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southern's presidents
Graysville Academy
Years: 1892–1898
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G. W. Colcord
(1892–1895)
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W. T. Bland
(1896–1898)
Southern Industrial School
Years: 1898-1901
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Charles W. Irwin
(1898–1900)
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N. W. Lawrence
(1901)
Southern Training School
Years: 1901-1916
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J. Ellis Tenney
(1901–1906)
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M. B. Van Kirk
(1906–1912)
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C. L. Stone
(1912–1914)
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Lynn H. Wood
(1914–1915)
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A. N. Atteberry
(1915–1916)
Southern Junior College
Years: 1916-1943
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Leo F. Thiel
(1916–1918)
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Lynn H. Wood
(1918–1922)
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Leo F. Thiel
(1922–1925)
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H. H. Hamilton
(1925–1927)
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Marion E. Cady
(1927)
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Henry J. Klooster
(1927–1937)
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John C. Thompson
(1937–1942)
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Denton E. Rebok
(1942–1943)
Southern Missionary College
Years: 1943-1983
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Kenneth A. Wright
(1943–1955)
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Thomas W. Walters
(1955–1958)
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Conard N. Rees
(1958–1967)
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Wilbert Schneider
(1967–1971)
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Frank A. Knittel
(1971–1983)
Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists
Years: 1983-1997
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John Wagner
(1983–1986)
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Donald R. Sahly
(1986–1997)
Southern Adventist University
Years:1997-Present
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Gordon Bietz
(1997–2016)
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David Smith
(2016-2021)
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Ken Shaw
(Current)