earn his Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.  Jason and Ashley began the ministry at Northwestern in the fall of 2005 and are the proud parents of their son, Luke.

RUF Staff:
Ashley Harris

RUF Interns:
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Oklahoma State University

Daniel is originally from Fort Payne, Alabama and still misses the rivers and canyons of his childhood home. He is both an alumni (2001) and huge fan of Auburn University where he met his beautiful wife Taylor. Taylor is a native Texan from Houston and she enjoys all things ballet and her children. The cute little red-head is Lainey, who loves to sing and play animals. The little man is Gaddis, who is extremely active, sweet, and all boy. Daniel finished his Masters of Divinity @ Redeemer Theological Seminary in Dallas (formerly Westminster). He enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee, watching college football, discussing theology, or trying to fleece it out. (from “The Office”) The Killian family is excited about serving the students of Oklahoma State.

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Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)

Campus Minister Bio:
Alex is originally from Lookout Mountain, GA and grew up in the Chattanooga area where he attended The McCallie School for boys.  Alex spent 2 years as an Intern with RUF @ Mercer University in Macon, GA.  He then attended Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA where he received an M.Div.  Alex has been married to his wife Becki for 6 years now, they have a little boy (Whit) who is 2. 

RUF Interns:
Nathan Thomas

Purdue University

Brian Davis hails from Kansas City, MO and is a graduate of Texas Christian University ('04) in Ft. Worth. Upon graduation he and Jeanette got married. They spent the next five years in Texas where Brian attended Westminster Theological Seminary in Dallas and was on staff at Fort Worth Presbyterian Church. Jeanette taught preschool until the birth of their first son in 2006. They are very excited to be back in the Midwest to begin a new RUF ministry at Purdue University. They have two sons: Jack (born in 2006), who loves Cars, Diego and dessert, and Dustin (born in 2008), who is currently interested in his belly and his toes.

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

Campus Minister Bio:
Eddie graduated with his MDiv and ThM from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, in May 2006. During his time in seminary, he served in RUFBrown as a seminarian staff, where he courted Annie, who was also an intern in RUFBrown. Annie and he were married on May 4, 2007. Eddie was ordained in November 2007, to be campus minister at RUFBrown and RUF RISD.

RUF Staff:
Annie Park,

Rhodes College

Campus Minister Bio:
Andrew grew up in Mississippi and Memphis and was educated at Ole Miss and Covenant Seminary in St. Louis.  He was an assistant pastor in St. Louis and then led RUF at The University of Memphis for three years.  His wife, Shelley, worked with RUF for five years and now works at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Memphis.

RUF Intern:
Emily Bush

Rice University

Campus Minister Bio:
Originally from Dallas, Texas, Billy is the fourth of five boys. After attending the University of Texas at Austin, Billy served for two years as an RUF intern at Auburn University. Billy followed up his time at Auburn by attending Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi while working with college students at First Presbyterian Church and Millsaps College. Before becoming the RUF Campus Minister at Rice, Billy spent three years teaching and coaching at Providence Christian School of Texas in Dallas. In 2001 Billy married the lovely and talented Ashley Joan Knox of Austin, Texas, and they now have two wonderful children, William and Knox.

RUFI - Clemson University

Rick Brawner graduated from Clemson University. After Rick graduated from seminary, he worked five years in campus ministry at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. In 1989, he returned to his home state of South Carolina to begin the RUF International ministry at Clemson University.  Rick has served 20 years with RUF International.  Rick met his wife Beth while in seminary. They have three children, Andrew, Philip and Melody. Rick reaches and equips international students through evangelism, Bible study, discipleship, and fellowship in the local PCA church. 

RUFI - Georgia Tech

Al LaCour serves international scholars at Georgia Tech and is the national coordinator for RUF International. Al graduated from Georgia Tech and Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. After 30 years as a church planter and senior minister of four churches, Al now equips Atlanta Christians and churches to welcome students from around the world. Al and his wife Elaine have been married over 30 years and have two married children, Rachel and Jonathan.

RUFI - University of Georgia (UGA)

Jeff Thompson has been a campus minister with RUF International at the University of Georgia since 2001. Prior to his campus ministry at UGA, Jeff served with Mission to the World in Japan for almost five years. Jeff is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. Jeff and his wife Caroline have been married for nine years and they have two children, George and Caroline.

RUFI - University of North Carolina (UNC) - Charlotte

Will Faires and his wife Martha have long loved cross-cultural ministry. Will was a pastor and associate pastor while he pursued ministry abroad. After Martha taught at Christ’s College in Taiwan, they married and returned there to serve on an Mission to the World church-planting team, helping in two young churches and co-laboring in a new church plant. Will started the RUF International ministry at UNC Charlotte in 1993 where they continue to serve.

RUFI - University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Lee Leadbetter is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and Covenant Seminary. Before seminary, Lee directed the youth ministries at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in McKinney, TX. After seminary, he and his family served as short-term missionaries in Romania with the PCA. Upon their return to the U.S. in 2006, Lee worked as a pastoral intern for Redeemer Church of Knoxville, and started an RUF International ministry at the University of Tennessee in January, 2008. Lee and his wife Jennifer have two children, Daniel and Phillip.

RUFI - University of Texas - Austin (UT- Austin)

Derick McDonald and his wife, Lisal, have been involved in ministry to international students for 19 years. Derick was first a campus minister for nine years at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL. For the past ten years, he has been a minister for international students at the University of Texas in Austin.  Derick and Lisal met during seminary. They have four children.

Samford University

Campus Minister Bio:
The Sterlings are no strangers to Samford. Jason graduated from Samford in 1997 with a degree in Education. After graduation he spent three years in pharmaceutical sales and graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary Orlando with a Master of Divinity degree in May 2005. His wife, Susie, graduated from Samford in 2000 with a degree in Human Development & Family Studies and earned a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies degree from Reformed Theological Seminary Orlando in 2003.  The Sterlings have two daughters, Kate (3) and Elizabeth (1).   

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Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

Campus Minister Bio:
Michael grew up in a two-stoplight town in the middle of Georgia. He was first involved with RUF as a student at Mercer University and then as an RUF intern at the University of Alabama.  After attending Covenant Seminary, laboring on a Falcon farm in Wales, teaching in Ghana, waiting tables, and serving as an Associate Pastor in Saint Louis (02-08), Michael is excited to be back with RUF.   He is married to Chris Burkley Gordon and they have two children Elliot Atticus (08/21/05) and Elsa Maloy (08/03/07).  

Southern Methodist University

Campus Minister Bio:
Chad and Jada are originally from Tennessee, and first met as college freshmen at the University of Tennessee. After graduating from college, they remained at UT where Chad directed a local campus ministry for three years. They then packed their bags and headed to St. Louis, MO, the home of Covenant Theological Seminary, where Chad worked hard to finish his M. Div. degree and Jada worked harder as an event planner to put food on the table. Ministering to college students has been a love of Chad and Jada for many years now, and both are excited about the opportunity that the Lord has now given them to serve students at SMU.  In April 2007, their family grew a little (about 7 pounds) with the birth of their first child, John Randall.

RUF Interns:
Allison Hilliard  
Rachel Stevener

Stanford University

Campus Minister Bio:
David has served with RUF at Stanford University since 2003. He received a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee and a M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. David met his wife, Mindi, in Dallas, TX while working as a Youth Pastor and married her before she came to her senses. They enjoy music, mountain biking, skiing, reading, and eating (although they only claim to be good at eating!). They have a beautiful and charming daughter named Kylie.

RUF Interns:
David Birnie  

Tennessee Technical University (Tennessee Tech)

Texas A&M

Campus Minister Bio:
After serving 4 years with RUF at Hinds Community College near Jackson, MS,  Ben and Beth Hailey are now in College Station, TX serving at Texas A&M University.  Ben is a 2004 graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS.  Ben and Beth both attended Delta State University in Cleveland, MS and both grew up in MS.  They have two children. Hannah (8/12/04) and Nathan (9/26/06). Ben enjoys outdoor activities such as hunting and golf.  Beth loves exercise and sewing. 

Texas A&M at Corpus Christi

Texas Christian University

Campus Minister Bio:
Rob was born and raised in Greenville, SC and graduated from The Citadel in 1995.  In August of 1995 Rob married Kendall Myers of Moncks Corner, SC.   In the Fall of 1996 Rob and Kendall moved to St. Louis, MO so that Rob could begin work on a Masters of Divinity at Covenant Theological Seminary.  After graduating from Covenant Seminary, Rob received a call to begin a new RUF chapter at Furman University in the Fall of 2000.  In the Fall of 2006 Rob accepted a call to be the RUF Minister at TCU.  Rob and Kendall are the proud parents of Wells (8) and Simeon Hamby (4).

Interns:
Katy Simpkins,
Nathan Lucy,

Texas Tech

Campus Minister Bio:
Steve hails from Van, Texas and is a graduate of Texas Christian University ('96). He and his wife Kelly (Holton) Percifield met as camp counselors at Camp Ozark and have been married for twelve years. Kelly is an Oklahoma girl and graduated from Vanderbilt University ('96) and Texas Christian University, (M.Ed. '02). Steve and Kelly spent the first eight years of married life in Fort Worth, Texas before making the move to Glenside, PA where Steve recently graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary. They have four children, Lillian (almost 9), Connor (7), Holt (almost 5), and Ella (1 year). Steve and his family are happy to be returning to Texas to continue the work at Texas Tech University.

RUF Intern:
Chris Hilton

Trinity University

Campus Minister Bio:
Justin is a graduate of Samford University ('99) in Birmingham, Alabama and his wife, Elizabeth graduated from Meredith College ('98) in Raleigh, North Carolina. Justin and Elizabeth attended Covenant Theological Seminary, where Justin earned his Master of Divinity (‘03). They have two beautiful children, John Huss (he goes by both names), and Gardner.  The Clements enjoy the finer things in life like college football and basketball. When Justin is not hanging out with students, he might be found in the movie theater or jogging around Brackenridge Park. He is also a self proclaimed expert in 1980's music and movie trivia.

Intern:
Becca Stolhandske,

University of Alabama

Campus Minister Bio:
Ryan Moore is from Dayton, TN, a small town just North of Chattanooga. He is a graduate of The Baylor School in Chattanooga, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Covenant Theological Seminary in St Louis, MO. On May 27, 2006 he married Ada Appling, now Ada Moore, a native of Memphis, TN.  She graduated from Germantown High School in Germantown, TN, Auburn University, and Covenant Theological Seminary. Ryan is an avid fan of just about everything, he loves reading, movies, music, playing guitar, painting, any outdoor activity, any game (backgammon, poker, bocci ball, etc.), listening to talk radio, and the stock market.

University of Alabama - Birmingham

Campus Minister Bio:
Joe has spent his entire life in Birmingham.  He grew up in Mountain Brook, went to college at UAB, and then to seminary at Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, where he graduated this past December.  He is excited about ministering on the campus where he came to the faith.

University of Alabama - Huntsville

Campus Minister Bio:
Brad and Caroline, High School sweethearts from St. Louis, MO, moved to Huntsville in June of 2007 to begin RUF at UAH. They have a daughter named Eliza (born 10/06) and are expecting their 2nd child in December of 2008. Brad is a graduate of Miami University (OH) and Covenant Theological Seminary.

University of Alberta

Campus Minister Bio:
Bryan has been serving with RUF since 2005 with his wife and family.He completed his undergraduate studies (BHK, B.Ed) at the University of Windsor, in Ontario, Canada and his graduate studies, earning a Masters of Divinity in North Carolina, USA at the Reformed Theological Seminary. Bryan loves sports, theology, philosophy, and his wife and 3 girls (13,10, 8). He loves to think about the big questions of life and help students see how there are consequences to these ideas in learning to live a life under God's grace.

University of Arizona

Campus Minister Bio:
Parker and his wife, Ashley are originally from Memphis, TN.  He accepted the call as RUF Campus Minister to The University of Arizona in 2006 after completing his M. Div. at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO.  Parker and Ashley have one son, also named Parker, and a daughter due August 2008.  Parker loves spending time with his family, college basketball, college football, a good round of golf, reading, spending time with students, and corn dogs.

University of Arkansas

Campus Minister Bio:
Ted Wenger began RUF at Arkansas in 2002.  Previously he served as an Assistant Minister at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mississippi after graduating from Reformed Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 1999.  He and his lovely wife Melyna have six rambunctious children.

RUF Intern:
Heather Sparkman

University of California - Berkeley

Campus Minister Bio:
Brent started the RUF campus ministry at Berkeley in the fall of 2006. Prior to RUF, Brent served as an Assistant Pastor at City Church of San Francisco. Originally from Greenville, SC, Brent is a graduate of Furman University and received his Master's of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary in St Louis, Missouri.

University of California - Santa Barbara

Campus Minister Bio:
Jaimeson is a Northern California native.  He grew up in Sunnyvale, CA and did his undergraduate study at the San Jose State University. After teaching and coaching water polo at a private Christian high school, Jaimeson went on to get his Master of Divinity at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.  Jaimeson met his wife Christi as a pastoral intern at Park Cities Presbyterian Church before moving to Santa Barbara to minister to students at UCSB.  

University of Central Florida

Campus Minister Bio:
Ande grew up in Naples, FL and went to undergrad at UCF to play baseball and to get a degree in Business Administration. While at UCF Ande met his wife Kelly who was studying Communicative Disorders at UCF. After graduation Ande went to Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. FL to get his M-Div and Kelly stayed at UCF to get her masters. Ande and Kelly just had their first child, Owen Andrew Johnson who was born April 23rd 2008.

University of Connecticut

Campus Minister Bio:
Joey and Katie are both from Memphis, TN and met at Mississippi State where they got involved with RUF as students.  Joey is a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston and the co-founder of Bifrost Arts, a new non-profit committed to enriching the music of the church.  Joey started the RUF ministry at UConn in 2004 and is entering his fifth year of ministry on the hilltop campus in Storrs.  Joey and Katie have two children, Nadine and Lucie.  

RUF Staff:
Jenny Orndorff

RUF Intern:
Paul Major

University of Florida

Campus Minister Bio:
Steve is a graduate of Clemson University.  After graduating there he worked as a youth minister and Bible teacher with two PCA churches in South Carolina.  He then went on to Covenant Seminary in St Louis and was ordained in 2003.  He's been at the University of Florida ever since.Steve has been married to his wife Jenna for 12 years and they have two daughters together-- Zoe and Ali.

University of Georgia

Campus Minister Bio:
Rob has served as the campus minister with RUF at UGA since 1999.  He grew up in the Atlanta area and graduated from UGA in 1993.  Before returning to Athens to begin RUF, Rob worked with high school students at Clemson Presbyterian Church and then attended Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.  Rob and his wife, Angie, were married in 1993 and have three children - Emma, Lucy, and William.

RUF Staff:
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University of Iowa

Campus Minister Bio:
Josh has been married to his wife Julie since 2003.  Both Julie and Josh grew up in Quincy, Illinois, just 2 hours south of the University of Iowa.  Josh graduated from Concordia University Wisconsin with his Bachelors degree in 2003 and from Covenant Theological Seminary with his Masters degree in 2008.  Josh loves eating good food, hanging out with good friends, listening to good music, playing sports of any kind, talking about life and Jesus, and having fun. 

University of Kentucky

Campus Minister Bio:
Brad helped open up the ministry of RUF at UK along with his wife Rachel and some super cool students in the fall of 2004. Brad holds a degree in Physical Education and a Masters degree in exercise physiology from UK where he also lettered in track and field (800m).  Not long after graduating from UK Brad and Rachel moved to St. Louis where Brad earned a Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree from Covenant Theological Seminary.  Brad and Rachel have two children, 4 year-old Addie and 19 month-old Andrew. They all enjoy going to the pool, playing in the sand box, searching for bottle caps, building snowmen, and taking walks together with their dog K.C.  Brad has never met a sport or competition that he does not like; currently he is attempting to figure out how to make a small white ball go into a hole several hundred yards away by striking said ball a limited number of times with a set of outrageously priced sticks - he is not good at this, but he thoroughly enjoys the struggle.

RUF Intern:
Katie Palm  

University of Louisville

Campus Minister Bio:
Way was born and raised in Meridian, MS, and attended Ole Miss (University of Mississippi) in Oxford from '96-'00.  After graduation, Way worked for three years at Christ Presbyterian Church in Oxford with Junior and Senior High.  Married to Amy Davis in 2002, Way and Amy moved to Jackson, MS, to attend Reformed Theological Seminary and work with Senior High students at First Presbyterian.  After graduation in May of 2007, Way and Amy moved to Louisville, KY, to begin RUF at the University of Louisville.  They have one child, Miles, who was born on June 27, 2008.

University of Maryland

Campus Minister Bio:
Chris Garriott grew up in the Baltimore area and graduated from Geneva College with a degree in Civil Engineering. After five years working in engineering he enrolled at Covenant Theological Seminary graduating with a Master of Divinity  in 1996. From here he taught Bible and coached baseball at Westminster Christian Academy in St.Louis and then was a youth minister in Oklahoma City until 2006 when the Lord called him back to Maryland to work with RUF at the University of Maryland.  Chris is an avid sports fan, loves to take road trips, play the guitar and engage students with the Gospel.

RUF Intern:
Kathryn Drumwright    

University of Memphis

Campus Minister Bio:
Samuel graduated from Belhaven College in Jackson, MS in 2003. From there he went on to Reformed Theological Seminary- Jackson and graduated in 2008. On June 21, 2008 he married Sara Tyson McDaniel Husband.

University of Minnesota

Campus Minister Bio:
Chad became a Christian during college while at Shippensbug University in Pennyslvania.  After his conversion, he knew the Lord was leading him to campus ministry and went to Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. Following seminary, he spent 5 years as RUF Campus Minister at the University of Missouri.  In 2003, he moved to State College, Pennsylvania to begin the RUF ministry at Penn State University.  Chad is now in the Twin Cities of Minnesota to help plant a PCA church in the cities and begin the work of RUF at the University of Minnesota.

University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)

Campus Minister Bio:
Rev. Les Newsom is a native of Memphis, TN and a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. Upon graduation, Les started the ministry of RUF at The University of Memphis. While at Memphis, Les met Ginger Hubbard and married in June of 1996. After serving five years in Memphis with RUF, Les and Ginger moved to the RUF at The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in 1999 where they have served ever since. They have three children: Anna Grace, born in 1999, Caroline, born in 2001, and Luke, born in 2004.

RUF Interns:
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University of Missouri

Campus Minister Bio:
Rev. Ross Dixon is a graduate of Auburn University and later Covenant Theological Seminary, where he earned his Master of Divinity degree in 2003.  Ross' favorite thing is time with his family.  After that are running, swimming, movies, books, and coffee.  And chess.  He wants to be good at golf, but he is not. Ross is married to Jenny, full-time mommy to their daughter, Avery, and part-time Physical Therapist.

University of Nebraska

Campus Minister Bio:
Steve began as RUF Campus Minister at the University of Nebraska in June 2008. Steve received his undergraduate degree from The University of Nebraska and his Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) from Covenant Theological Seminary in May of 2007. Steve is husband to his wonderful wife Jennifer who received her undergraduate degree in Nursing from the University of Nebraska and her Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in May of 2007. They enjoy caring for their precious daughter Amelia (2) and look forward to meeting their son in December '08. Steve enjoys running, reading, design and watching most things Discovery Channel. (He secretly believes that someday he will find himself in a dicey situation that will require mad surviving skills). Jen enjoys her job as a Registered Nurse, works hard at caring for Amelia, and making copious amounts of food for whoever walks through the front door. Amelia enjoys bright colors and singing. She preaches us the gospel daily through her quiet yet bright disposition.

Intern:
Brant Ross,

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Campus Minister Bio:
Daniel was born in Valley, AL and raised in Columbus, GA his whole life. He graduated from Auburn University in 2000.  After graduation he was on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ for 5 years; 2 years in China and 3 years at the University of Alabama. He attended Reformed Theological Seminary from 2005-2008. During those 3 years he served as the Pastoral Intern at a church plant, Christ Kingdom Church, in Orlando, FL.

University of North Carolina (UNC) - Charlotte

After working for JP Morgan and the NYU School of Law, Omari left his home of New York City and became a graduate of The Criswell College (2003) and Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte (2009). He married Cherise, a native of Jamaica and a graduate of New York University in July of 2004. During their five years in Charlotte, Cherise has served as a dance teacher for Wilson Middle School (CMS) and the NoDa School of Arts and Omari served as a ruling elder at Christ Central Church. They have experience serving teens and young adults both on the campus and in the local church. Omari and Cherise love eating out with friends, getting people hooked on scary movies, traveling, enjoying performing arts and watching intense shows like 24. Their biggest passion is raising their first child, Mia Simone. Omari is starting a new work at UNCC and hopes to gather and serve a multi-cultural community with the gospel of the kingdom.

University of North Florida

Campus Minister Bio:
Tommy is the campus minister for RUF at UNF and the Jacksonville metro area. Tommy grew up in Orange Park, FL.  He graduated from Trinity College in New Port Richey, FL, with a B.A. in Biblical Studies. Tommy received his Master's of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL, in 2007. Tommy served at River Ridge Presbyterian Church in youth ministry eight years before moving to Jacksonville to minister to college students.  Tommy enjoys watching football, surfing, playing racquetball, all great movies, playing sports, and Starbucks coffee.  He is married to his wonderful and beautiful wife Nikki and has the coolest daughter Naphtili (Tili). 

University of Northern Colorado

Campus Minister Bio:
More information coming. Contact the RUF office in Atlanta for more up-to-date information.

University of Oklahoma

Campus Minister Bio:
Doug and Julie graduated from the University of Missouri in May of 1993, and were married the following March (1994). Doug worked for The Navigators for four years and then moved to St. Louis in the summer of 1997 to attend and graduate from Covenant Theological Seminary. Doug and Julie moved to Norman, Oklahoma, in June 2001 to begin the RUF ministry at the University of Oklahoma. He was ordained as a teaching elder in the PCA on Sept. 16, 2001. Doug enjoys all sports, especially baseball, running and racquetball. He loves to read (be wary of his passing off too many book recommendations!), discuss the season of the St. Louis Cardinals, and playing obscure board games. 

RUF Intern:
Anna McDowell      

University of Pittsburgh (Pitt)

Campus Minister Bio:
Derek grew up in rural Virginia, graduated from James Madison University and Covenant Theological Seminary, and is the campus minister of RUF at the University of Pittsburgh. He enjoys sports and literature, and can be found in coffee shops all over Oakland.

Luda is a graduate of Saint Louis University, having attained three degrees while studying in three different countries. She speaks a multitude of languages and may well be a spy. She enjoys thinking about gardening more than actually doing it, reading and cooking- particularly for others.

Caleb is still little and has no major accomplishments. We love him anyway...very much so.

University of South Carolina

Campus Minister Bio:
Britton grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2001.  He served as an RUF intern from 2001-2004 at the University of Tennessee where he met his wife Elizabeth.  They went to Covenant Seminary from 2004-2007 and during those short three years had Mary Walton (1.10.05), Shelby (1.10.05), Britton (9.20.06), and Katherine (9.20.06).  Britton was called to serve as the campus minister for RUF at the University of South Carolina in the summer of 2007 and has been enjoying Gamecock country since then.

RUF Intern:
Soren Kornegay       

University of South Florida

University of Southern Mississippi

Campus Minister Bio:
Ben grew up in Ruston, Louisiana but has lived in Mississippi since beginning at Ole Miss in 1998. He went on to Seminary at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi during which time he met his wife Marianna while they both worked in youth ministry there.   He accepted the call as RUF Campus Minister to The University Southern Mississippi in 2008.  Ben and Marianna got married in 2008 as well. Ben enjoys golf, sports, outdoors, and road trips with his wife.

University of Tennessee

Campus Minister Bio:
Brent has been the RUF Campus Minister at UTK since 2004.  Originally from Memphis, he graduated from Ole Miss, however, even then he cheered for the Vols.  Upon graduation, Brent returned to Memphis to work with junior and senior high school students.  Subsequently, he moved to St. Louis for graduate school to study the Bible, theology and counseling.  While in St. Louis, he fell in love with the Cardinals, the city, authentic Italian food, and, most importantly, his wife, Emily.  They have two children, William and Abigial.

RUF Interns:
Michael Phillips  
Anne Kendrick        

University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Campus Minister Bio:
John Craft grew up in Memphis, TN.  After graduating from Vanderbilt University, where he studied philosophy and film studies, he moved to Athens, GA to complete a two year internship with RUF at the University of Georgia.  While doing intern training, he met his wife Leigh, who was an RUF intern at Winthrop University.  After they got married, John and Leigh moved to St. Louis, MO to attend Covenant Theological Seminary.  After graduating and doing some college ministry in St. Louis, John and Leigh moved to Chattanooga in 2007 to do RUF.  John and Leigh have two children, William and Lizzie, and one great dog, Sadie.

Intern:
Carl Ware,

University of Tennessee - Martin

Campus Minister Bio:
Justin grew up in Arkansas and then went to school and graduated with an engineering degree from Southern Methodist University where he discovered RUF and reformed theology. He graduated and worked in Knoxville, TN for two years at a PCA church where he met his wife, Meredith. Upon graduation from seminary (RTS-Charlotte), Justin and Meredith moved back to Tennessee to do campus ministry at UT-Martin. He has been serving there since 2006. Meredith and Justin have two little boys.

University of Texas

Though a graduate of Texas State, Derek began his college career at the University of Texas, where he met his future wife, Joy, and where they were a part of the first class of RUF at UT. After working for 10 years in the advertising and real estate fields, Derek and Joy moved to St. Louis to attend Covenant Seminary, where Derek graduated in 2009. Derek and Joy have three children–Virginia, Hampton, and Anderson.

University of Texas - Tyler/ Tyler Jr. College

Campus Minister Bio:
Jeff Jordan is the campus minister for RUF at both the University of Texas at Tyler (UTT) and Tyler Junior College (TJC).  Jeff grew up in Jackson, MS, and recieved his undergraduate degree in English from Mississippi State University. Jeff married Dominique, a native Texan, in June 2002, and then attended Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS till he graduated with an M.Div. in May '06.  Dominique Jordan graduated from Southern Methodist University and worked with RUF at Mississippi State University for 3 years as an intern, and currently has her hands full with their three boys, Jeffrey (age 4), Wells (age 3), Henry (15 months), and a fourth baby due Sept. 30th

University of Tulsa

Campus Minister Bio:
Before taking over RUF at Tulsa in 2009, Marc and his family spent almost four years in Greeley, Colorado, where Marc planted RUF at The University of Northern Colorado (UNC). He graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS before moving West. He is from Memphis, TN where he grew up attending Independent Presbyterian Church. Liz, his wife, grew up in Tulsa, and before meeting Marc, was involved with Student Mobilization at The University of Arkansas and The University of Mississippi. They have 3 children: Joshua, Campbell, and Anna Kate. They are also expecting another child next July.

University of Utah

Bryce Hales grew up in Laguna Beach, California and has spent most of his life between Santa Barbara and San Diego. He completed his B.A. in Religious Studies from Westmont College and his M.Div. from The University of Glasgow in Scotland. He was ordained in the PCA in 2007 and has served as a pastor in Pasadena and San Diego before re-starting RUF at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in 2009.

He met his wife, Ashley, when they were in high school and they married shortly after graduating from college. They have two little boys, Ezra and Porter, and a high-maintenance beagle named Francis. Though once a surfer, now Bryce enjoys hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter and can be found most days working at local coffee shops.

University of Virginia

Campus Minister Bio:
Shawn graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Biological Sciences.  He spent about a year working for an architecture firm as the "office jester" before serving as the youth director at Clemson Presbyterian Church until moving to St. Louis, MO to attend Covenant Theological Seminary in 1999.  He graduated in 2002 and was ordained as the the Assistant Pastor of The Covenant Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, MO.In the Spring of 2005 the Presbyterian Church in America called him to move to Charlottesville in order to serve the students at the University of Viriginia. He is blessed with a fantabulous wife, Jennifer and three children (William-9; Mary Austin-6; and Annabel 3).

RUF Interns:
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University of Washington

Campus Minister Bio:
Ryan and Amy both attended New Mexico State University, joined RUF as students, and earned degrees in Business. After discerning a call to the ministry, Ryan attended Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis and then he and Amy headed West to continue their service in God's Kingdom through RUF. They have been at UW since 2006.

Vanderbilt University

Campus Minister Bio:
Stacey and Megan are Texans who moved to Nashville from Jackson, Mississippi, where he received his degree from Reformed Theological Seminary. It was during their time in undergrad at Baylor University when Stacey and Megan met on a blind date. After graduation he was the youth director at Christ the King Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Houston for two years. Stacey went on to be the youth director at Park Cities Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Dallas before moving to Jackson to finish seminary. Ministering to college students has been a love for Stacey and Megan for quite some time. They are thankful to be on the campus of Vanderbilt doing what the Lord has truly called them to do.

RUF Interns:
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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Tech

Campus Minister Bio:
A native of New Jersey, J.R. graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor's Degree in English and a Master's in Education. After sensing a call to full-time ministry, J.R. attended seminary at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. Upon graduation in 1999, he served as the RUF Campus Minister at Florida State University for five years. In 2004, he left Florida State to begin RUF at Virginia Tech. JR and his wife, Eliza, have three children.  

RUF Interns:
Mary Katherine Dempsey     

Wake Forest University

Campus Minister Bio:
Kevin Teasley is the campus minister for RUF at Wake Forest University.  He is a graduate of University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO.  Prior to coming to serve as the RUF campus minister at Wake Forest, he was the RUF campus minister at Tennessee Tech University for 6 years.  Kevin is married to Rosie, and they have three children.  Kennedy is 8, Micah is 6, and Molly Jane is 3.  Besides spending time with the family, Kevin enjoys being on the golf course, following Demon Deacs and Ole Miss sports, and his new-found passion, fly-fishing!

RUF Interns:
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Washington and Lee University

Campus Minister Bio:
Jon was born and raised in Athens, GA and attended UGA.  He married his wife Carrie in 2001 and attended Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA.  Jon and Carrie have two daughters: Tyndall and Eliza.  He loves music and college football.  

Western Carolina University

Campus Minister Bio:
Dave is a graduate of King College ('97) and Greenville Seminary ('02). He married Jenny in December of 2000 and they have three children: Owen (‘02) Dabney (‘05) and Bergan Mae (‘07).  Dave transitioned to being a campus minister from pastoring a church in January '08

Western Kentucky University

Campus Minister Bio:
Fritz and Aimee have been married 15 years and have five beautiful children. They both grew up in Mississippi and met at Delta State. After serving in the MS Delta they attended RTS in Jackson. They began the RUF at Middle Tennessee State and are in their second year at Western. They are assisting with a Church Plant in Bowling Green, KY as well. 

Winthrop University

Campus Minister Bio:
A native of Sumter, SC, Jeff first got involved with RUF as an undergrad at Clemson University.  After graduating from Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte in 2003, he was called as the full-time campus minister for RUF at Winthrop University.  Jeff met his wonderful wife Tracey (also a SC native!) on March 11, 2000 on a blind date in Greenville (where she taught third grade) ... ten months later, they were married!  Jeff and Tracey are the proud parents of Wilkes and Ella.

RUF Female Staff:
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Yale University

Kevin Nelson has served as campus minister at Yale since 2008. He holds graduate degrees from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando and Duke University. Aside from meeting with college students and serving as assistant pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church in New Haven, he is an avid baseball fan and a classic-movie buff. He and his wife Christie have one daughter, Kyra.