President and Mrs. Lee Balzer - John Brown University - Siloam Springs AR
N 36° 11.438 W 094° 33.620
15S E 359704 N 4006220
Situated outside the Bell Science Hall, this mature tree celebrates the ten year college presidency of Lee Balzer, and his wife.
Waymark Code: WMXT68
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2018
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This tree planted in celebration of
President and Mrs. Lee Balzer's
dedicated service to
John Brown University
1994 - 2004
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"The former president of Tabor College in Kansas, Lee Balzer, took office after the Ford controversy with a plan to expand the university's reach. He extended the Advance Program for non-traditional students in other cities by establishing branch centers in Fort Smith, Arkansas and Little Rock, Arkansas. During his presidency, JBU offered it first graduate degrees; initially in school counseling, later offering master's degrees in marriage and family therapy, leadership and ethics, business (MBA) and Christian ministry. The Center for Marriage and Family Studies was established during the Balzer presidency. Under President Balzer, JBU also founded the Soderquist Center for Business Leadership and Ethics to promote ethical principles in the business world. In addition, JBU's financial campaign at the end of the 1990s raised more than 39 million dollars to build Walker Student Center, Bell Science Hall, North Hall, and the Soderquist Business Center, all in the span of barely more than five years."