At the Age of 22, John Brown Becomes President of Scarritt Collegiate Institute in Neosho

1902-1905 December- The International Federation of Christian Workers donates its Federation Publishing Company to the school in At the age of 22, John Brown becomes president of Scarritt December. This gift makes possible courses in printing and Collegiate Institute in Neosho, Missouri. Although limited in journalism. formal education, and the youngest college president in the nation, he is recognized as a brilliant administrator and scholar. 1920 He eventually returns to his previous careers in evangelism and Spring- The Southwestern Collegiate Institute is renamed John publishing, but he begins to dream of building a school that E. Brown College, to increase recognition of the school in will encompass a threefold education of young people, focused Brown's evangelistic circles. The Siloam School of the Bible is on head, heart and hand. . . added to the Institute in order to provide future ministers, 1919 church workers, and missionaries. June 1- The cornerstone for the school's first permanent July- Brown realizes the beginning of his dream. He, his building, the J. Alvin Brown Hall for Men, is laid. Much of the family and a few friends gather in a corn field in Northwest work on the building is done by the students themselves. A gift Arkansas to dedicate the family farm as a school for of $50,000 from the Hon. Jesse H. Jones provides the economically disadvantaged young people who are "rich in springboard for the construction. aspirations, ideals, personality and integrity." The Browns deed their lands, home, and printing plant to the new school. June 4- 5- President Brown delivers the first baccalaureate and commencement addresses for Academy graduates. August- William Waterhouse begins the first building, Southwestern Hall, on Mr. and Mrs. Brown's farm. Mr. September 22- 150 students enroll at the college and academy Waterhouse is a retired California contractor who worked with levels. Brown's evangelistic campaigns for a number of years, moving 1921 into a town a few days before meetings were to be held and erecting wooden "tabernacles," capable of holding hundreds of Spring- The Academy produces six more graduates. Students people. walk many miles to reach "mission points" in jails, hospitals, nursing homes, and churches, and to farm the acres September 30- One month and four days later, Southwestern surrounding the school. All meals and food products were Collegiate Institute opens for its first day of classes in its grown or raised on College lands. Because of injuries and lack solitary building. As an academy (high school) and junior of practice time, the decision is made to drop intervarsity sports college, the school begins with 12 faculty and staff members and concentrate on intramural athletics. and 70 students. The students help defray the cost of their education by working four hours a day in the various Fall- Dedication of J. Alvin Brown Hall. Male students move departments of the school. Within the first month, the students from the "Old White" building to their new dorm. publish the first school paper, The Southwestern. October 7- First annual Founder's Day, the predecessor of annual tuition. JEBC continues to offer tuition-free education modern Homecoming celebrations. through its vocational requirements. 1922 1925 July 6- Cornerstone is laid for the California Dormitory for May- Nine graduate from JEBC, and two graduate from the Women, named after the state which contributed the most JBU senior college program at Sulphur Springs. The first donations towards the construction. Mechanical Building #1, alumni banquet is held. later named the Arkansas Building, is constructed. It houses a Fall- Tuition is tried for first time at JEBC, but is later garage, store, auto agency, shops, vocational classrooms and dropped. administrative offices. 1926 September- JEBC begins its fourth year of operation with approximately 230 students, expanded facilities, and a Spring- Thirteen graduate from JEBC; 4 receive bachelor's reasonably sound financial condition. Uniforms are required of degrees from JBU at Sulphur Springs. all students, and are produced during vocational classes in the Summer- A reorganization of the schools redesignates John dress-making factory. Other industries that meet the school's Brown University at Sulphur Springs as a "John Brown needs while providing vocational training include the dairy, the College and Academy" for female students. The Siloam farms, the broom and furniture factories, and the plumbing, Springs JEBC and Academy are mostly restricted to males. carpentry and blacksmith shops. JEBC also publishes three periodicals: The Ozark American, The Interstate American (a 1927 weekly newspaper), and The American Evangelist (the official January- Brown addresses the opening session of Oklahoma publication of the Federation of Christian Workers). state legislature, promoting vocational education in his speech. 1923 July 1- The California Dorm is dedicated. Most of its furniture May- Geneva Cossel is the first graduate of the two-year is produced in the school's factory. college program. 1928 1924 Fall- John Brown College (for women) returns from Sulphur Spring- Two students graduate from JEBC and 43 from the Springs to Siloam Springs and is merged with JEBC, thanks to Academy. a large number of complaints from the student bodies. Each student is required to assume an obligation for at least a small Fall- The founder purchases almost the entire community of portion of his or her education by signing a note for $150.00, to Sulphur Springs to establish John Brown University, a four- be paid after he or she leaves school and is earning an income. year vocational college for those who can afford its $450 Students with little or no money continue to be accepted. 100- watt radio station KFPW (Kind Friends Please Write) is building, the "Old White." The building was named as a purchased and moved to campus from Missouri. memorial to Helen Brown Hodges, the Browns' second 1929 daughter. She had been exceptionally active in assisting her father in the work of the schools, and her death is one of the Summer- First regular summer session offers classes to most difficult periods of his life. In addition, hers is the first college and academy students. death in the immediate family as well as on College Hill. Much 1930 of the material for the building comes from the deconstructed "Old White." May 23- The Alumni Building (later named the Hyde Building) is dedicated, having taken some seven years to 1932 complete. It houses the dress factory, laundry, bakery, cannery, Spring- The College Bank, unaffected by federal banking extension department and heating and electrical plant. controls, is the only bank that serves the community of Siloam June 20- The laying of the cornerstone for the Oklahoma Springs through the entire national bank crisis. Vocational Building brings four thousand guests to campus. Special guests education has expanded to over 17 departments. include Governor Halloway of Oklahoma and Methodist 1933 Bishop Sam R. Hay of Houston, TX (representing the Hon. Jesse H. Jones). In spite of the auspicious beginning, the Fall- University Christian Fellowship begins mandatory Oklahoma Building is never built, thanks to the detrimental campus Sunday services for students and staff. effects of the Great Depression. 1934 Summer- The College Bank and Savings Corporation is June 11- The Arkansas State Department of Education grants organized to serve as a depository for college and student an unrestricted charter to the newly incorporated, and newly funds, as a source of training for students in business renamed, four-year John Brown University. JBU was administration, and as a hands-on lesson for students on how to reorganized to come out of debt in the tail end of the use bank accounts. Radio station KFPW is sold due to poor Depression. coverage. September 1- The articles of incorporation are amended and Fall-The Julia A. Brown School, named after Brown's mother, John Brown University is established with three colleges: John opens in Sulphur Springs. 300 students enroll in JEBC and the E. Brown College, Siloam School of the Bible and John Brown Academy. The pay-by-work plan is terminated for a three- Vocational College. A high school program is still offered, level, need-based payment program. known as the Julia A. Brown School for Children. 1931 1935 April 13- A new building, "Helen the First Memorial Building," is constructed to replace the original campus May- The first John Brown University graduating class awards summer program called Camp Buddy (after John E. Brown Jr.'s diplomas to 37 graduates: 20 B.A.'s, 10 B.S.'s, 7 Th.B.'s. nickname) is operated out of the BMAO campus. May 16- JBU purchases KUOA from the Fulbright family of November- First issue of student newspaper The Threefold Fayetteville, Arkansas, for $16,000. Advocate is published. June 1- JBU dedicates its newest radio station with an all-day 1938 program. By the summer's end, JBU also opens a community- Fall- With the rapidly growing importance of aviation and the wide hospital service in downtown Siloam Springs. imminence of WWII, the decision is made to develop an 1936 aeronautical training program. An airfield, hangar, wind tunnel, Fall- More than 450 students enroll on the Siloam Springs shop and laboratory are built to house two planes for campus. participation in the Civilian Pilot Training program. JBU's program is fully recognized as a Civil Aeronautics Authority- November- A new transmitter building and radio tower approved unit, with the government defraying the principle (nicknamed "the Rod of God") are built for KUOA in Siloam cost of employing two instructors and training ten young men Springs, and the radio station is moved to campus from as pilots. Fayetteville. May 12- Jesse Jones Day celebrates one of the school's most 1937 important benefactors. More than 5,000 people come to hear April 10- President Brown announces that John Brown the Hon. Jesse Jones, President FDR's "New Deal banker," University has begun two school plants in California: the deliver JBU's commencement address. Brown School for Girls near Glendora and the Brown Military 1939 Academy for boys at San Diego. BMA's 40 acres of training grounds, formerly known as the San Diego Army and Navy Spring- A larger airfield and hangar are constructed thanks to Academy, soon become known as "the West Point of the the overwhelming popularity of the aviation program. John West." BSG, the former Girl's Collegiate Institute, is lauded for Brown Sr. broadcasts his first "Cathedral of the Ozarks" its scenery in the foothills of the Sierra Madre. A productive program on KUOA. orange grove occupies 18 of the school's 50 acres. Back in Summer- The Browns decide to convert their campus home Arkansas, the decision is made to merge the Siloam high into a University guest center. school with the Julia A. Brown School for Children. Junior 1940 activities remain in Siloam Springs to provide training facilities for JBU's education majors. The older students move out to January 2- A major fire destroys the main building at Sulphur Sulphur Springs at the newly formed Brown Military Academy Springs. BMAO returns to Siloam Springs and remains there of the Ozarks (BMAO), also called John Brown Academy. A until after World War II. BMAO's Junior School remains in Sulphur Springs and uses the buildings not damaged by fire. May 24- Captain Eddie Rickenbacker gives dedicatory address May- Following WWII, there is a groundbreaking for the for the second, newly completed JBU airport, located just over Cathedral, the first of a three-building "Memorial Group" in the state line in Oklahoma. The Blood Memorial Home memory of the John Brown Schools' war dead. Mrs. Emily G. Economics Building is dedicated (current location of Biddle and Mrs. W. A. Davis, two mothers whose sons were University Admissions and Financial Aid). The University of lost in the war, take part in the ceremony. The contractor Arkansas-Fayetteville notifies JBU's registrar that it will accept responsible for the lower portion of the building also builds an transfer students on their individual merits. outdoor swimming pool, the Hundred Stairs, and pours the first 1941 paved campus roads. January 1- The JBU "Master Builders" campaign is launched 1946 by Mr. Brown, asking for $1 from each person who becomes a JBU joins North Central Accreditation liberal arts study. In a Master Builder member. Mail pours in from 47 states, Canada, New York Times article on "Who's Who In America," John Central and South America, New Zealand and the Hawaiian Brown of Arkansas's photo is printed as the representative for Islands. all clergy and school leaders. 1942-1945 1947 World War II begins. The school's strong support of the war February 10- JBU's Mechanical Building #2 burns to the effort means that 175 military cadets will receive flight training ground. Several Army buildings from Fort Worth are obtained at JBU, and male enrollment drops to merely 11 young men at as replacements. The main building on the campus at Sulphur the war's end as students leave to serve their country. Virtually Springs is restored, and BMAO returns to Sulphur Springs. A all faculty and staff physically capable of serving volunteer for third Californian school, Southern California Military the service. 48 former students are lost in combat, while Academy, is purchased in Long Beach. over100 cadets from BMA (San Diego) serve in various 1948 branches of the military. BMA is the only Honor military academy west of the Rockies and the only school in California April 2- John E. Brown Jr. becomes president of John Brown with the U.S. Army's military service rating. In 1944 the school University at age 26. Like his father before him, he is the breaks the honor record for the year (90.5 as opposed to the youngest college president in the country. KGER, a 5,000-watt average Honor grade of 80 points). Dr. Brown related that radio station in Long Beach, California, is purchased. when the announcement was made at BMA, bedlam broke 1949 loose, and the only reason the roof remained intact was because the boys could not kick it off! Vocational training is reduced from 15 hours to 10 hours weekly. 1945 1951 The Brown lands in Sulphur Springs are presented by Dr. John April 12- The Science Building is dedicated, which completes E. Brown Sr. as a gift to Wycliffe Bible Translators, which he the Cathedral "Memorial" group. has followed closely since its founding. The Academy is moved back to Siloam Springs, but because of the growth of Fall- Intercollegiate athletics begin with the foundation of the JBU, the decision is made to consolidate BMAO with BMA in men's basketball team. San Diego. The girls from BMAO are encouraged to enter the 1961 Brown School for Girls in Glendora. May 27- A greatly expanded and modernized version of J. 1952 Alvin Hall is rededicated during Commencement exercises. Construction of the campus library, second in the Memorial The remodel includes a new entrance, a new wing, and the Group, begins after an anonymous funding gift. room arrangement that J Alvin would use until the 2013 remodel. Remodeling continued until 1965. JBU puts its general education core curriculum into effect the coming fall. 1953 1962 April 12- The KUOA-AM and -FM studios are moved to the third floor of the Cathedral, though the building is not yet March 29-The North Central Association grants regional completed. Mechanical Building #1 is remodeled to become an accreditation to John Brown University. administrative center and is renamed the Arkansas Building. The Academy program in Arkansas is completely terminated. July 27- The first Broadhurst Village duplex is dedicated. 1956 1964 April 4- The Library building is dedicated. December 5- The formal opening of the new women's residence, South Hall takes place. It is later renamed Mayfield June 1- The Hon. Jesse Jones of Houston dies. He was a Hall after John Mayfield who gave a number of grants to JBU. faithful supporter and close friend of Brown and his work, helping fund the school from the very beginning. for over 50 1965 years. April 24- The dedication of the new Physical Education 1957 Building, later named in honor of Murray C. Sells, a Texas oil tycoon who had left 20% of his estate to JBU when he died ten February 12- John E. Brown Sr., dies in Leucadia, California. years prior. April 28- The Cathedral sanctuary is completed, and the 1969 Cathedral is dedicated. 1958 The first Staley Distinguished Christian Scholar lecture series 1980 comes to the University and JBU offers its first Summer November 14- The Learning Resource Center Complex is Missionary Project. dedicated. The line of buildings formed by the LRC and the 1970 Mabee center hold administrative offices, the cafeteria, the Over 760 students enroll at JBU for the fall semester. library, and various departments. 1972 1981 JBU's teacher education program is accredited by NCATE. The former Library becomes the Cathedral Engineering Building. 1973 1982 April 14- Mabee Student Center is dedicated. Guests include Paul Harvey Sr. and Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon. The flagpole entrance plaza is dedicated, and a time capsule is set inside the monument to be opened during the school's 100th 1974 school year. The University adds associate degree programs to its services, 1983 and the board of trustees adopts a new policy allowing students and faculty to attend churches of their choice within the local The top floor of the Cathedral is remodeled for the Social community. The Arkansas Building is razed. Studies and Art departments. Business students sponsor their first Free Enterprise Week, with featured guest speaker Sam 1976 Walton (founder and chairman of Wal-Mart stores). The "Fulfillment of A Dream" fundraising program begins (the goal International Christian Service Scholarship is funded to help is to raise $5 million in 5 years for JBU constructions). The foreign-based students attend JBU. Sager Cabin, in its original 1844 location near the center of 1984 campus, is added to the National Register of Historic Places. President John Brown III is elected to the board of the 1979 Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. October 19- Investiture of John E. Brown III as John Brown KLRC was bought and was housed in the LRC. University's third president.

Fall- A third wing is added to Mayfield Hall, completing its 1985 modern U-shape. The board approves a $20 million capital campaign, "A Call to Greatness." The Walton Foundation establishes a tri-university scholarship program for Central American students, designating JBU as one of the program's participants. J. Alvin January- The first McGee Scholar is appointed. Dorm is renovated once again, covering the central courtyard to form an atrium for large gatherings. Summer- The first two townhouses are built for 1987 upperclassman residency. Four more are to be added: two during the summer of 1992 and two during the summer of A new scholarship fund of $1,000,000 is announced for the 1994. children of missionaries. Over 40 students receive awards in the program's first year. A new electronic carillon is donated 1991 and installed. February- KLRC increases power to 6,000 watts, becoming 1988 the primary Christian FM radio station in Northwest Arkansas. The first "Paul Harvey Journalism Lecture" is held, featuring September- JBU experiences the largest enrollment in its Paul Harvey Sr. and Paul Harvey Jr. The Walton Lifetime history with over 1,000 students. Health Complex is dedicated as a health center for the campus and the community. 1992 Retention rate is at an all-time high (94%) as the lower levels December 1- J. Vernon McGee passes away. The Bible of the Cathedral undergo refurbishment for the Music expositor of "Through the Bible" broadcasting fame was a department and the lower auditorium. friend of Dr. Brown Sr. An endowed academic chair (for the head of the Biblical Studies department) is designated in his September 29- John E. Brown III announces plans to resign at honor. the end of the 1992-93 school year. 1989 1993 The $1 million Cathedral renovation program is launched with Fall- George F. Ford serves as the fourth President of John a gift from an anonymous donor. The renovation included the Brown University. addition of a balcony in the chapel and a remodel of the lower floor of the cathedral. October- The Advance Degree Completion Program is implemented. Designed for adults with two or more years of June- 233 former JBU students are in missionary service on prior college education, the University offers classes in six continents, 136 of whom are overseas. 97 alumni serve in Springdale, Fayetteville, and Siloam Springs. the US with their spouses. 1994 1990 Spring- Dr. E. William George, alumnus and longtime friend of JBU, serves as interim president following Dr. Ford's departure. A. LeVon ("Lee") Balzer is selected as the fifth International Business and Digital Media - are introduced, both president of John Brown University. The John Brown of which will quickly place amongst the top ten majors at JBU University Archives are officially established. in terms of student popularity. 1995 1998 April- The first graduates of the Advance Degree Completion August 4- The construction management program receives Program participate in University commencement exercises. accreditation from the ACCE (American Council for Construction Education). JBU has the second-oldest July 3- JBU's first graduate level courses for a M.S. in construction management program in the United States and is Counselor Education are offered through the division of the only private Christian university to offer a four-year CM Teacher Education, as approved by North Central degree. Accreditation. August 27- The Soderquist Center for Business Leadership and Ethics is formally recognized at a special luncheon. September- The Advance program is extended to Fort Smith, AR. Campus communication is revolutionized by the Fall- 1,458 students enroll at JBU. Through generous introduction of electronic mail (email). anonymous donations, the Center for Relationship Enrichment (CRE) is established at JBU to target the improvement of December- Revival of mid-year graduation exercises, for family life at JBU, regionally, nationally, and throughout the traditional and Advance Program graduates. world. 1996 1999 For the third consecutive year, JBU is named one of the top ten January- Master of Science in Leadership and Ethics approved regional liberal arts colleges in the south by U.S. News and by North Central Association, with classes to begin in the World Report. The University also places in the top ten in the coming fall semester. discounted price category of the Best Value rankings. May 18- JBU is included in America's Best Christian Colleges October- The Advance program opens in Little Rock, with 2000. classes beginning in November. July 28- JBU hosts annual meeting of the American Scientific 1997 Affiliation. The primary speaker is Dr. William Phillips, co- September 8- Official notification of accreditation of JBU's winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics. engineering department is received from the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board Fall- JBU celebrates its 80th anniversary by adding bachelor's for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Two new majors - degrees in Political Science and Business Information Systems. October 22- JBU is named to the Templeton Honor Roll in the April 17- The Soderquist Center brings former Israeli Prime Templeton Guide ("Colleges That Encourage Character Minister and author Benjamin Netanyahu to northwest Development"). Arkansas. Mr. Netanyahu addressed all of campus at a heavily- 2000 secured chapel service, and also served as the keynote speaker at a private luncheon for national executive leaders. January- JBU successfully exceeds its "Campaign 2000" April 26- KLRC is named 2001 Radio Station of the Year for fundraising goal by over $7.2 million. Funds generated will small markets at the 32nd Annual Dove Awards in Nashville, apply towards the construction of science and campus TN. It wins the same title two more times in the next five community buildings and support the Soderquist Center, the years, and remains the only college-owned and -operated CRE, and JBU's scholarship endowments. station to have received this honor. February 24- The school receives a $322,000 Teagle Grant towards its new faculty support program, the Institute for 2002 Learning Enhancement (TILE). February 24-JBU music students Derek Dewey and Paul April 6- Groundbreaking for the new Pat and Willard Walker Tharp take first place honors at the Arkansas State National Student Center and Dorm takes place on the JBU campus in Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition, in the Siloam Springs, scheduled to open the fall of 2001. young adult men and freshman men categories, respectively. Students will continue to perform at NATS in the years to July 28- The KUOA tower, landmark of JBU and Siloam for come 65 years, is removed. The new 450-foot replacement tower serves both KUOA and KLRC. May 14- The JBU SIFE team is the 2nd-Runner-Up to Semi- Finals for the 2002 National Exposition, as well as one of 15 August 24- Groundbreaking for the new science building, Bell finalists in the "Teach a Child About Business" Competition. Science Hall, takes place, scheduled to open spring of 2002. September 27- A dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony is Fall- Enrollment at John Brown University is tallied at 1545 held celebrating the new Walker Student Center, which will students for the 11th Day reports. provide space for student development, counseling services, September 15- KLRC (101.1 FM), John Brown University's the CRE, student activities, the bookstore, post office, and a contemporary Christian FM station, begins broadcasting new "California Café." internationally via its Internet radio station. December 12- The JBU Cathedral Choir performs their 60th 2001 annual Christmas Candlelight Service, attracting thousands of visitors as usual. Fall- JBU restarts its speech and debate team. By year's end, the school's debaters have received national recognition on 2003 several levels. Spring- Even as the school opens its new Bell Science Hall, August 18- The doors of JBU's newest dorm, North Hall, open the Arkansas Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network to students for the first time. (BRIN) awards JBU a two-year grant for undergraduate October 8- Dr. Charles W. Pollard is formally invested as research and a new faculty position. JBU's sixth president. The formal ceremony includes speeches April 4- The Maranatha Clock Tower is dedicated during the from Janet Huckabee (alumna and Arkansas first lady) and Dr. JBU Board of Trustees' spring session. Hudson Armerding, (former president of Wheaton College). May- The Cathedral Choir replaces its traditional national December 22- After extensive consideration, John Brown spring break travel schedule with an international tour to University agrees to sell KUOA to Cherokee Broadcasting, Northern Ireland. The program is such a success that the Irish Co., owned by Dewey and Mitchell Johnson. tour becomes a biennial event. 2005 September- JBU takes its highly successful Advance program to southern Arkansas by establishing a center in El Dorado. March 22- John Brown University's men's basketball team The Siloam campus hosts the Southwest Conference on wins its first basketball national championship, making JBU Christianity and Literature, featuring bestselling author the first Arkansan institution to win the NAIA Division I men's Kathleen Norris as keynote speaker. basketball national title. 2004 April 20- The US Department of Education grants JBU January 12- The former Cathedral Science building is funding to start its Student Support Services program for renovated and opens its doors as the Arts & Digital Media academic mentoring, tutoring, and counseling. building. June 2- For the 9th consecutive year, John Brown University's January 19- The first of JBU's annual chapel services in honor chapter of the Alpha Chi National Collegiate Honor Society is of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated with Alan Murry's named a "Star Chapter," placing it in the top 15% of national emotional delivery of King's "I Have a Dream" speech. chapters. April 12- JBU receives a grant from the U.S. Department of August 19- JBU steps up two places to rank sixth in the Education's Title VI Undergraduate International Studies and Southern Region of the Best Comprehensive Colleges- Foreign Language Program for Project Campus Globalization. Bachelor's, according to the 2006 U.S. News & World Report's The project will help JBU internationalize the current "America's Best Colleges." curriculum and improve foreign language instruction. August 25- The Advance Program opens a new educational April 22- Ground is broken for the Soderquist Business Center, center in Bentonville. JBU now offers degree-completion to be located on the site of the former California and Catalina programs in eight sites across Arkansas (including Siloam buildings. The building will house the business division and the rapidly expanding Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics. Springs, Springdale, Fort Smith, Little Rock, Hot Springs, May- JBU and Kanakuk Kamps announce a partnership in a Harrison, and El Dorado). unique program, providing youth workers with the opportunity December- JBU's virtual campus tour for prospective students to earn a graduate degree in youth and family ministries while is awarded the highest rating - four stars - by interning at Kanakuk Kamps in Branson, Missouri. CampusTours.com and is selected as their feature tour on their September- Enrollment passes the two thousand mark for the website for a month. The project was created by Chad Weaver first time, at 2,081 students for the fall of 2006. The ('05) as his digital media senior project. announcement of student loan default rates also shows that 2006 JBU has the second lowest numbers in Arkansas of delinquent students in loan-repayment programs at 0.6 percent. The January 12- The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable national rate is 5.1 at the time. JBU attributes its unusually low Foundation pledges $500,000 to JBU's Endowed Scholarship default rate to the character of its graduates, who are both Fund to benefit students in the Biblical Studies Division. The willing and able to repay student loans. Walker Foundation gift will be matched with $500,000 from JBU's $10 Million Challenge campaign to create a $1 million 2007 endowment. This Walker Endowment fund will provide January- Faculty from the Division of Education work significant scholarships to 15-20 students each year beginning overtime training area teachers in TESOL methods, and then in the Fall 2006 semester. use their earnings to create the "Dr. Roger Iddings Endowed February- Senior Brandon Cole, a guard for the men's Golden Education Scholarship." Thanks to a matching grant, the Eagles basketball team, ends his collegiate career with a Iddings project created a $100,000 endowed scholarship for record-setting 527 career three-point shots made, giving him education students. more career three-pointers than any player in the history of February- The Center for Relationship Enrichment is awarded intercollegiate basketball (NAIA & NCAA). He also set the all a $2.7 million federal grant to support research and four-year college record for the most consecutive games (120) development of healthy marriages in Northwest Arkansas, in which a three-point shot was made. Cole's accomplishments which currently suffers one of the highest divorce rates in the were featured on ESPN as well as other local and regional nation. Over the next five years, these funds will be used to media outlets. impact over 13,000 couples in six counties. April- Dr. David Vila, assistant professor of religion and March- JBU's Speech & Debate Team members are crowned philosophy, is awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant as a state champions over all Arkansas Universities. Two weeks lecturer/researcher at Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan. later, the team places tenth in the national Pi Kappa Delta During his time in Jordan, Vila conducted archeological forensics tournament. research on the transition from Byzantine to Islamic culture in April- Three teams from JBU's business division place in the northern Jordan. top six at the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup, taking home awards for first and second place as well as the is the lack of regional competitors within JBU's athletic technology award (amounting to some $35,000 in prizes). conferences. Students created a business plan for a new product and Fall-After 30 years, golf was brought back to JBU to replace presented the plan to a panel of judges. women’s swimming as a collegiate sport. July- Almost 200 undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff participate in summer study abroad and August- A $5 million lead gift for a performance art center missions programs, representing nearly 10% of JBU's student was given in August of 2008. Bill and Donna Berry donated population. Student groups traveled to Jordan, Ethiopia, the gift and the performance art center was named after them: Germany, Austria, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, England, the Bill and Donna Berry Performing Arts Center. India, Spain, and Morocco. August- JBU climbs two more spots in The US News & World October- Former interim president and board of trustees Report college rankings to reach 4th place in the Baccalaureate member Dr. E. William (Bill) George died Monday October category in the southern region. 20, 2008. According to The Republican Herald, survivors November- Thanks to a grant from the Environmental include his wife Mary Eva; a son, Eric, a daughter, a daughter- Protection Agency, JBU faculty and students begin to develop in-love, Cindy, grandson and granddaughter, Ryan and Sarah a "green" slow-sand water filtration system to be used in George, granddaughter and grandson, Lindsay and Monty developing nations. The researchers hope to install their first Alexander, great-granddaughters, Sophia and Nyla George; system in Santa Cruz, Guatemala. nieces and nephews. December- KLRC enters its second month of celebrating "random acts of kindness" through its Christmas Wish campaign, which is swift on the heels of the highly successful "Pay It Forward" program. Both programs have seen hundreds 2009 of lives changed in Northwest Arkansas by strangers' acts of generosity. Spring- The Bill George Arena, named postmortem for former 2008 interim president Bill George, started with a lead gift of $500,000 from the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable January 26- The school hosts its final home swimming Foundation. Both Arvest and Liberty Bank made donations of tournament for its female athletes. While the male swimming team and the school's diving program were discontinued in $25,000. Groundbreaking took place on September 2, 2009, March 2005, the women's team continued to compete for a few and the dedication was during Homecoming 2010. extra years. Among the reasons for discontinuing the program Fall- The Bill and Donna Berry Performing Arts Center was finished for the fall semester and the first performance in the Berry Performance Arts Center was “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”. Also, during the 2009 – 2010 school year, JBU 2011 started using a new logo. The new logo consists of a shield split into four sections, three representing the head, heart, and April 2- The engineering building was named the Balzer hands and the fourth section depicting the Cathedral. Dividing Technology Center after former president Lee and Alice the four sections is a cross representing Christ Over All. The Balzer. The Center opened for the 2011 fall semester circle in the center is a reference to the design of the Cathedral April- A $2.5 million gift was donated to JBU to transform the plaza. old engineering building of the Cathedral trio into a second art building. The new building will contain drawing and painting studios, video editing studios, a gallery, and a sound recording booth. . Summer- Former president, John Brown Jr., died on June 3, 2011 while recovering from hip surgery. He was 89 years old, 2010 two years younger than the school. Ben Pollard, JBU student and son of President Pollard, died that summer as well. February 2- President Pollard announced an $8 million lead gift toward a new engineering building. The rest of the finances Fall- Begun in 2005, the “Keeping Faith” campaign had a lofty would be paid for by the Capital Campaign, which would goal of raising $100 million by the start of the 2012 school increase it from a $100 million goal, to a $110 million goal. year. The campaign was kept secret until October 8, 2009, Ground was broken on August 16, 2010 . when President Pollard announced it to the public. By that point, $62 million had raised with $14 million in pledges, March 6- The JBU Men’s basketball team won their first leaving only $24 million left to raise in three years. After conference tournament, earning them an automatic spot in the receiving an $8 million lead gift towards the Balzer NAIA national tournament. Technology Center, President Pollard increased the campaign Fall- After 23 years, cross country returned as a sport with goal from $100 to $110 million. At the start of the 2011 school Matt Pearson as head coach. year, it was announced that the campaign had not only finished Fall- KLRC upgraded its tower from 6,000 watts of power to a year early, but with $8 million more than the goal. 100,000 watts of power. The power increase necessitated a move from 101.1 to 90.9 on the radio dial. 100,000 watts is the September 14- JBU was ranked first out of 99 universities and most watts a radio station is permitted by the Federal colleges for the best overall regional college in the south in Communications Commission. For a map of the before and “U.S. News and World Report: America’s Best Colleges.” after coverage, see the Threefold Advocate -- October 4, 2012 issue. The upgrade went into effect on February 18, 2013

2012 North Hall was renamed “Hutcheson Hall: after the major donors of the project. March 30- The remodeling of the old Cathedral engineering building is finished and is opened as a second art building. It was dedicated on March 30th and both art buildings were 2013 renamed Windgate Visual Arts East and West after the Windgate Charitable Foundation of which John Brown III is February- it was announced that the J. Alvin residence hall chairman. would be renovated. In February, an anonymous donor gave $3 million towards the $5 million project. The renovation will Spring- Construction of both the Simmons Great Hall and proceed in two stages. The first stage began in May of 2013 North Slope apartments was announced after an anonymous and consisted of renovating the southeast side of the dorm, lead gift of $4 million. while the side facing Walker would stay open for students. The July 2- JBU achieved zero landfill status. Thanks to the second stage took place in mid-November when the students in removal of dumpsters and the partnership with the recycling the unrenovated half moved over to the newly renovated side plant in Siloam Springs, JBU no longer contributes to a and workers started renovation work on the second half. landfill, which saves the school money. This has been a project June 21- the old KUOA radio station/ graphic design building 20 years in the making, headed by Steve Brankle for the last 16 was demolished. years. Fall- Both the North Slope apartments and the Great Hall October 1- The JBU Swing Society became the first student opened for the 2013 fall term. The Great Hall is used when club to allow dancing on campus after being approved by SGA. extra space is needed for student dining and for special events, and built as an extension of the Kresge dining hall. The two North Slope apartments house 40 students each and are located on the slope next to the townhouses.

Fall- The fully renovated J. Alvin opens up for students at the start of the fall semester. Over the summer, construction finished the north side of the building and refurnished the atrium and the basement. The planters in the atrium were removed and a rock climbing wall was added in the basement.