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Rev. Dr. John
Foster, B.S, M.S., M.Div, Ph.D.
Rev. Dr. John Foster was born October 2, 1957
and raised in Cincinnati,
Ohio. He is the third of five children. His
mother - Rosalie Jackson (deceased) - was a nurse while his father -
John Clarence Foster (deceased)
- was an automobile mechanic and a Baptist minister. He graduated from Walnut Hills
High School and attended Tuskegee University
in Tuskegee, Alabama where he studied electrical
engineering. Dr. Foster received his Bachelor of Science degree in
Electrical Engineering (1979)
from Tuskegee
University. His
graduate studies were done at Stanford University
where he received the MS degree (1980) and the Ph.D. degree (1982),
both in the field of electrical engineering. Dr. Foster continued his
studies and received his Masters of Divinity Degree from the Interdenominational Theological Center
at Turner Seminary (2003).
Rev. Dr. Foster has worked at several
corporations including Proctor and Gamble, AT&T Bell Laboratories
and IBM. However, the majority of Dr. Foster’s professional career has
been dedicated to working with Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
He has served as faculty member, department head, dean and associate
vice president at Tuskegee University, North Carolina A&T
State University,
Prairie View
A&M University
and Morehouse
College
respectively.
Rev. Dr. John Foster is an ordained minister
and pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. After he accepted his call to the
ministry Dr. Foster has served as pastor of local charges in North Carolina (St. Stephens AME), Texas (Williams
Chapel AME, Hope AME) and Georgia (Pleasant Hill AME, Rock Temple AME).
Dr. Foster was appointed as pastor of St. Philip AME Church in Savannah, Georgia in June 2004.
Rev. Dr. John Foster has three children -
Kristina Marie Rose Foster, John Foster, Jr. and Jessica Rose Foster.
He is married to the former Mary Ann Mackey of Ashburn, Georgia.
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