Bob Jones University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Notable people== {{Main|List of Bob Jones University people}} ===Alumni=== <!-- Please do not add more people here unless of earth-shaking importance. Rather add them to the larger list in [[List of Bob Jones University people]].--> A number of BJU graduates have become influential within [[Christian fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] and [[evangelical]] Christianity, including [[Ken Hay]] (founder of "[[The Wilds Christian Association|The Wilds]]" Christian camps)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wilds.org/staff/fulltime|title=Staff profile|publisher=The Wilds|access-date=March 20, 2012}}</ref> [[Ron "Patch" Hamilton]] (composer and president of [[Majesty Music]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-ron-hamilton|title=Dr. Ron Hamilton β Ministry127|website=ministry127.com|access-date=2015-11-12|archive-date=2015-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030425/http://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-ron-hamilton|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Billy Kim]] (former president of [[Baptist World Alliance]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abpnews.com/content/view/288/118/ |title=Billy Kim retires as pastor of Korean megachurch |date=January 4, 2005 |publisher=ABP |access-date=March 20, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and [[MoisΓ©s Silva]] (president of the [[Evangelical Theological Society]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crossway.org/bibles/esv/translation/reviewscholars/ |title=Translator profiles |publisher=Crossway |access-date=March 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918194928/http://www.crossway.org/bibles/esv/translation/reviewscholars/ |archive-date=September 18, 2013 }}</ref> BJU alumni also include the third pastor (1968β1976) of [[Riverside Church]] ([[Riverside Church|Ernest T. Campbell]]), the former president of [[Northland Baptist Bible College]] ([[Les Ollila]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ni.edu/About-Us/Administration-Dr-Ollia/ |title=Chancellor bio |publisher=NI |access-date=March 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004203520/http://www.ni.edu/About-Us/Administration-Dr-Ollia/ |archive-date=October 4, 2011 }}</ref> late president of [[Baptist Bible College & Seminary|Baptist Bible College]] ([[Ernest Pickering]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baptistbulletin.org/?p=12274|title=The Making of Biblical Separation|date=May 1, 2008|publisher=Baptist Bulletin|access-date=March 20, 2012}}</ref> and the former president of [[Clearwater Christian College]] ([[Richard Stratton (college president)|Richard Stratton]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clearwater.edu/news/DrStrattonbio.asp |title=Stratton bio |publisher=Clearwater |access-date=March 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818071705/http://www.clearwater.edu/news/DrStrattonbio.asp |archive-date=August 18, 2011 }}</ref> One BJU alumnus, [[Asa Hutchinson]], served as the governor of Arkansas and also served in the U.S. Congress;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H001014|title=Hutchinson bio|publisher=U.S. Congress|access-date=March 20, 2012}}</ref> his brother [[Tim Hutchinson]] served in the U.S. Senate. Others have served in state government: Michigan state senator [[Alan Cropsey]], Pennsylvania state representative [[Gordon Denlinger]], Pennsylvania state representative [[Mark M. Gillen]], former Speaker Pro Tempore of the South Carolina House of Representatives [[Terry Haskins]], member of the South Carolina House of Representatives [[Wendy Nanney]], Pennsylvania state representative [[Sam Rohrer]], member of the Missouri House of Representatives [[Ryan Silvey]], Maryland state senator [[Bryan Simonaire]] and his daughter, state delegate [[Meagan Simonaire]], and South Carolina state senator [[Danny Verdin]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page