Georgetown College added to Southern University Conference
GC listed among elite group of liberal arts colleges and universities
Jim Durham
News Bureau Director
Georgetown College is Kentucky’s newest addition to the Southern University Conference, a 75-year-old organization for prestigious liberal arts colleges and universities. Membership in the conference is by invitation.
Dr. Jake B. Schrum, President of Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, and the organization’s secretary-treasurer, stated, “Southern University Conference has for over seven decades been looking for college and university members who represent the best public and private institutions in the south and southwest. We are thrilled to invite Georgetown College to be included in our membership.”
Berea College, Centre College and Transylvania University are the only others in the Commonwealth of Kentucky on the organization’s roster.
Of Georgetown College’s membership, Dr. Rosemary Allen, Provost and Academic Dean, said, “This affirms Georgetown’s growing reputation and distinction, and recognizes the unique contribution we are making to education in the south.”
The induction ceremony was held this past weekend in Savannah, Georgia, at the annual meeting of the Conference. Georgetown College was represented by President William H. Crouch, Jr.
The purpose of the Conference as stated in its Constitution is the consideration of “matters pertaining to the upper division of college work, to graduate work, and to all common interests of its members.” Consideration of new members is generally limited to five-year intervals.
Members include, among others, Davidson, Eckerd, and Elon Colleges, along with Furman, Mercer, Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest Universities. A complete list of member institutions is attached.
Austin College, Sherman, Texas, is the only other 2010 inductee.
Members of the Conference
| College | Date of Initiation | Location |
| Agnes Scott College | 1935 | Decatur, GA |
| Austin College | 2010 | Sherman, TX |
| Baylor University | 1935 | Waco, TX |
| Berea College | 1973 | Berea, KY |
| Birmingham Southern College | 1935 | Birmingham, AL |
| Centenary College of Louisiana | 1994 | Shreveport, LA |
| Centre College | 1935 | Danville, KY |
| Clemson University | 2001 | Clemson, SC |
| College of Charleston | 1935 | Charleston, SC |
| Converse College | 1937 | Spartanburg, SC |
| Davidson College | 1935 | Davidson, NC |
| Eckerd College | 1988 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Elon University | 2002 | Elon, NC |
| Emory University | 1935 | Atlanta, GA |
| Furman University | 1950 | Greenville, SC |
| Georgetown College | 2010 | Georgetown, KY |
| Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville, GA | |
| Guilford College | 1988 | Greensboro, NC |
| Hendrix College | 1936 | Conway, AR |
| LaGrange College | 2007 | LaGrange, GA |
| Mercer University | 1959 | Macon, GA |
| Millsaps College | 1935 | Jackson, MS |
| Mississippi University for Women | 1935 | Columbus, MS |
| Morehouse College | 1968 | Atlanta, GA |
| New College of Florida | 2004 | Sarasota, FL |
| Randolph-Macon College | 1990 | Ashland, VA |
| Rhodes College | 1937 | Memphis, TN |
| Rice University | 1935 | Houston, TX |
| Rollins College | 1988 | Winter Park, FL |
| Salem College | 2002 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Shenandoah University | Winchester, VA | |
| Southern Methodist University | 1935 | Dallas, TX |
| Southwestern University | 1981 | Georgetown, TX |
| Stetson University | 1958 | Deland, FL |
| Texas Christian University | 1935 | Fort Worth, TX |
| Transylvania University | 1979 | Lexington, KY |
| Trinity University | 1969 | San Antonio, TX |
| University of Alabama | 1935 | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| University of Georgia | Athens, GA | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 1961 | Lafayette, LA |
| University of Mary Washington | 1965 | Fredericksburg, VA |
| University of Mississippi | 1935 | University, MS |
| University of Montevallo | 1935 | Montevallo, AL |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | 1989 | Asheville, NC |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 1950 | Greensboro, NC |
| University of Richmond | 1935 | Richmond, VA |
| University of South Carolina – Columbia | 1960 | Columbia, SC |
| University of Southern Mississippi | 1989 | Hattiesburg, MS |
| University of the South | 1935 | Sewanee, TN |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 1935 | Chattanooga, TN |
| University of Virginia | 2002 | Charlottesville, VA |
| Vanderbilt University | 1935 | Nashville, TN |
| Wake Forest University | 1941 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Warren Wilson College | 2002 | Asheville, NC |
| Washington and Lee University | 1935 | Lexington, VA |
| Wofford College | 1935 | Spartanburg, SC |
