James B. Stump

in Science Education from Bethel University (Indiana) in 1991, then taught at Kabala Rupp Memorial School in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

[5] Stump was elected to the first class of the South Bend Regional Chamber's 40 Under 40, which recognizes the career achievements of young professionals.

[3] Bethel University was founded by the Missionary Church, a denomination that asserts a historical Adam and Eve who were "created by a direct act of God as recorded in Genesis and not by a process of evolution.

"[8] After the arrival of new president Gregg Chenoweth in 2013, a series of meetings began between faculty, administrators, board members, pastors, and denominational leadership about creation and evolution.

[3] The story was covered by Inside Higher Ed, The Daily Beast, The Christian Post, and numerous independent sources.