EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Methodist college founded by Rev. Isham L. Burrow in 1876 as Central Collegiate Institute, Altus, Arkansas. Relocated in 1884 to Conway, 25 miles north of Little Rock.

Location:
Conway, AR

Founding Date:
1876

Team:
Warriors

Enrollment:
1100

Official Website:
http://www.hendrix.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Douglas A. Blackmon	Journalist	6-Sep-1964		Slavery by Another Name
Sarah Caldwell	Conductor	6-Mar-1924	23-Mar-2006	Opera Company of Boston
William Lee Cazort	Politician	1888	6-Oct-1969	Twice Lt. Governor of Arkansas
Roger Clinton	Relative	25-Jul-1956		Black sheep in Clinton family
Jay Dickey	Politician	14-Dec-1939		Congressman from Arkansas, 1993-2001
Tim Griffin	Politician	21-Aug-1968		Congressman, Arkansas 2nd
Benjamin Travis Laney	Politician	25-Nov-1896	21-Jan-1977	Governor of Arkansas, 1945-49
Wilbur Mills	Politician	24-May-1909	2-May-1992	Congressman from Arkansas, 1939-77
R. Madison Murphy	Business	c. 1958		CFO of Murphy Oil, 1980-94
William Ragsdale	Actor	19-Jan-1961		Herman's Head
Mary Steenburgen	Actor	8-Feb-1953		Goin' South

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
R. Madison Murphy	Business	c. 1958		CFO of Murphy Oil, 1980-94

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