Deans

Lake Lambert, B.A., M.T.S., Ph.D.
Dean, College of Liberal Arts

Lake Lambert, Ph.D., became dean of Mercer’s College of Liberal Arts on July 1, 2010. He previously served as professor of religion and Board of Regents Chair in Ethics at Wartburg College, where he had been on the faculty since 1996. Dr. Lambert also served as executive director of the college’s Commission on Mission, an initiative to engage faculty, staff, students, alumni and trustees in strategic planning while maintaining its distinctive mission. He also served as assistant dean for academic planning, working to foster collaboration among faculty leaders and administrators for effective program assessment and budgeting in coordination with the college’s long-range plan and fundraising priorities.

Dr. Lambert is an active scholar in the fields of religion and ethics. He published a book in 2009, Spirituality Inc.: Religion in the American Workplace, and has published articles and book reviews in scholarly journals, religious publications and the popular press, including USA Today.

From 2003 to 2008, Dr. Lambert served as director of the Center for Community Engagement and The Callings Initiative at Wartburg, a program funded by a $2 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc., which helped the college to further professional development and programs for student vocational discovery, as well as support and expand experiential learning and external partnerships. The efforts helped to further Wartburg’s reputation as a leader in experiential learning, including national recognitions from the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll and the Carnegie Foundation.

Dr. Lambert earned his Doctor of Philosophy in social ethics from Princeton Theological Seminary and his Master of Theological Studies from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. He also completed his undergraduate studies at Emory, earning his Bachelor of Arts, majoring in economics and history.