Spokane University was a four-year liberal arts college that operated from 1913 to 1933. It was founded in 1912 by Mr. B. E. Utz and Mr. W. D. Willoughby as Spokane Bible College. Mr. Utz worked at Eugene Bible University in Eugene, Oregon from 1909 to 1911 before moving back to Spokane. Spokane University was created to train ministers for the Christian Churches in Washington State. Because of financial difficulties during the Great Depression, in 1934 it merged with Eugene Bible College to become Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Oregon, now known as

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. During its existence, Spokane University conferred degrees on 112 men and 100 women. Forty-six of the men were ordained. It was organized as three colleges: Bible, Liberal Arts, and Fine Arts.Griffeth, Ross J. ''Crusaders for Christ''. Eugene, OR: Shelton-Turnbull, Inc., 1971. The facilities were sold to Spokane Junior College which moved into the city of

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from its original location in the

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to the former site of Spokane College on Spokane's South Hill. The former site of the university, twenty-three acres at Ninth and Herald Streets, was the home of

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from 1963–2002. The former site of Spokane University is now considered the old U-High as

has moved to a new location on 32nd Avenue.

Presidents

* B. E. Utz, 1912–1914 * Isaac N. McCash, 1914–1916 * Andrew M. Meldrum, 1916–1922 * Chester V. Dunn, 1922–1924 * Roy K. Roadruck, 1924–1932 * A. G. Sater, 1932–1933

Notable alumni

Clyfford Still Clyfford Still (November 30, 1904 – June 23, 1980) was an American Painting, painter, and one of the leading figures in the first generation of Abstract Expressionists, who developed a new, powerful approach to painting in the years immediat ...

, class of 1933, an American painter, one of the leading figures in

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. *

Donald H. Magnuson Donald Hammer Magnuson (March 7, 1911 – October 5, 1979) was an American journalist and five-term congressman from the state of Washington and an investigative journalist for the '' Daily Olympian'' and ''Seattle Times'' newspapers. He w ...

, attended 1926 to 1928, a 5-term Representative in the

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. * George B. Thomas, professor of mathematics at

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and author of a classic calculus textbook.

References

{{Reflist Defunct private universities and colleges in Washington (state) Education in Spokane, Washington Educational institutions established in 1913 1913 establishments in Washington (state) Educational institutions disestablished in 1933