Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private,non-denominational evangelical university in Greenville,South Carolina,known for its conservative cultural and religious positions. The university,with approximately 3,155 students,is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. In 2017,the university estimated the number of its graduates at 40,184.
Robert Reynolds Jones Sr. was an American evangelist,pioneer religious broadcaster,and the founder and first president of Bob Jones University.
Robert Reynolds Jones Jr. was the second president and chancellor of Bob Jones University. Born in Montgomery,Alabama,Jones was the son of Bob Jones Sr.,the university's founder. He served as president from 1947 to 1971 and then as chancellor until his death.
Robert Reynolds Jones III is an American academic administrator and writer. The son of Bob Jones Jr. and grandson of Bob Jones Sr.,he served as the third president of Bob Jones University from 1971 to 2005.
Bob Jones University v. United States,461 U.S. 574 (1983),was a decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that the religion clauses of the First Amendment did not prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from revoking the tax exempt status of a religious university whose practices are contrary to a compelling government public policy,such as eradicating racial discrimination.
Stephen Benjamin Jones is a former president of Bob Jones University. Born on the university campus,he graduated from Bob Jones Academy. In 1992 he received a bachelor's degree in public speaking from BJU and in 1996,a Master of Divinity. On the day he became University president in 2005,Jones also received a Ph.D. in Liberal Arts Studies from BJU. Jones's wife,Erin Rodman Jones,who is the Director of the BJU Museum &Gallery,is also a BJU graduate. They have three children.
Robert Kirthwood "Lefty" Johnson was the pioneer financial officer of Bob Jones University and the first biographer of Bob Jones,Sr.
Dwight Leonard Gustafson was an American composer,conductor,and dean of the School of Fine Arts at Bob Jones University.
Homer Alvan Rodeheaver was an American evangelist,music director,music publisher,composer of gospel songs,and pioneer in the recording of sacred music.
BJU Press is a publisher of textbooks for Christian schools and homeschools as well as trade and children's books.
WGTK-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Greenville,South Carolina. WGTK-FM is currently owned by the Salem Media Group,through licensee Salem Communications Holding Corporation.
John Monroe "Monk" Parker,was a Baptist evangelist,college president,and mission board director.
Walter Gilbert Fremont,Jr. was dean of the School of Education,Bob Jones University (1953–1990) and “a seminal force in the inauguration and development of the Christian school movement.”
Eunice Hutto Morelock was a pioneer professor at Bob Jones College and possibly the first female chief academic officer of a coeducational college in the United States.
Geneva Reformed Seminary is a small theological school in Greenville,South Carolina,accredited by the Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries and supported by the Free Presbyterian Church of North America. The seminary offers a B.D. and an M.Div. Initially called Whitefield College of the Bible after a companion school in Banbridge,Northern Ireland,the seminary was renamed in 2002 to avoid confusion in the United States where Bible schools and seminaries prepare students at different academic levels.
Robert Lee McKenzie was an entrepreneur,a real estate developer,a founder and first mayor of Panama City,Florida,and an instrumental figure in the early history of Bob Jones University.
Katherine Corne Stenholm was an American film director and the founding director of Unusual Films,the production company of Bob Jones University.
Evangelist Bob Jones Sr. founded Bob Jones University out of concern with the secularization of higher education. BJU has had five presidents:Bob Jones Sr. (1927–1947);Bob Jones Jr. (1947–1971);Bob Jones III (1971–2005);Stephen Jones (2005—2014);and Steve Pettit,. Its religious influence,its race relations,and its political influence have generated significant controversies.
Michael Amiridis is a higher education Administrator and professor who serves as the 30th president of the University of South Carolina. Prior to this position,he served as chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago from 2015 to 2022.
