Berea College -- Faculty

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From 1895 to 1922, the Rev. Henry M. Penniman served as Professor of Christian Evidences, a field agent, fund raiser, financial agent, and general evangelist for Berea College.  He was a close friend of President Frost and helped raise the funds for the·women's Gymnasium that would be named the Woods-Penniman building on the Berea College Campus.  After retirement, Penniman continued to preach, teach, and work with the College.

Abstract Dr. Robert J. Schneider completed thirty-two years on the faculty of Berea College, retiring in 2001 as distinguished professor of general studies and professor of classical languages. He taught courses in Latin and Greek languages and literatures, and also general studies courses that explored topics in biblical literature, history of Christian thought, history of science, classical mythology, and contemporary fiction. His senior seminar at Berea College, "Science and Faith," allowed him to...

Abstract William Ross Gordon began teaching at Berea in 1931 as a teacher in the Foundation-Junior High School.  In 1932 he was promoted to the college department where he spent the next 36 years teaching philosophy and religion.  Born in 1900 in South Carolina, Ross served in the United States Army from 1918 until 1922.  He later secured his bachelor's degree from Drury College and in 1930 received his Bachelor of Divinity from the Union Seminary in New York.  His Ph.D. in philosophy was granted by...