Biola’s board of trustees announced the appointment of two members to leadership positions last Friday.

Stan Jantz, a member of the board since 1999 and the former vice chair, will now serve as chairman. Jantz will step in for John Seifker, who held the position for eight years.

Wayne Lowell, a current Biola parent who has served on the board since 2000, will assume the role of vice chair. The board is responsible for making some of the major decisions on campus, such as tuition increases and university-wide policies.

The board also unanimously elected its newest member, Talbot graduate and Memphis pastor Bryan Loritts, who joined the lineup of candidates for the position before the ballots were sent to the rest of the board.

Comprised of 26 volunteers, the board of trustees members’ full-time careers range from business to the medical field to law. Some are alumni, others are parents and others have business or ministry ties to Biola.

“There’s a good roundedness to the input the board gives,” President Corey said.

The board meets three times during the academic year — once in September, once in January and once in May. Corey has described the members as the “ultimate accountability” for the school.

The members form seven committees: board development, academic fairness, student development, advancement, finance and audit, facilities and the president’s committee. The committees’ collective responsibility is to serve as the final authority in decisions regarding Biola’s leadership, direction, and major policies.

“They’re a hardworking group of officers,” Corey said. “They all love Biola.”

Corey also remarked on the goals Biola has for the future and said that it will take strong support from the board for the university to expand and grow as planned.

“The board is continuing to play an increasingly important role, and I do believe that with this new leadership team, Biola is ready to take it to the next level,” Corey said.