Based at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Kentucky and funded by the Lilly Endowment, the Louisville Institute awards grants and fellowships in support of leadership, education, and research on North American religion. Dr. Lovelace, a longtime professor and scholar of the Hebrew Bible, began her tenure as the institute's top executive leader on August 1.
Dr. Handy was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in religion from Emory University. She will become the first African American president of McCormick Theological Seminary on September 3.
