Faculty
Ron du Preez, religion instructor at Weimar College, is working on his third doctoral degree. After graduating with a DMin in Missions from Andrews University, he completed a ThD in Theological Ethics at the University of South Africa. Dr. du Preez has worn many different hats throughout his life of ministry, some of which include administrator, pastor, teacher, missionary, TV program host, and editor. An ordained Seventh-day Adventist pastor, Dr. du Preez especially enjoys working with young people.
Karen Jensen, science and math instructor at Weimar College, received her PhD in Biology and specializes in paleobotany. Her area of expertise includes creation and science with a focus on evidences for creation, the fall, and the flood. She has served as director of the M.E. Glover Nature Discovery Center and her experience includes research and teaching assistant and museum technologist. Dr. Jensen enjoys nature, singing, dinosaur digs, and sharing knowledge with eager students.
John Haines is one of our science instructors at Weimar College. Holding a PhD in Public Health, Dr. Haines began the North Kern Medical Laboratory and X-ray in California, developed the lab for the Cumberland Medical Group in Tennessee, and served as chief technologist at the Tempe Community Hospital in Arizona. He began a medical technology program at Andrew Memorial Hospital in Jamaica and taught at Loma Linda University. Dr. Haines is known for being tough in the classroom but he is also soft-hearted and well loved by students.
Leroy Moore teaches religion at Weimar College, having served as pastor, teacher, and missionary. During 41 pre-retirement years he developed four church schools and pioneered the Native Ministries program for NAD (1979-1987). As one of its planners, he participated in the Questions on Doctrine forum at Andrews (Oct 2007). On retiring he for eight years operated Lavoy Missionary College, a two year lay training program,and helped develop Ouachita Hills college, Arkansas. Writer of several books, his doctoral dissertation (Theology in Crisis, 1979) exposed Desmond Ford's theology. His PhD degree (1980) is from New York University.
Andy Im, religion instructor at Weimar College, holds an MA in Religious Studies from Southern University, with an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of North Carolina. Andy has served as a youth pastor and associate pastor for several years and has shared at a number of seminars and camp meetings across the country. Andy enjoys teaching and connects well with academy and college-age students.