Past Presidents
John Brown University
2000 W. University St.,
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
479-524-9500
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Dr. John E. Brown Sr.
1919-1948
Dr. George F. Ford
Fall 1993
Dr. Charles W. Pollard III
2004 - Present
Dr. John E. Brown Jr.
1948-1979
Dr. E. William George
Spring 1994
Dr. John E. Brown III
1979-1993
Dr. Lee Balzer
1994-2004
Four presidents of JBU were interviewed for the university's 90th birthday. Their reflections on their time at JBU come together in a video reflecting on the history of the university.
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John Brown University is a leading private Christian university, training students to honor God and serve others since 1919. Arkansas’ top-ranked regional university (U.S. News Best Colleges 2019), JBU enrolls more than 2,100 students from 38 states and 53 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online and concurrent education programs. JBU offers 41 majors, with top programs including engineering, nursing, family and human services, biology, graphic design and construction management.