for the school began in April 1989. In May 1996, Bill J. Leonard was appointed the school's first dean, and in March 1998, the school selected its 14-member board of visitors. The first faculty members were named in April 1998, and additional faculty were hired that October. In August 1999, the first 24 students enrolled in the program. The university's first Master of Divinity degrees were conferred May 20, 2002.
In 2012, the school established the Food, Faith, and Religious Leadership Initiative to equip religious leaders with the knowledge, skills, and pastoral habits necessary to guide congregations and other faith-based organizations around food issues.
==== School of Law ====
The Wake Forest University School of Law is a private American Bar Association-accredited law school and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The school was established in 1894. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the school among the top 30 law schools in the nation. The current dean is Andrew Klein. …
