Niels-Erik Andreasen, an Old Testament scholar and leader in Adventist higher education, served as president of Andrews University from 1994 to 2016. Prior to his tenure at Andrews, he served as president of Walla Walla University, dean of the school of religion at Loma Linda University, religion professor at Loma Linda and Pacific Union College, and visiting lecturer at schools in several countries. He received a B.A. from Newbold College, an M.A. and B.Div. from Andrews University, and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. His dissertation, The Old Testament Sabbath, was published by the Society of Biblical Literature in 1972. He has authored two other books: The Christian Use of Time (Abingdon, 1978) and Rest and Redemption (Andrews University Press, 1978/2019).