Eastern Mennonite University

Donald Smeeton

Director

Library

Began service: July 2007

Dr. Smeeton brings to his library responsibilities his many years of experience of ministry in the local church, overseas missions and teaching in both undergraduate and graduate institutions. He was formerly the library director at North Central University (Minneapolis, MN) and Lee University (Cleveland, TN).

Education

BA Central Bible College (Springfield, MO) 1967
BS Evangel University (Springfield, MO) 1979
MA Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL) including a term at the University of Strasbourg (France) 1971
MA Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (Springfield, MO) 1977
PhD Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium), 1983, dissertation The Theology of William Tyndale and its Relationship to Earlier English Dissent
MLIS Dominican University (River Forest, IL) 2003

Scholarly Presentations

“Is LibraryThing a Library Thing?” June 2007, Association of Christian Librarians, Grand Rapids, MI

Professional Memberships

Association of Christian Librarians
Member of the Board of Directors, 2002-
Vice President, 2007-
American Theological Library Association

Publications

“The Significance of the Tyndale-More Debate in this Post-Modern Era,” The Tyndale Society Journal, No. 24, Spring 2008, 25-33.
“Using Technology to Preserve a Musical Tradition on a Shoe String Budget” with Jacquelyn Royal The Tennessee Librarian, Vol. 57/3 (2007).
“William Tyndale as an Evangelical Theologian,” The Christian Librarian, 50/2 (2007), 52-54.
“Tyndale’s Theology and His Significance to Librarians,” American Theological Library Association, 60 (2006), 263-267.

Honors, Awards and Grants

Honorary Life Membership, European Pentecostal Theological Association
Regent Award awarded in 2006 by Social Studies Department, Evangel University

Donald Smeeton

Office Phone: (540) 432-4170

Email:

Office Location: LB 209

Office Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm