Education Professor Profiles – Ginger Ketting-Weller
Ginger Ketting-Weller, PhD
Dr. Ginger Ketting-Weller has been the president of AIIAS since 2019. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and grew up in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore until starting college in the United States. After graduating from Walla Walla University with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, she taught for a total of 8 years in the K-12 system, beginning in Oregon and ending in Southern California as the vice principal of Redlands Adventist Academy. “Dr. Ginger” earned her Masters degree from Loma Linda University in Educational Administration, and her PhD from the Claremont Graduate University in Education, with a specialization in Human Development. She has been a professor at Pacific Union College, and an administrator at Walla Walla University and La Sierra University. During her 40 years in education, she has received awards for excellence in teaching at both the K-12 and university levels. In 2024 she received the Weniger Award for Excellence in Loma Linda, California. She is a frequently sought-after speaker.
Position
President
Faculty in the Education Department
Rank:
Professor
Academic Qualification:
Ph.D. in Education
Specializations:
Human Development
Current research interests:
Leadership (Higher Education, Women, Development), Faith development
BOOK CHAPTERS:
- “Administrators and Non-Teaching Staff’s Role in Nurturing Student Faith,” Chapter written
with C.C. Nwosu for Integrating Faith and Learning, edited by Shawna Vyhmeister, Safary Wa-Mbaleka and Prema Gaikwad. Safeliz Press, 2025
ARTICLES PUBLISHED:
- “Secularism and the Disappearance of the Holy.” Citation: The Journal of Adventist Education 83:1 (2021): 22-25. https://doi.org/10.55668/wttj4825
- PAPERS:
- “Effie Jean Ketting: The Thailand Years, 1961-1967.” Paper presented at the Women in Adventist History Conference, Oct. 1, 2023, at Sligo Adventist Church.
- “Is It Necessary to Beat My Wife?: Cultural Diversity, the Changing Face of Adventism, and the Impact of Culture on our Teaching of Religion” West Coast Religion Teachers’ Conference, April 2000
- “Personal Transparency in Women’s Leadership in Higher Education.” Joan L. Curcio International Women’s Leadership Conference, Oxford University, July 2005.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
- “Learning from Our Own Mistakes.” General Conference Leadership Development Conference, September 2025.
- “Reinventing Our Legacy: Upskilling Adventist Educators for Tomorrow’s Challenges.” APEX Professional Development online conference, AIIAS, June 1, 2025.
- “Called to be Faithful.” Plenary session, SSD-Wide Teacher Convention, Pattaya, Thailand, May 26, 2025
- “Faith and Business: Balancing Professional and Spiritual Lives.” Plenary session, ASI-SSD Conference, Baguio, September 2024.
- “Mindsets and Interpersonal Professionalism in the Academic Community and Workplace:
Affording the Luxury of Integrity” Plenary session, International Research Conference, AIIAS, November 2023 - “How to Avoid a Crisis in Preparing Leaders for the Church” Presentation at ASI-SSD Annual Conference “Scale, Transform, Commit,” Sept. 1 2023. Medan, Indonesia.
- “People, Process, Performance and Practice: HRMPs in the New Normal” Conference presentation to government HR professionals for 27th Annual Conference of the Regional Council of Human Resource Management Practitioners, Aug. 2, 2021.
- “Women Senior Administrators’ Management of Crisis in Higher Education Institutions: A Grounded Theory Study with Definitions and Strategies for Resolution.” 19th AIIAS International Conference on Business, Education and Public Health, November 2019
- “Telepresence Robotics in the Higher Education Classroom for Small to Mid-size Classes” Adventist Online Learning Conference, October 2017.