History
Paul Quinn College holds the distinction of being the oldest historically black college west of the Mississippi River. The college was founded in 1872 in Austin, Texas by a small group of African Methodist Episcopal preachers at Metropolitan A.M.E. Church. Originally, the college was called the Connectional High School and Institute. The school’s original purpose was to educate freed slaves and their children.
In 1877, the College moved from Austin to Waco, Texas, and was renamed Waco College. Classes were held in a modest one-building trade school where freedmen were taught the skills of blacksmithing, carpentry, tanning, and saddle work.
| 1872 – 1876 | Bishop J.M. Brown |
| 1876 – 1880 | Bishop R.H. Cain |
| 1880 – 1883 | H.T. Keling |
| 1883 – 1891 | I.M. Burgan |
| 1891 – 1892 | N.A. Banks |
| 1904 – 1908 | W.I. Laws |
| 1908 – 1911 | D.A. Butler |
| 1911 – 1914 | I.M. Burgan |
| 1914 – 1924 | J.K. Williams |
| 1924 – 1926 | J.F. Williams |
| 1926 – 1928 | N.A. Banks |
| 1928 – 1932 | Dean Mohr |
| 1932 – 1939 | A.S. Jackson |
| 1939 – 1942 | J.W. Yancy II |
| 1942 – 1943 | George Davis |
| 1943 – 1946 | George Singleton |
| 1946 – 1951 | Nanie Bell Aycock |
| 1951 – 1953 | Sherman L. Green, Jr. |
| 1953 – 1956 | Frank R. Veal |
| 1956 – 1962 | John H. Adams |
| 1962 – 1969 | L.H. McCloney |
| 1969 – 1976 | Stanley E. Rutland |
| 1976 – 1978 | Reuben D. Manning |
| 1979 – 1981 | William D. Watley |
| 1981 – 1982 | L.H. McCloney |
| 1982 – 1984 | Norman W. Handy |
| 1984 – 1992 | Warren W. Morgan |
| 1992 – 1992 | Winston D. Powers |
| 1992 – 2001 | Lee E. Monroe |
| 2002 – 2005 | Dwight J. Fennell |
| 2006 – 2007 | John Waddell |
| 2007 – Present | Michael J. Sorrell, Esq. |
Later, under the direction of Bishop William Paul Quinn (1788–1873), A.M.E. districts were developed throughout the South and tasked with raising funds to improve the College. During this period of time, more than twenty acres of additional land was purchased and the curriculum was expanded to include the subjects of Latin, mathematics, music, theology, English, carpentry, sewing, and household, kitchen, and dining room work. In May 1881, the College was chartered by the State of Texas and changed its name to Paul Quinn College to commemorate the contributions of Bishop William Paul Quinn.
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