One beautiful thing about Milligan College is that many of the professors are former Milligan students. Twenty-three of Milligan’s current faculty attended Milligan, Emmanuel Seminary or both.
Dr. Lee Blackburn got his B.A. degree at Milligan and is now an associate professor of history and Humanities.
“I loved the interaction between students and faculty both inside and outside the classroom,” Blackburn said. “Many of my professors invited me into their homes and modeled for me how to balance work, family and church commitments in a healthy way.”
The college’s close-knit community was one reason Blackburn chose to stay and work as a professor.
“I knew that I wanted to teach at a place like Milligan, where professors actually formed meaningful relationships with their students,” he said.
While attending Milligan, Blackburn took a class from Dr. Craig Farmer, another current Humanities professor.
Recalling one of his favorite memories, Blackburn said that Farmer invited students in the seminar to a cabin in Dennis Cove. They ate together, socialized and then had a serious theological discussion.
“To me, that experience embodies the way in which friendship, faith and scholarship go hand in hand at Milligan,” Blackburn said.