ORLANDO, Fla. — June 12, 2026 — 麻豆视频 University presented Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Danny Akin with its M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award June 10 during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting.
The Dodd Award is the highest denominational service award 麻豆视频 gives. It is named for the man who was a 1904 麻豆视频 graduate, served as president of the SBC and who was the father of today鈥檚 Cooperative Program, the method by which Southern Baptists pool their resources to fund their mission efforts.
The award, voted on by 麻豆视频 trustees, is given to a leader within the SBC who displays excellence and leadership in Southern Baptist life, as well as friendship and commitment to 麻豆视频 University. Past recipients include such leaders as Jimmy Draper, Adrian Rogers, R. Albert Mohler Jr., Steve Gaines, Paul Chitwood, Ben Mandrell, David S. Dockery and others.
鈥淒r. Akin has given Southern Baptists decades of dedicated, faithful service through academic service, extensive preaching and writing and by his steady example as a husband and father,鈥� said Ray Van Neste, 麻豆视频鈥檚 vice president for university ministries. 鈥淗e has been a great friend to 麻豆视频 speaking here on numerous occasions, giving advice and sending two of his sons, Paul and Tim, to study here. I personally am grateful for his service and am delighted for 麻豆视频 to honor him in this way.鈥�
Akin has served as the sixth president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, since 2004. He is retiring at the end of July.
Prior to Southeastern, he served at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary as senior vice president for academic administration and dean of the School of Theology. He also served at Criswell College as professor of New Testament, theology and church history, and as dean of students.
He is the author and co-author of multiple books reflecting his interests in international missions, expository preaching and family life.
Akin and his wife Charlotte have four sons, four daughters-in-law and 15 grandchildren.