Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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OF TRUSTEES Olivet Naznrene College is a co-educational institu- tion of the Church of the Nazarene and is governed by a PJoard of Trustees composed of iifty-six ministers. district superintendents, and la} ' men from the seven states of the Central Educational Zone. The student bod} ' usually sees this group cii masse only once a }-ear, but the} ' know that the individual members of the board continually bear the weight of their responsibili- ties to the college. It is through their faitliful guidance and counsel that Olivet has moved forw ard in Eiluca- tion With A Christian PuriDose . Olivet owes a special debt of gratitude to those mem- bers who have given tw(j decades or more of loyalt} ' , being instant in adversity as well as in prosperity. Rev. C. L. Bradley and Dr. E. O. Chalfant are the senior members in years of service. They have been on the board for twenty-seven years. Dr. C. A. Gibson, next in seniority, has served twenty years. Our most sincere appreciation to all of them! Pane Seventeen

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r DR. C. A. GIBSON PrKSXDKNT of THK BoAFiD Dr. C. A. Gibson came to the Ohio District in 1924. During the nineteen years of Ins superinten- dcncy the memhersJiip of tlie Ohio District increased from 2,200 to 13,000. Eighty per cent of the cliurches in tlic two Ohio districts were organi.zed under his leadership. Last year Dr. Cibson accepted the siiperintcn- dency of the Michigan District. For tzventy years he has been a member of the Board of Trus- tees of Olivet Naaarene College, and ivas Vice-Chairman of the Board at the time of Dr. Burke ' s death. In febritarv of this year lie was elected chairman. THE BOARD •i ' | K 9PI M ■ ' ■ ' . m I ' TIHI imUl ' ' mm BlB. mm Mjimm 1 K 1 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD (Left lo rig lit) Dr. J. F. Leist — Trca.Kurcr Dr. a. L. PakroTT — Prc.udcnt of Ihc College Dr. C. a. Gibson — Frcsidcnl of llic lh ard Dr. E. O. Chai Fakt — Sec rcUirv Rev. Ear: Ai,bea, Columbus, Ohio Rev. Harris B. Anthony, Cohmihiis, Oliio Rev. Everett Atkinson, Indianapoli. ' :, Indiana Dr. Hugh Benner, Kansa.s- City, Mi.s.soiiri Rev. C. L. Bradi,ey, Grand Rapid.K, Michigan Rev. Harry Carter, Clermont, Indiana Rev. R, a. Carter, Racine, Wisconsin Dr. E. O. Chaefant, Danville, Illinois Rev. Paui Coleman, Flint, Michigan Rev. J. C. Coluns, Ez ' an.n ' ille, Indiana Rev. C. T. CorbETT, Mikvaukee, Wisconsin Rev. H. W. Cornelius, Frankfort, Indiana Dr, R. V. DeEong, Gary, Indiana Mr. W. E. Eigsti, Chicago Heights, Illinois Rev. Millard R. Fitch, Norwood, Ohio Rev. Harvey S. Galloway, Columbus, Ohio Rev. G. Edward Gallup, Pontiac, Michigan Rev. C. a. Geeding, Middletozvn, Ohio Dr. C. a. Gibson, Fansing, Michigan Rev. W. R. GillEY, Fortsmouth, Ohio Rev. George H. Harmon, Decatur, Illinois Rev. Charles L. Henderson, Lima, Ohio Rev. C. W. Henderson, Greenfield, Indiana Rev. N. B. HerrEll, Winchester, Indiana Rev. H. B. Jensen, Champaign, Illinois Rev. J. Y. Jones, Ro.vana, Illinois Rev. M. J. Jones, Richmond, Indiana Dr. Selden Dee KellEY, Detroit, Michigan Rev. H. C. EiTLE, Ironton. Ohio Rev. Glenn C. Miller, Fort Wayne, Indiana Rev. H. C. Miller, Sioux City, loiva Rev. J. B. Miller, Muncie, Indiana Dr. L. G. Mitten, North Manchester, Indiana Dr. J. W. Montgomery, Fort Wayne, Indiana Rev. J. L Moore, Celina, Ohio Dr. a. L. Parrott, Kankaliee, Illinois Rev. a. H. Perry, Wooster, Ohio Rev. C. W. Perry, Cincinnati, Ohio Rev. Gene Phillips, Indianapolis, Indiana Dr. FIardy C. Powers, Des Moines. Iowa Rev. W. S. Purinton, Bloomington, Illinois Dr. L. a. Reed, Chicago, Illinois Rev. R. R. RehEELDT, Council Bluffs, Iowa Rev. a. L. Roach, St. Louis, Missouri Rev. C. Preston Roberts, Whiting, Indiana Dr. R. V. Starr, Springfield, Illinois Rev. Herbert W. Thomas, Bay City, Michigan Rev. Jesse Towns, Indianapolis, Indiana Dr. Grover Van Diiyn, Greenfield, Indiana Rev. Frank Watkin, Grand Rapids, Michigan Rev. F. a. Welch, .9 Louis, Missouri Rev. K. S. White, Springfield, Illinois Dr. T. W. Willingham, Maplewood, Missouri Rev. Fred D. Wright, Mishai ' aka, Indiana Rev. E. E. Zachary, Des .Moines, lozva Rev. E. L. Zimmerman, Coshocton, Ohio I ' uue Si.vtccn

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In M m -, DR. EDWIN C. BURKE With the passing of Dr. Edwin C. Burke, the Church of the Nazarene lost one of her most prominent and influential lay leaders. In 1916, Dr. Burke was elected a member of the Board of Trustees of Olivet Nazarene Col- lege and continued in this capacity until his death, thereby completing a career of most able leader- ship of twenty-eight years as a member, twenty- six of which he served as Chairman. Edmund Julian Day Imes Taylor a. L p.