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Description
Economic recovery from the Great Depression and two major campus fires challenged E. H. Ijams as he became president in 1934. In his ten-year presidency, indebtedness was reduced significantly through a major fund-raising campaign. Great strides were undertaken to improve academic quality in the sciences, fine arts, teacher preparation, and Bible instruction. The college and high school libraries were separated. A gentle man and thought-provoking preacher, he helped to organize Central Church of Christ in the 1920s with a goal of practicing “real religion”, combining daily teaching with daily benevolence. His leadership helped to secure Lipscomb’s future and touched many with the message of Jesus Christ.
Induction Year
2001
Institutional Role
Faculty/Administrator
Keywords
Lipscomb Legends, E. H. Ijams, 2001, Lipscomb University