Dr. Stephen G. Ray, Jr., Neal F. and Ila A. Fisher professor of systematic theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, was named president-elect of the Society for the Study of Black Religion at their 45th Annual Meeting held March 19-21 in Savannah, Georgia. Founded in 1970, the Society for the Study of Black Religion’s mission is to engage in scholarly research and discussion about the religious experience of Black people. Ray is currently the executive director of the Society and will begin his term as president in 2016.