Dodd College

Dodd College was a private junior college for women located in Shreveport, Louisiana.[1] It was founded in 1927 by Monroe E. Dodd, a radio preacher who headed the Southern Baptist Convention from 1934 to 1935.[2][1] Dodd College closed in 1942.[1] The college had a chapter of Sigma Iota Chi sorority.[3]

Among the chairmen of the trustees was W. Scott Wilkinson, a Shreveport lawyer who served in the state House from 1920 to 1924.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dodd College". Read the Plaque. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  2. ^ Blackwell, Brian (June 10, 2023). "M.E. Dodd: Father of Cooperative Program was a committed soul winner, SBC leader". Baptist Message. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  3. ^ Carroll Lurding; Fran Becque, eds. (July 11, 2025). "Inactive Women's Organizations: Sigma Iota Chi" (PDF). Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved October 16, 2025 – via University Library: Student Life and Culture Archives.
  4. ^ "The Wilkinson Family". WordPress. Retrieved August 25, 2014.


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