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Sidney Brownsberger was the first president of Pacific Union College, then on its former campus in Healdsburg, California and known as Healdsburg Academy. [1] Prior to founding Healdsburg Academy, he was the president of Battle Creek Adventist College from 1875 to 1881, after finding his faith in the church in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Pacific Union College was founded as Healdsburg Academy in Healdsburg, California, in northern Sonoma County, in 1882. [5] [8] The creation of schools in the state was urged by Ellen G. White and other church leaders in an effort to accommodate the Adventist Church's growing membership on the West Coast and to train young Adventists for its work.
Richard Osborn was the 20th President of Pacific Union College.He took office in 2001, serving until he resigned in 2009. [1] Previously, he also served as President of the Council for American Private Education, a coalition representing 80% of private schools in the United States. [2]
This is a list of notable alumni of Pacific Union College, a private liberal arts college in Napa Valley, California. The college has been described as a "training ground for an inordinately large number of outstanding physicians, dentists, nurses, teachers and theologians." [1] A large majority of students who graduate from the college do so ...
A list of presidents of Pacific Union College, a private liberal arts college in Napa Valley, California, past and present. Pages in category "Pacific Union College presidents" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
These were countries where his father served the Seventh-day Adventist Church in pastoral and administrative posts. Wilson is an alumnus of Pacific Union College in Angwin, California. Neal C. Wilson's son, Ted N. C. Wilson, would follow his father's footsteps and is the current president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
1st President of Pacific Union College; In office 1882–1886: ... (now Pacific Union College). ... Mountain View, California: Pacific Press Publishing Association, ...
As president, he was noted for his "ready smile, down-to-earth advice, and folksy family" speeches. [This quote needs a citation] Upon retirement from an 18-year tenure as president in 2001, Maxwell became the first president to be designated president emeritus by the Pacific Union College Board.