Local: 817.921.8830 |Phone: 1.877.GO.SWBTS (1.877.467.9287) | IA@swbts.edu | PO Box 22500, Fort Worth, TX 76122
The Office for Institutional Advancement, in compliment to the seminary’s mission, serves as the primary point of contact for ministry partners, friends and alumni of Southwestern Seminary and Scarborough College.
Please visit us anytime you are on campus. Our office is located in the Welcome Center. Visitor parking is available on the east side of the building. We look forward to serving you!
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Senior Professor of Foundations of Education Vice President Emeritus for Institutional Advancement Special Assistant to the President
Ed Upton serves as Associate Vice President for Institutional Relations
Contacteupton@swbts.edu 817.921.8832
Mark A. Brown, D.Min serves as Director of Operations
Contactmabrown@swbts.edu817.921.8834
Melissa Meredith joined the Office of Institutional Advancement in June of 2019, and serves as the Women’s Auxiliary Coordinator and a development officer. She connects women, alumnae, churches, and friends of Southwestern with the seminary through philanthropic opportunities, planned giving, and prayer support. Melissa is a 2013 alumna of Southwestern (M.DIV, Women’s Studies) and has served on staff at churches in ministries to women and families. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
Contactmmeredith@swbts.edu 817-921-8835
Karen Collett has served at Southwestern Seminary as the Women’s Auxiliary coordinator and a development officer in the Office of Institutional Advancement since June of 2007. She works with women who connect with Southwestern through prayer, service, and giving. Karen’s late husband, Dana Walter Collett, was a pastor in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. Corridor until 1997 when he succumbed to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. God has continued to wrap his arms around Karen’s life after being in the role of pastor’s wife for 23 years. Karen has three daughters and six grandchildren.
Contactkcollett@swbts.edu 817-584-4693
John C. Halton serves as Senior Advisor
Contactjhalton@swbts.edu512.750.0130
Herb McCarthy serves as Senior Advisor
Contacthmccarthy@swbts.edu817.921.8836
Tom Ramsey serves as Development Officer, Houston
Contacttramsey@swbts.edu713.805.3824
