Spright Dowell

Spright Dowell was born in Cary, North Carolina on January 2, 1878.^[2] In 1896, he graduated from Wake Forest College.^[3] He attended the Southern University of Tennessee, and received an M.A. from Columbia University in 1911.^[2] He taught and worked as a school principal in Alabama and North Carolina.^[2] From 1913 to 1919, he worked for the Alabama Department of Education, as chief clerk, director of teacher training, and superintendent of education.^[2]

From 1920 to 1927, he was the President of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University.^[2] From 1928 to 1953, he was President of Mercer University.^[2] In 1949 and 1950, he was President of the Georgia Baptist Convention.^[2] He also served as secretary-treasurer of the Southern Baptist Education Commission, and became its Chairman in 1953.^[2]

• Columbus Roberts, Christian Steward Extraordinary
• A History of Mercer University, 1833-1953