Leroy Gilbert
{{infobox military person
|name = Leroy Gilbert
|image = CAPT Leroy Gilbert.jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|09|28}}
|birth_place = Shellman, Georgia, U.S.
|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
|branch = United States Navy
|serviceyears = 1969–2006
|rank = Captain
|commands = Chaplain of the Coast Guard
|awards = 30px Legion of Merit
30px Meritorious Service Medal
30px Commendation Medal
|spouse = {{marriage|Sharon Elizabeth Berry|1972}}
}}
Leroy Gilbert (born September 28, 1947){{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jSfkJjy9BmcC&pg=PA59 |title=History of the Chaplain Corps, United States Navy |article=Gilbert, Leroy |first=H. Lawrence |last=Martin |date=1984 |volume=VIII |page=59 |publisher=U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps |access-date=2020-12-23}} is a former officer in the United States Navy and Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard.
Biography
A native of Albany, Georgia, Gilbert is an ordained Baptist pastor.{{cite web|url=http://www.uams.edu/psych/Rev%20Leroy%20Gilbert.pdf|title=Reverend Leroy Gilbert, Ph.D|publisher=University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences|accessdate=2011-09-30}} Gilbert holds a B.A. from American Baptist College, an M.Div. from Howard University, an S.T.M. from Yale Divinity School, and M.A. from United States International University, an Ed.D. from Nova Southeastern University and a Ph.D. from Regent University. He is married with one daughter.
Career
Gilbert was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy in 1969. He served as Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard from 1998 to 2002 before retiring in 2006. He then served as a pastor in Washington, D.C. He currently serves as Assistant Professor at the Regent University School of Divinity.{{Cite web |title=Leroy Gilbert, Ph.D. |url=https://www.regent.edu/faculty/leroy-gilbert-ph-d/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Regent University |language=en-US}}
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Category:Nova Southeastern University alumni