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Biola's former Los Angeles building: under construction (top) and complete in 1916 (bottom): It was demolished in 1988, after damage in a 1987 earthquake. [2]Biola University was founded in 1908 as the Bible Institute of Los Angeles by Lyman Stewart, president of the Union Oil Company of California; [3] Thomas C. Horton, a Presbyterian minister and author; and Augustus B. Prichard, also a ...
Biola University people (3 C) Pages in category "Biola University" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools not-for-profit --- --- Arts & design Life Pacific University: San Dimas: Los Angeles: 1923 Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions not-for-profit NAIA International Church of the Foursquare Gospel--- Lincoln University: Oakland: Alameda: 1926 Special Focus Four-Year: Business ...
The Biola Eagles are the athletic teams that represent Biola University, located in La Mirada, California, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) since the 2017–18 academic year; while its men's and women's swimming & diving teams compete in the Pacific ...
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Lyman Stewart (July 22, 1840 – September 28, 1923) was a U.S. businessman and co-founder of Union Oil Company of California.Stewart was also a significant Christian philanthropist and cofounder of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now known as Biola University).
By 1960, the year the city was incorporated, La Mirada had grown from a mere 100 homes to over 8,000. [13] The city was incorporated as "Mirada Hills" on March 23, 1960. On November 8, 1960, voters approved a change of name to the current La Mirada, which was officially certified on December 15, 1960.
Holmquist did not coach the Biola team in the 1989–90 season to focus on his duties as athletic director, [4] before carrying out the two roles until the end of the 2015–16 school year, when he retired from his 27-year stint as athletic director. Holmquist took this decision prior to Biola's transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II in ...