In 1968, he became the first black to receive an honorary doctorate from Andrews University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution.
SAUC began developing its teaching faculty and resources and explored partnerships with other Adventist institutions overseas.
For this reason, students desiring that level of education in an Adventist institution before 1980 had to go outside Eastern Africa.
This was the beginning of the first Adventist medical institution in South America.
The UAP is the oldest Adventist educational institution in South America.
Avondale College is the main Seventh-day Adventist tertiary institution in the South-Pacific Division.
Northeast Adventist College is a Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher learning near Jowai, India.
It is a Seventh-day Adventist institution which specializes in allied health and nursing education.
The immediate past (and emeritus) president affirmed, "LSU continues to be a sound, loyal Seventh-day Adventist institution where victories for Christ happen every day."
An eye witness account by the president of Antillian College, a Seventh-day Adventist institution located across the road from the Central University.