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Margaret (Peggy) Parks Cowan, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of Religion
Ralph W. Beeson Chair in Religion
Chair of the Core Curriculum
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Education
Ph.D.,
Vanderbilt University, 1990
major: Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
minor: New Testament
dissertation: Genesis 38:
The Story of Judah and Tamar and Its Role in the Ancestral
Narratives of
Genesis
M.A., St. Mary's University of San Antonio, 1983
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College, magna cum laude, 1974
Academic Awards and Honors
Appalachian College Association Excellence Award for Cross-Institutional
Collaboration, 2002
with Brian Pennington, David
Howell, Vicki Phillips, and Chris Heard
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006
Josephine Blank Award, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006
Runner-up, Outstanding Teacher Award, Maryville College, 1997
University Tuition Award, Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt
University, 1985-1990
Phi Beta Kappa, 1974
Mary Lee Tillette Memorial Scholarship, 1972
National Merit Scholarship, 1970-1973
Professional Experience
Associate Professor, Division
of Humanities, Maryville College, Maryville, TN 2000-present
Ralph W. Beeson Chair in
Religion, 1998-2006
Chair of the Core Curriculum (formerly Coordinator of General Education), Maryville College,
Maryville, TN, 1996-present
Assistant Professor, Division of Humanities, Maryville College, Maryville, TN,
1996-2000
Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Humanities, Maryville College,
Maryville, TN, 1995-1996
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Religion and Philosophy and Division of
Humanities, Maryville
College, Maryville, TN, 1990-1995
Professional Organizations
Society of Biblical
Literature
American Academy of Religion
Southeast Commission for the Study of Religion
Council of Administrators of General and Liberal Studies
Association of General and Liberal Studies
Additional Professional Activities
Invited participant,
Institute for the Liberal Arts at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA, 2005-2006
QEP Evaluator, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 2005
Wye Faculty Fellow at the Aspen Institute’s 2004 Wye Faculty Seminar
“Citizenship in the American Polity,”
July 24-30, 2004
Maryville Liaison for Foundations of Excellence in the First College Year
Project, 2002-2005
Text
and Context," Appalachian College Association Instructional Technology
Grant for teaching
in religion, with colleagues from two
other ACA institutions, 2001-2004
Faculty
Instructional Technology Fellowship, Maryville College Instructional Technology
Initiative,
2000-2001
Associate
Director, Southeast Region, Rhodes Consultations on the Future of the
Church-Related
College, 2000-2001
Brain Trust, Consultation on the Vocation of the Presbyterian Teacher,
1999-present
Steering Committee, Caucus of Scholars of religion at Church-Affiliated
Institutions, American
Academy of Religion, 1999-present
Participant, Rhodes Consultations on the Future of the Church-Related College,
1998-1999
Publications
"Introduction"
and "The Vocation of Teaching at Maryville College" in "Chapter
8: The Vocation of
Teaching in the Church-Related
College" in Called to Teach: The Vocation of the Presbyterian
Educator, ed. by Duncan S.
Ferguson and William J. Weston, Geneva Press, 2003.
"The
Vocation of Teaching: Themes and Models from the Presbyterian Tradition,"
in Teaching
Theology and Religion, July 2002, with Roger Ebertz, Dubuque University and Mary Shields,
Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Book
Review of The Art of Teaching the Bible by Christine Eaton Blair in
Presbyterian Outlook,
November 12, 2001
Presentations
“The
First Year at Maryville College,” Appalachian
College Association Summer Institute, Brevard,
North Carolina,
June 2006
“Perspectives: A
Year-Long Integrated Seminar Series for First Year Students,” joint
presentation with Dr.
Barbara
Wells, Associate Professor Sociology, Dr. Rebecca Lucas, Assistance Professor of
Education,
Dr. Alesia Orren, Assistant Professor of Education, Mr. Andy Lewter, Assistance
Vice
President for
Student Development, Conference on the First-Year Experience, National Resource
Center for
the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, Feb. 5-8, 2005, in
Phoenix, Az.
“Text and Context: Using Technology to Connect Students
with the Historical, Social, and Cultural Realities
that Shape
the Practice and Texts of Religion” with Dr. David Howell, associate professor
of religion
at Ferrum
College at the national meeting of the American Academy of Religion and Society
of
Biblical
Literature, Nov. 20-23, 2004, in San Antonio, Texas
“Text and Context:
Using Technology to Connect Students with the Historical, Social, and Cultural
Realities
that Shape the Practice and Texts of Religion,” Appalachian College
Association Technology
Summit, joint presentation with Dr. Brian
Pennington, Assistant Professor of
Religion, Dr. David
Howell, Assistant Professor of Religion, Ferrum
College, Dr. Vicki Phillips, Assistant Professor of
Religion, West Virginia
Wesleyan, Dr. Chris Heard, Assistant Professor of Religion, Milligan
College,
Johnson City, Tennessee, October 24, 2002.
"Building
Bridges Through Technology," demonstration of Faculty Instructional
Technology Fellowship
project,
Appalachian College Association Technology Summit 2000, Knoxville, Tennessee,
October 13,
2000.
"The
Vocation of Teaching: Themes and Models from the Presbyterian Tradition,"
joint presentation
with Roger
Ebertz, Dubuque University and Mary Shields, Trinity Lutheran Seminary,
Consultation
on the Vocation of the Presbyterian Teacher, Louisville, KY, August 10-13,
2000.
“Living Stones: An
Encounter With Christians in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank:”
Holston
Presbytery Meeting, Bristol, TN, December 6, 1997.
Second
Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, TN, September 10, 1997;
Fountain
City Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, TN, November 6, 1996;
Northside
Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, TN, October 27, 1996;
New
Providence Presbyterian Church, Maryville, TN, October 20, 1996;
Local
Alliance For Middle East Peace, Knoxville, TN, September 30, 1996;
‘Celebration’
educational event, Presbytery of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN,
August 24, 1996;
Blount
County Ecumenical Action Council, Alcoa, TN, August 13, 1996;
“Feminist Theologies:
Ancient Roots, New Growth,” Community
Forum Lecture, Maryville
College, Maryville,
TN, October 5, 1995
“The Bible and Human
Sexuality,” presentation for educational event, Presbytery of East
Tennessee,
Sweetwater, TN, March 10-11, 1995
“Exploring Our Language
About God: The Bible and Feminist Theologies,”
workshop panel
presentation,
Presbytery of East Tennessee, Sweetwater, TN, July 12, 1994
“Judah and Tamar: Whose Story?”
Women and Religion Section, Southeast Regional Meeting,
Society of
Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion, March 15, 1992
“The Biblical Basis For
Peacemaking,” workshop presentation, Peacemaking 2000, national
conference
of the Peacemaking Program of the Presbyterian Church (USA), Washington,
DC, June 25-27, 1990
Service to Campus Community
Chair,
Core Curriculum Review Task Force, 2005-2006
Enrollment Management Team, 2005-present
Convener, First Year Experience Coordinating Group, 2005-present
Institutional Research and Effectiveness Committee, 2005-present
Cabinet Retention Team,
2002-2004
Search Committee for
Vice president and Dean of the College, chair, 2002
Chair of the Faculty, 2002-2004
Special Committee on Process
for Public Events, chair, 2001
Faith and Mission Commission, co-chair, 2001
Maryville College Strategic
Plan Steering Committee, 2000-2002
Accreditation Committee on Mission, chair, 2000-2002
Accreditation Steering Committee, 2000-2002
Traditions and Values Commission, co-chair 1999-2000
Planning and Budget Advisory Committee, 1999-2001, 2002-2004
Faculty Liaison Committee, Maryville College, 1998-2001, 2002-2004
Faculty Advisor, Sisters in Spirit, affiliated with the National Network of
Presbyterian College
Women, Maryville College, 1998-present
Faith and Learning Committee, Maryville College, 1997-present
Faculty Hearings and Appeals Committee, Maryville College, 1997-2000
Academic Life Council, Maryville College 1996-2002, 2006-2007
Service to Presbyterian Church (USA)
Co-Director, Presbyterian
Peacemaking Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, July 15-19, 1998
Presbytery Visitor, Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, Presbyterian Church (USA),
1991-1992
Member, Peacemaking Advisory Committee, Presbyterian Church (USA), 1990-1993
Presbytery of East Tennessee Peacemaking Committee, 1987-present; chair
1990-1992
Service to Congregations
Lenton Series: "The
Prophets," Westminster Presbyterian Church, Spring 2003
Presentation: "The
Promised Land: Israel and the Occupation of Palestine," Broadway
United
Methodist
Church, June 23, 2002
Presentation: "Biblical Visions of Wellness ," St. Andrews Episcopal
Church, October 14, 2001
Presentation: "The Historical Jesus and the Gospels," First
Presbyterian Church, Knoxville,
March 27,
2001
Presentation: “Wilderness in the Old Testament,” St. Andrews
Episcopal Church, February 21,
1999
Sermon: “Seeing Clearly,” New
Providence Presbyterian Church, September 22, 1996
Sermon: “In The Wilderness,” New Providence Presbyterian Church, February
14, 1999
Sermon: “Created in the Image of God,” New Providence Presbyterian Church,
May 24, 1998
Elder, New Providence Presbyterian Church, 1983-present, active member of
Session,
1988-1990
Sunday School teacher, liturgist, preacher, facilitator-consultant at several
churches throughout
the Maryville-Knoxville
area.
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