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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University

About Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University President

Presidents at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University

From 1823 - 1874 several "principals," "faculty chairmen" and "presidents" served the three institutions, Jackson Academy, West Tennessee College and Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University - Murfreesboro. These schools formed the various streams that shaped Southwest Baptist University, as the institution was named at the formation of the Tennessee Baptist Convention (1874/75).

The university was founded in 1823 and chartered in 1825. The institution was re-chartered in 1875 as Southwest Baptist University with the establishment of the institution's new relationship with the TBC. The name of the institution was changed again to the current Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University in 1907.

David S. Dockery

David S. Dockery

1996-2014
Dockery reflects on Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ presidency (Winter 2014 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµite article)

Hyran E. Barefoot

Hyran E. Barefoot

1986-1996
The Teacher President (Spring 2022 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµite article)

Robert E. Craig

Robert E. Craig

1967-1986
A Brilliant Visionary (Spring 2018 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµite article)

Francis E. Wright

Francis E. Wright

1963-1967

Warren F. Jones

Warren F. Jones

1945-1963

John J. Hurt

John J. Hurt

1932-1945
A Moses Figure in Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's Wilderness Wandering (Spring 2022 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµite article)

Henry E. Watters

Henry E. Watters

1918-1931

George M. Savage

George M. Savage

1915-18
A Heritage of Biblical Scholarship (Summer 2011 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµite article)

Richard M. Inlow

Richard M. Inlow

1913

Robert A. Kimbrough

Robert A. Kimbrough

1911-1913

John W. Conger

John W. Conger

1907-1909

Philip T. Hale

Philip T. Hale

1904-1906

George M. Savage

George M. Savage

1890-1904
A Heritage of Biblical Scholarship (Summer 2011 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµite article)

George W. Jarman

George W. Jarman

1876-1890

William Shelton

William Shelton

1875-1876