- Paine College
Infobox University
name = Paine College
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caption = Paine College Seal
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motto = "Rejoicing In Hope"
established = 1882
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type = Private, HBCU
affiliation =Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
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president = George C. Bradley
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students = 800+
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city = Augusta
state = GA
country =United States
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campus = Urban, convert|57|acre|m2|1|sing=on acre
former_names = Paine Institute
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colors =Purple andWhite
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nickname = Lions
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affiliations =NCAA (Division II ), SIAC
website = [http://www.paine.edu www.paine.edu]
footnotes =Paine College is a private Historically Black
college located inAugusta, Georgia . Paine College is affiliated with theUnited Methodist Church and theChristian Methodist Episcopal Church .Mission
On December 28, 1884, the Reverend George Williams Walker was elected President of Paine Institute following the resignation of Reverend Callaway. In 1886, the College moved to its present site.
The year 1888 was a very significant one for Paine College. Reverend Moses U. Payne, an MECS minister from Missouri, gave $25,000 to Paine for the endowment. Also in 1888, Trustee W. A. Candler presented a resolution to the Trustees authorizing President Walker to employ Dr. John Wesley Gilbert to become the first Black member of the faculty. Dr. Gilbert was Paine’s first student and first graduate. He furthered his education at Brown University and Athens, Greece. Since that time, the faculty has been interracial and international. President Walker died in 1910 after having headed Paine for twenty-six years.
The Paine Institute began with a high school component and gradually developed a college department. In 1901 the first four-year degrees were granted at The Paine Institute. Initially, advanced students received special instruction on an individual basis, but by 1903 sufficient college-level work was provided to justify changing the school’s name to The Paine College. Paine continued its high school department until 1945, because there was no public secondary school for Blacks in Augusta until that year.
Under the leadership of President Edmund Clarke Peters, 1929-1956, Paine College was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools as a Class “B” institution in 1931 and then as a Class “A” institution in 1945.
President E. Clayton Calhoun served as President from 1956 to 1970. During his leadership, Paine was approved by the University Senate of The Methodist Church in 1959, and the College was admitted to full membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1961.
Dr. Lucius H. Pitts was elected President of Paine College in 1971. He was the first alumnus and first Black President of the College. He died in his office in 1974. Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr. served as President of the College on two separate occasions: 1975 to 1982 and 1988 to 1994. Paine alumnus, Dr. William Harris, served during the period of 1982 to 1988. In 1994, Dr. Shirley A. R. Lewis became Paine College’s first female president. Paine College is a full-fledged liberal arts institution offering courses and major programs in five divisions: Business Administration, Education, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Social Sciences. The College remains a small, predominantly Black, coeducational, church-related school, gratefully related to its founding denominations and open to all.
The Campus
Paine College has a convert|57|acre|m2|1|sing=on acre campus located in the heart of Augusta, Georgia. Most of the college's buildings, including residence halls, classroom buildings, and the library, are located in the main campus area. The athletic field, gymnasium, tennis court, and the chapel/music building are included in the rear campus area.
Notable Alumni
This is a list of notable alumni which includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Paine Institute and/or Paine College.
External links
* [http://www.paine.edu www.paine.edu] − Official website
* [http://www.paine.edu/CampusMap.htm Campus map]References
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