El Paso's Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., elected chairman of HPU Board of Trustees

BROWNWOOD , TX (12/14/2011)(readMedia)-- Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., senior pastor at First Baptist Church in El Paso, was recently elected chairman of Howard Payne University's Board of Trustees for 2012.

Lowrie, an HPU trustee since 2007, is past president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. While on the HPU board, he has served as first vice chairman, member of the Student Life/Christian Environment Committee, member of the Executive Committee and past chairman of the Denominational Relations Task Force. Lowrie is a 1982 HPU graduate.

"Howard Payne University looks forward to the year ahead," said Dr. Bill Ellis, university president. "We are blessed to be led by outstanding individuals such as Dr. Lowrie."

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Founded in 1889, Howard Payne University is a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to God and humanity.

Located in Brownwood, Texas, HPU offers a full array of undergraduate programs and a limited number of graduate programs in a traditional residential academic community. The university also offers selected undergraduate and graduate course work by electronic means and at extended learning centers responsive to the academic needs of the communities served. HPU maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio, which contributes to the university's reputation of being "a place where everybody is somebody."