BAXTER SEMINARY
Presidents
-BAXTER TENNESSEE-
Dr. Samuel E. Ryan
Dr. Frank S. Ditto
Dr. Patton R. Broyles
Dr. Harry L. Upperman
Dr. Paul A. Barker
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Dr. Paul A. Barker
The fifth and last President of Baxter Seminary was Reverend Paul A. Barker. "Bristol Man Is Named President: Reverend Paul A. Barker, pastor of Trinity Methodist church at Bristol, VA, has been elected president of Baxter Seminary at Baxter. Mr. Barker, 51, has been a Methodist minister for 20 years. He also has had experience as a high school teacher. The announcement was made today by William T. Sewell of Baxter, president of the school’s board of trustees. "Mr. Barker, a native of Alabama, will take his new position June 1. He succeeds the Rev. Dr. Harry L. Upperman, who is retiring after more than 30 years as head of the school. Dr. Upperman has been elected president emeritus and will continue to reside in Baxter. "The institution is one of seven secondary schools related to the board of education of the Methodist church." - Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 25 February 1957 "The Rev. Paul A. Barker, minister of Avondale Methodist Church, received his A.B. degree from the School of Theology at Drew University and his M.A. Degree from East Tennessee State Teachers' College at Johnson City. He took his chaplain's training at Harvard University and served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to '45. "The Rev. Mr. Barker entered the ministry in 1923 and joined Holston Conference in 1945. Upon completion of his seminary work he served in the home mission field of the Smoky Mountains from 1936-39 and before coming to Chattanooga was president of Baxter Seminary, Tennessee. He has been a member of the board of ministerial training of the Holston Conference for nine years." - Chattanooga Daily Times, Chattanooga, TN: July 4, 1959 Photo: 1976 Highlander
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