Grady C. Cothen

Grady C. Cothen
Born	(1920-08-02)August 2, 1920 Poplarville, Mississippi, USA
Died	May 19, 2017(2017-05-19) (aged 96) Ridgeland, Mississippi
Resting place	Roseberry Cemetery in Mascot, Tennessee
Alma mater	Mississippi CollegeMbr>New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Occupation	Clergyman: Southern Baptist Convention
Spouse(s)	Martha E. "Betty" Major Cothen
Children	Grady Cothen, Jr. Carol C. Shields
Parent(s)	The Reverend and Mrs. J. H. Cothen

Grady C. Cothen, Sr. (2 August 1920 – 19 May 2017), was a pastor, state convention executive secretary-director for the Southern Baptist Convention, author, university president, and seminary president.

Cothen was born in Poplarville, Mississippi, to the Reverend and Mrs. J. H. Cothen. He married Martha E. (Bettye) Major and had two children; Grady, Jr., Carole Shields.

He attended from Hattiesburg High School, graduated from Baptist-affiliated Mississippi College in Clinton and received his master's degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He was ordained into Baptist ministry in 1939 in Richton, Mississippi.^[1] Cothen died on 19 May 2017 in Ridgeland, Mississippi, at the age of ninety-six.^[2]^[3]

Service

Chaplain, U. S. Navy, 1944-46
Pastor: White Oak Baptist Church, Chattanooga, Tn. 1946-48
Olivet Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, Ok. 1948-59
First Baptist Church, Birmingham, Al. 1959-61
Executive Secretary, Southern Baptist General Convention of Ca. 1961 – 1966.
President of Oklahoma Baptist University 1966-70
President of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary 1970-74
President of Southern Baptist Sunday School Board 1975-84^[1]

Awards

Distinguished Alumnus Award, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Order of The Golden Arrow, Mississippi College
E. Y. Mullins Denominational Service Award, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Listed in Who's Who in America from 1970 until retirement.

Honorary degrees

Doctor of Divinity, Mississippi College
Doctor of Divinity, California Baptist College
Doctor of Laws, William Jewell College
Doctor of Humanities, University of Richmond
Doctor of Humane Letters, Campbell University
Doctor of Humane Letters, Oklahoma Baptist University

Books

The God of The Beginnings
Faith and Higher Education
Unto All The World: Bold Mission
What Happened to The Southern Baptist Convention?
The New SBC: Fundamentalism's Impact on The Southern Baptist Convention

President of OBU

During Cothen's tenure as president the Howard Residence was completed, the Oklahoma Baptist University Authority was incorporated, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education accredited all OBU programs, and The Geiger Center for University Life was completed.^[4]

Preceded by James R. Scales	Oklahoma Baptist University President 1966 - 1970	Succeeded by William G. Tanner

References

1 2 "The Papers of Grady C. Cothen". Samford University Library. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
↑ Allen, Bob (22 May 2017). "Grady Cothen, one of last pre-1979 SBC agency heads, dies". Baptist News Global. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
↑ "Grady C. Cothen's Obituary". Clarion Ledger. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
↑ "OBU Archives". Mabee Learning Center. Archived from the original on 23 June 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

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