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Biography: Dr. William L. Fox

William L. Fox received a bachelor of arts degree in history from St. Lawrence University in 1975, a master of divinity degree from Harvard University in 1978, and a doctorate in American religious history from George Washington University in 1989. Ordained to the ministry in 1978 (currently affiliated with the United Church of Christ), Fox led churches in metropolitan Boston, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.

Fox has written and published on a variety of topics, including two books on the history of American Freemasons, the award-winning Valley of the Craftsmen (2001) and Lodge of the Double-Headed Eagle: Two Centuries of Scottish Rite Freemasonry (1999). His first book is an intellectual biography of the 20th century Harvard theologian Willard L. Sperry. Fox has also been the general editor of Studies in Church History (Peter Lang Publishing), a project that produced nine scholarly books.

Fox entered college administration from his dual careers in the academy and the church. From 1999 to 2003, he was a senior administrator at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to supporting three presidents as special assistant, Fox functioned as a senior advancement officer, worked in academic affairs as associate dean for graduate and professional programs, and led the enrollment management division to two record-setting years. During his years at Goucher, he coordinated college strategic planning, was the administrative liaison to the Board of Trustees, and established a 40-member national board of visitors.

Fox’s faculty experience includes an appointment at Howard University School of Divinity, service as associate professor of philosophy and history at Montgomery College in Maryland, and teaching history at Goucher. He is currently senior lecturer in philosophy, religion, and history at Culver-Stockton College. While leading a church in California, he was adjunct professor of church history at the Claremont School of Theology and president of the Clinebell Institute, a pastoral care and training center for eastern Los Angeles County.

He is married to Lynn Smith Fox. Their daughter Hallie is a college student.

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