David Sutherland Hibbard
| David S. Hibbard | |
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| 1st President of Silliman University | |
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In office 1901–1930 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | October 31, 1868 Hamden, Ohio |
| Died | December 30, 1966 (aged 98) Los Angeles, California |
| Residence | Dumaguete, Philippines |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University Princeton Theological Seminary College of Emporia |
| Profession | Missionary, educator |
David Sutherland Hibbard (October 31, 1868 – December 30, 1966) was an American missionary and educator who established and served as first president of Silliman Institute, now Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Philippines.
Prior to his assignment in the Philippines by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, Hibbard obtained his undergraduate degree from Emporia College in Emporia, Kansas. Thereafter, he received Theological Training at the Princeton Theological Seminary and went to obtain his Master of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Princeton University.
After graduating from Princeton in 1896, Hibbard served as a pastor at a local church in Lyndon, Kansas for three years. In February 1899, he accepted an invitation from the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions to serve in the Philippines, which at that time recently fell under the ambit of the United States following Spain's defeat in the Spanish–American War. At about the same time a certain Dr. Horace Silliman appeared at the office of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in New York City to contribute a sum of money to what he envisioned would be an industrial school for boys in the Philippines. Dr. Silliman has been a long and active supporter of schools and colleges. Among such institutions was Hampton Institute of Virginia, and his proposal to the Presbyterian Board was for an industrial school in the Philippines on the Hampton model. Persuaded by Dr. Silliman's persistence, the Board decided to establish the school.
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