Curriculum Vitae Classics Faculty Classical Studies Home                                   updated: 11/12/03 updated: 09/29/04 updated: 02/09/05 updated: 01/20/06 updated: 08/17/06 updated: 01/21/07 oknorr			David W. McCreery Professor of Religion Department of Religious Studies (M.Div., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh) Mailing Address: Willamette University Classical Studies Program 900 State Street Salem, OR 97301 Phone: (503) 375-5490 Fax: (503) 370-6944 email: dmccreer@willamette.edu office: Eaton 114   Professor McCreery is an internationally renowned Near Eastern archaeologist and paleobotanist. Currently, he serves as Co-Director of the Tell Nimrin Excavation in Jordan. The founding President of the Salem Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and a former Director of the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in Amman (1981-88), he has participated in numerous excavations, most notably at Bâb edh-Dhrâ` and Numeira (Jordan).       Professor McCreery maintains an archaeological lab on campus where he works with his students on recent finds. His interests in Classical Studies include Syro-Palestinian archaeology, Old Testament history and Hebrew. A member of the Willamette faculty since 1988, he is the Willamette University Professor of the Year 2000 and the recipient of a Faculty Achievement Award for Service 2003.       In 2003, Professor McCreery was also honored with the most prestigous national teaching award in Archaeology, the Award for Excellency in Undergraduate Teaching of the Archaeological Institute of America. Classical Studies Courses Offered Spring 2007:    • HEBREW 231 Intermediate Classical Hebrew II    • REL 337 Archaeological Methodology Recent Classical Studies Courses Taught:    • HEBREW 131& 132 Elementary Classical Hebrew I & II    • HEBREW 231 & 232 Intermediate Classical Hebrew I & II    • HEBREW 390 Advanced Hebrew Reading    • REL 113 (TH) Introduction to Old Testament/Hebrew Bible    • REL 237 (W) Introduction to Syro-Palestinian Archaeology    • REL 337 Archaeological Methodology Related Courses Taught:    • IDS 123W World Views: Fifth Century Athens