Religion Spotlight: Dr. Jame s Freerkson

N o t onlyis this professorof religion a sincere sports enthusiast, he'sa participant. Dr. James Freerksen would rather play than watch.

Although he admits he's not thegreatestathlete, hesayshe enjoys golf,tennis,basketball, and pingpong. Healsojogs,but he makes it clear that he doesn't enjoy it.

Dr. Freerksen has even played inthe annual student/ faculty basketball game. He says he doesn't mind playing thestudents, butinthephysical sportshe does have to remind them that hisbody is45 years old, not25.

Theprofessor,who grew upin southern Minnesota, is also a football fan He says,"I'm the last Vikings fan inthe state of Virginia."

His extracurricular activities arenotlimitedto sports Bothhe and his wife, Dorothy, are involved atThomas Road Baptist

Church.He teaches a couples' class and she iscommitted to developing curriculum in the children's department.

Another recent involvement found Dr. Freerksen serving the SchoolofReligionaseditorofits own Self-Study Committee He was responsible for coordinating information from thedifferent committees

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