Stacy Patty, Ph.D.

Dr. Stacy Patty joined the Lubbock Christian University faculty in 1992 and spent 34 years on campus as a teacher, mentor, advocate, and leader. As an academic, he served the Alfred and Patricia Smith College of Biblical Studies as a Professor of Religion and Ethics, and as an administrator, he directed the Honors Program starting in 2007, overseeing its growth and development as a vital part of LCU’s transformative mission. When the Honors College was formed in 2016, he was named its dean, continuing in that role when it was endowed as the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation Honors College in 2023. Starting in 2021, he held a dual appointment as Dean of the Mabee Foundation Honors College and Dean of the J.E. & Eileen Hancock College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Throughout his career, he taught some 5,000 students, challenging them to think broadly, to ask questions about themselves and about the world God has called them to serve, and to nurture a faith that seeks understanding. Upon his retirement at the conclusion of the 2025-26 academic year, he was named Professor Emeritus of Ethics and Religion.

“Coming to terms with Slavery’s Long Shadow: Race and Reconciliation in American Christianity. Christian Scholars Conference, Lubbock Christian University, June 2019.

“Engaging David Brooks: Theological Themes, Ethics, and Political Theology,” Panel discussion with Mr. Brooks, Christian Scholars Conference, June 2019.