in 1941, began performing throughout the region and eventually expanded to making national as well as international tours. In 1942, Centenary acquired a satellite campus, the former Dodd College, which served as a pre-flight training facility for air force cadets. Following the Second World War, the college undertook many new construction projects – dormitories, a cafeteria, a science building, a religious education center, a chapel, an expanded student center, a library, a theater, and a music building. Presidents College of Louisiana (Jackson, Louisiana) Jeremiah Chamberlain (1826–1829) Henry H. Gird (1829–1834) James Shannon (1835–1840) William B. Lacey (1841–1845) Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Mississippi) Thomas C. Thornton (1841–1844) Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, Louisiana) David O. Shattuck (1844–1848) Augustus Baldwin Longstreet (1848–1849) Richard H. Rivers (1849–1853) John C. Miller (1855–1866) William H. Watkins (1866–1871) Charles G. Andrews (1871–1882) D. M. Rush (1882–1885) T. A. S. Adams (1885–1888) W. L. C. Hunnicutt (1888–1894) Charles W. Carter (1894–1898) Inman J. Cooper (1898–1902) Henry B. Carre (1902–1903) Charles C. Miller (1903–1906) Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, Louisiana) William Lander Weber (1907–1910) Felix R. Hill (1910–1913) Robert H. Wynn (1913–1918) W. R. Bourne (1919–1921) George Sexton (1921–1932) William Angie Smith (interim, 1932–1933) Pierce Cline (1933–1945) Joe J. Mickle (1945–1964) Jack Stauffer Wilkes (1964–1969) John Horton Allen (1969–1976) Donald A. Webb (1977–1991) Kenneth L. Schwab (1991–2009) B. David Rowe (2009–2016) Christopher L. Holoman (2016–present) Campus Centenary College's campus spans sixty-five acres and is located two miles south of downtown Shreveport. The Dr. Ed Leuck Academic Arboretum, located in the heart of campus, is home to more than 300 species of plant life. Major buildings The Anderson Choral Building, named in memory of G. M. "Jake" and Dr. Gertie Anderson, longtime trustees and benefactors of the college, the building houses the Nancy Mikell Carruth Choir Room, the Dr. Alberta E. Broyles Choral Room, and the Harvey and Alberta Broyles Choral Lounge. The Anderson building also contains a soundproof practice room and atrium. The Brown Memorial Chapel was erected in 1955, after a gift was made by the late Paul M. Brown, Jr., Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees, and his brother, Colonel S. Perry Brown, a life member of the Board, in honor of their parents. The chapel was renovated and rededicated in January 2003 and hosts religious services and special events. Bynum Memorial Commons, the cafeteria, built in 1956, was named in 1974 to honor Robert