Paul Lionel Crowell, Ph.D.

Distinguished for his leadership in the Southern Baptist Convention and the Louisiana Baptist Convention as well as for his pastorate of numerous churches,  and  for  his commitment to his community and to his family, Louisiana College is proud to name Dr. Paul Lionel Crowell a Distinguished Alumnus for the year2007.

Dr. Crowell graduated from Louisiana College in 1955  with a major in Religion.   He  went on to earn his master's and doctorate degrees from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary where he received a Master of Divinity in 1958 and a Doctor of Ministry degree in 1974.     Dr. Crowell  has pastored numerous Southern Baptist churches throughout our state and nation since graduating from Louisiana College.  He has served as  pastor of Kitzingen Baptist Church in Kitzengen, Germany on two separate occasions. 

Dr. Crowell has held a number of leadership positions in the Louisiana Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention.  He has also served on the boards of Louisiana College and East Texas Baptist College.   Dr. Crowell has distinguished himself by growing each of the churches in which he has served as pastor and by promoting mission service from the membership in his churches.

Dr. Paul Lionel Crowell has also distinguished himself as an untiring civic leader serving his Lord in a multitude of capacities in the communities where he has lived.

Dr. Crowell is married to Mary Alice Turner, a 1954 graduate of Louisiana College.  They are the devoted parents of two daughters, Deborah Lynn Crowell Fleming and Lola Ione Crowell Black, and are the loving grandparents of seven.

For these reasons, Louisiana College and the Alumni Association proudly issue this citation and honor Dr. Paul Lionel Crowell as Distinguished Alumnus in the year 2007.