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Ormond Beatty

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The result was: not scheduled by Gog the Mild (talk) 15:13, 29 September 2023 (UTC)



Ormond Beatty (1815–1890) was an American educator and academic administrator who was the seventh president of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. An 1835 graduate of Centre, Beatty became a professor soon after, following a year of studies at Yale University, and taught chemistry, natural philosophy, mathematics, metaphysics, biblical history, and church history over the course of his career. He was president pro tempore following the resignation of William L. Breckinridge in 1868 and was unanimously elected president by the board of trustees in 1870. He was Centre's first president who was not a Christian minister, and he led the school until his resignation in 1888, at which point he taught for two additional years at the request of the board before his death. He also involved himself in religious affairs, serving as a ruling elder in the First and Second Presbyterian Churches in Danville, as a commissioner to three Presbyterian Church General Assemblies, and as a trustee of the Danville Theological Seminary.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Thomas A. Spragens, another Centre College president, on July 2, 2023
 * Main editors: PCN02WPS
 * Promoted: September 19, 2023
 * Reasons for nomination: n/a
 * Support as nominator. PCN02WPS  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 16:33, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Support ~ HAL  333  17:36, 24 September 2023 (UTC)


 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/November 24, 2023 by Gog the Mild (talk) 21:06, 1 October 2023 (UTC)



Ormond Beatty (1815–1890) was an American educator and academic administrator who was the seventh president of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. An 1835 graduate of Centre, Beatty became a professor soon after, following a year of studies at Yale University, and taught chemistry, natural philosophy, mathematics, metaphysics, biblical history, and church history over the course of his career. He was president pro tempore following the resignation of William L. Breckinridge in 1868 and was unanimously elected president by the board of trustees in 1870. He was Centre's first president who was not a Christian minister, and he led the school until his resignation in 1888, at which point he taught for two additional years at the request of the board before his death. He also involved himself in religious affairs, serving as a ruling elder in the First and Second Presbyterian Churches in Danville, as a commissioner to three Presbyterian Church General Assemblies, and as a trustee of the Danville Theological Seminary.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Thomas A. Spragens, another Centre College president, on July 2, 2023
 * Main editors: PCN02WPS
 * Promoted: September 19, 2023
 * Reasons for nomination: Re-nomination for December after unsuccessful November nomination
 * Support as nominator. PCN02WPS  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 15:39, 29 September 2023 (UTC)