East Texas Baptist Tigers football
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College of Marshall (1912-1944) East Texas Baptist College (1944-1984) |
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| Motto | A world of opportunity in a community of faith |
| Type | Private four-year undergraduate |
| Established | 1912 |
| Affiliation | Baptist General Convention of Texas |
| Endowment | US $56,158,298 |
| President | J. Blair Blackburn |
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| Undergraduates | 1,196 |
| Location |
Marshall, Texas, U.S. 32°33′21″N 94°22′23″W / 32.555925°N 94.373191°WCoordinates: 32°33′21″N 94°22′23″W / 32.555925°N 94.373191°W |
| Campus | Sub-urban |
| Colors | Navy and Gold |
| Nickname | ETBU |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Affiliations | NCAA Division III – American Southwest Conference |
| Website | www |
East Texas Baptist University, known as ETBU, is a private, coeducational Christian university in Marshall, Texas, United States associated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
ETBU is located on the site of the former Van Zandt Plantation at the highest altitude in Harrison County. ETBU was founded as the College of Marshall in 1912, after a campaign to create a Southern Baptist college in East Texas. The campus' first building, Marshall Hall, was completed in 1916. It was designed to house a gymnasium, library, chapel/theatre, administrative offices and classrooms. The College of Marshall opened the following year in 1917 as a two-year junior college and academy. The College was greatly enlarged during the aegis of President Frank Shelby Groner who served as president of the college from 1928 until 1942. It became East Texas Baptist College in 1944
In June 2015, J. Blair Blackburn, a native of Minden, Louisiana, was inaugurated as the 13th president of East Texas Baptist University. He succeeded Samuel "Dub" Oliver, who instead became in 2014 the president of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. Blackburn received an Associate of Arts degree from Tyler Junior College, a Bachelor of Science in political science from the University of Texas at Tyler, Master of Science degree in higher education administration from Texas A&M University–Commerce, and a doctorate in educational administration from Baptist-affiliated Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Previously he was the executive vice president at Dallas Baptist University and held other administrative positions there dating back to 1995. He was formerly on the staffs of his alma mater, the University of Texas at Tyler and Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas, and Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas. Upon taking the presidency, Blackburn described himself as "excited and humbled that the Lord has called me to serve as president of East Texas Baptist University. Having been raised in northwest Louisiana and living in east Texas for many years, I have known and respected this institution for its unwavering commitment to stand as a beacon for Christ-centered education.
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