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Archives Frequently Asked Questions
- In what year was Benedict College founded?
Answer: 1870
- For whom was Benedict College named?
Answer: Mrs. Bathsheba A. Barber Benedict
- Who was the first President of Benedict?
Answer : Reverend Timothy Dodge
- From its beginning how many Presidents has Benedict had?
Answer: Thirteen. Reverends Dodge, Colby, Goodspeed, Becker, Osborn, Valentine, Antisdel, Starks, and Bacoats. Doctors Payton, Ponder, Grigsby, and Swinton.
- Who was the first Afro-American President of Benedict?
Answer: Reverend John J. Starks
- How many Afro-Americans have served as Presidents?
Answer: Six. Starks, Bacoats Payton, Ponder, Grigsby, and Swinton
- What building on campus is on the Historic District List was used as a hospital and training school for nurses?
Answer: Pratt Hall
- What other buildings are in Benedict College's Historic district?
Answer: Morgan Hall, Duckett Hall, Antisdel Chapel, and Starks Center
- What year was the first football team formed and when was football suspended?
Answer: Formed in 1911 and suspended in 1966
- In what year did Benedict resurrect its football program after a 29 year absence?
Answer: 1995
- The intercollegiate History of sports at a Benedict began officially in 1907 when the first baseball team was organized by what professor?
Answer: Profesor Ralph Flemings Bates, the college's first intercollegiate coach.
- What year was Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chartered on campus?
Answer: 1947
- What Benedict College alumni served a four-year term as President of the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1996?
Answer: Dr. LeRoy Walker
- What does the word ´Benedict' mean?
Answer: It means "a blessing"
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