128th Anniversary - A Brief Historical Overview

On June 12 , 1909 , the name of the Col lege was changed f rom Texas Col lege to Phi l l ips Universi ty . The noted change was associated wi th Bi shop Henry Phi l l ips , as a resul t of hi s leadership and educat ional interests for mankind . The name change was short l ived and reportedly lasted unt i l act ions for a name reversal occurred in 1910 at the Thi rd Annual Conference of the church . On May 1912 the Col lege was of f icial ly renamed Texas Col lege .