UNION FACULTY
RECEIVE TEMPLETON AWARD
Jackson, Tenn. — Jimmy Davis and Harry Poe of 51ÉçÇø have been named recipients of the 1998 John Templeton Foundation Science and Religion Award. Davis, professor of chemistry, and Poe, associate professor of Christian studies, won the $10,000 award for creating the class "Science and Faith: A Dialogue."
The John Templeton Foundation was established in 1987 by John Marks Templeton, a Winchester, Tenn. native who was first successful as an international investment manager and who founded the Templeton Growth Fund. Templeton was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1987.
Templeton established the foundation to explore spiritual and moral progress through the use of scientific methods and to recognize frontier thinking in religion that contributes to humanity's understanding of God, spirituality and the universe.
Davis and Poe will teach their award-winning class this fall at Union. The course will explore major scientific concepts and major faith commitments of Christianity. The goal of the class is to produce constructive discussion about the relationship between science and faith.
The class is interdisciplinary in nature and will be offered for credit in the chemistry and Christian studies departments and Union's honors program.
Davis also is associate provost and executive director of institutional research at Union. Poe serves as Union's vice president of academic resources and information services.