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Bishop John Emory by American painter George Esten Cooke.The painting is dated 1838 and is housed at Emory & Henry College. Emory & Henry University is named after John Emory, a renowned Methodist bishop, and Patrick Henry, an American patriot and Virginia's first governor, [7] [8] though some research suggests the name honors Henry's sister Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell, who lived in ...
Thomas Robbins Morris (born July 28, 1944) is an American educator who served as Secretary of Education in the cabinet of Virginia Governor Tim Kaine from 2006 to 2010. Prior to his appointment, he served fourteen years as the President of Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia.
Pages in category "Emory and Henry University faculty" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The original incarnation of WEHC was a 100-watt AM station, which signed on October 24, 1929 on 1370 kHz. This WEHC was the first station to go into operation in Virginia outside of Richmond and Norfolk.
Emory and Henry Wasps football players (7 P) Pages in category "Emory and Henry University alumni" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
The official Emory & Henry mascot is the Wasps. While there are many rumored origins of the nickname, the most commonly accepted story is that Emory & Henry was first called the Wasps after the football team played the first-ever game in Tennessee's Neyland Stadium by a local Knoxville newspaper. [10]
John Emory (April 11, 1789 – 1835) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1832. He is the namesake for Emory University and Emory & Henry College , both Methodist-affiliated American universities.
Emory and Henry was invited to the Burley Bowl, where the Wasps beat Appalachian State, and the Tangerine Bowl, where the team fell to Morris Harvey. Emory and Henry played three home games at Bristol Municipal Stadium in Bristol, Tennessee and three at Fullerton Field in Emory, Virginia .