United States, Georgia, Thomas County, Thomasville, 30.83658, -83.978781940/2022J. Harley Chapman founded Birdwood College, a school originally affiliated with the Primitive Baptist denomination, in Thomasville in 1950, and classes began four years later. Known today as Thomas University, the school is a nonsectarian, private, and independent institution offering associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees.Photograph of J. Harley Chapman, founder of Birdwood College in Thomasville, Georgia. Chapman founded Birdwood College, a school originally affiliated with the Primitive Baptist denomination, in Thomasville in 1950, and classes began four years later. Known today as Thomas University, the school is a nonsectarian, private, and independent institution offering associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/thomas-universityForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/thomas-universityForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaEducators--Georgia--ThomasvilleCollege presidents--Georgia--ThomasvilleBirdwood College--PresidentsElders (Church officers)--BaptistsBuildings--Georgia--ThomasvilleCollege buildings--Georgia--ThomasvilleJ. Harley ChapmanStillImage