BIO Randy Richardson joined the faculty full time in 1999 after six years as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Ancient & Modern Languages. In addition to teaching all levels of Latin and ancient Greek as well as courses in classical humanities, he has served as department chair (2018-2024). He also established and is the faculty advisor of the local chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, the national collegiate honor society in Classics. In 2004, he served on the Latin Praxis Exam National Committee, which was tasked with reviewing and revising the national exam that measures the pedagogical competence and knowledge required for teacher certification in Latin. Richardson’s recent scholarship has focused on hagiography of late antiquity in Merovingian Gaul. Prior to coming to Asbury University, he was an Instructor of English and ESL at Salem-Teikyo University in Salem, West Virginia (1987-1991), and was on the staff at Duff Street United Methodist Church in Clarksburg, West Virginia (1991-93). Education M.A. Indiana State University (1979) B.A. Indiana State University (1981) Additional graduate work at The Johns Hopkins University and Asbury Theological Seminary Courses offered: Classical Mythology Classical Culture and Civilization Classical Literature in Translation Elementary Greek I and II Intermediate Greek I and II Readings in Greek I, II, III, and IV Elementary Latin I and II Intermediate Latin I and II Readings in Latin I, II, III, and IV Current research/scholarship: Books Published: Gregory of Tours, The Book of the Miracles of the Blessed Andrew the Apostle (Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations, 29). Introduction by Burnam W. Reynolds. Translation by Randy R. Richardson. With a Foreword by Raymond Van Dam. Leuven: Peeters Publishers, 2022. xviii-132 pp. Recent Presentations: Randy Richardson and Burnam W. Reynolds. “Will Miracles Never Cease! Resurrecting Gregory of Tours’s Book of the Miracles of Saint Andrew the Apostle from the Tomb of Obscurity.” Approaches to Editing and Translating (A Roundtable), 54th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 2019. Other: 2021 Asbury Student Congress Excellence in Student Investment Award 2017 Asbury Student Congress Excellence in Student Investment Award 2011 Frances White Ewbank Excellence in Teaching Award Class Advisor of the Unashamed Class of 2010 Faculty Advisor, Kappa Eta Chapter, Eta Sigma Phi National Honor Society in Classics Contact Randy Richardson Your name(Required)Your email address(Required) Subject line:(Required)Message:(Required)This field is hidden when viewing the formFacStaff Email (please keep hidden) This field is hidden when viewing the formFacStaff Slug (please keep hidden)PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.