APPOINTMENTS

Scott C. Esplin was appointed dean of Religious Education. Gaye Strathearn and Tyler J. Griffin were appointed as associate deans.

J. B. Haws was appointed chair of the Department of Church History and Doctrine, and there will be no associate department chair.

Charles L. Swift was appointed associate chair in the Department of Ancient Scripture.

Jared W. Ludlow was appointed publications director for the RSC. Michael A. Goodman was appointed associate publications director for the RSC.

Jenet Erickson was hired as an associate professor of Church history and doctrine.

Lee Harms was hired as an associate graduate coordinator in the chaplaincy program.

Julie Newman was hired as an RSC editor.

AWARDS

Daniel Becerra, author of a volume on 3rd–4th Nephi, received an Association for Mormon Letters Special Award in Religious Nonfiction for Brief Theological Introductions to the Book of Mormon.

Allen Blake Boatright and Vance Theodore received the B. West Belnap Citizenship Award.

Amy Easton-Flake received the Robert J. Matthews Teaching Award.

Casey Paul Griffiths and Mary Jane Woodger received a Latter-day Saint Publishing and Media Association award for their book 50 Relics of the Restoration.

Kerry M. Hull received the Richard L. Anderson Research Award.

John Hilton III received a Latter-day Saint Publishing and Media Association award for his book The Founder of Our Peace.

John Hilton III and Daniel Becerra received the received the Harvey B. and Susan Easton Black Outstanding Scholarship Award (ancient scripture).

Michael Hubbard MacKay and Anthony R. Sweat received the Harvey B. and Susan Easton Black Outstanding Scholarship Award (Church history and doctrine).

Jan J. Martin received the outstanding teaching award in ancient scripture, and Andrew C. Reed received the outstanding teaching award in Church history and doctrine.

Marshall Morrise, Joany O. Pinegar, and Keith J. Wilson received outstanding citizenship awards.

Anthony R. Sweat received an Association for Mormon Letters award and Latter-day Saint Publishing and Media Association award for his book Repicturing the Restoration: New Art to Expand Our Understanding (Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2020).

Joseph M. Spencer, series editor and author of a volume on 1st Nephi, received an Association for Mormon Letters Special Award in Religious Nonfiction for Brief Theological Introductions to the Book of Mormon.

RETIRING

David F. Boone, Brad Farnsworth, Daniel K Judd, Dana M. Pike, Shirley Smith Ricks, Andrew C. Skinner, and Brent L. Top retired earlier this year.