Daniel Tidwell

Classification: Senior
Major: Biblical and Theological Studies and English
Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA

Daniel Tidwell grew up near Atlanta where his parents Chris and Donna Tidwell served as youth ministers. Now a senior, Daniel was home schooled through twelfth grade and received word about Lee through his older sister, Ashley, a recent graduate.

Daniel explains that upon coming to Lee he was originally a Telecommunications major, but soon learned his passion for English. Currently a double major in English and theology, Tidwell’s senior year is going fast.

A pivotal point of Daniel’s experience at Lee was on a cross-cultural trip to Ecuador, where he was able to study Latin American writers and New Testament theology.

“It was a very impactful trip,” he explains. Something about that trip helped to shape the direction Daniel would take.

After school, Tidwell plans to attend graduate school for theology and then go on to teach at the college level. When discussing Lee University, Tidwell shares the activities that he has taken part in over the years and urges students, “to take advantage of the opportunities that are here.”

Currently Tidwell serves as secretary of student development for the Student Leadership Council. He is part of the English Honors Society, has in past years served as a Resident Assistant, was part of Lee Singers and the peer leader group, and is a Kairos Scholar. Tidwell likes Lee, because “it’s an environment where so many people with so many different ideas can come together.”

Posted on - 10/09/06