Dodd College

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Dodd College was a private junior college for women located in Shreveport, Louisiana.^[1] It was founded in 1927 by Monroe E. Dodd, a radio preacher who headed the Southern Baptist Convention from 1934 to 1935.^[2]^[1] Dodd College closed in 1942.^[1] The college had a chapter of Sigma Iota Chi sorority.^[3]

Among the chairmen of the trustees was W. Scott Wilkinson, a Shreveport lawyer who served in the state House from 1920 to 1924.^[4]

References

1 2 3 "Dodd College". Read the Plaque. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
↑ Blackwell, Brian (June 10, 2023). "M.E. Dodd: Father of Cooperative Program was a committed soul winner, SBC leader". Baptist Message. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
↑ Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (July 11, 2025) "Sigma Iota Chi". Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed October 16, 2025.
↑ "The Wilkinson Family". WordPress. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 "Dodd College". Read the Plaque. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

[2] Blackwell, Brian (June 10, 2023). "M.E. Dodd: Father of Cooperative Program was a committed soul winner, SBC leader". Baptist Message. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

[:2-3] Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (July 11, 2025) "Sigma Iota Chi". Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed October 16, 2025.

[4] "The Wilkinson Family". WordPress. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

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