It’s a place many communications students call “home.” The Paxson Communications Center–which was the Student Union Building for most of its life–has a surprisingly unique history. The idea of a Student Union Building on campus was initially proposed in March of 1951 to President Dean Walker. Two students, T.P. Jones and Randy Cooper, argued that […]
Here is a quick overview of Milligan’s presidents and their achievements. 1881-1903 Josephus Hopwood President Josephus Hopwood was Milligan College’s first president. Hopwood oversaw the formation of the school from the Buffalo Male and Female Institute in one small building to a multi-acre, multi-building institution. 1903-1915 Five men served as president of Milligan College, including […]
Henry Derthick, the eighth president of Milligan College, arrived on campus for the first time on June 10, 1917. Only three buildings on campus, one of which doubled as the local church, confronted him. Derthick would remain president until 1940, after bringing the school through World War I, raising over $3 million to renovate the […]