and Science, and Tanezo Yamasaki, chief director of the institute. The suit alleged that the defendants failed to pay taxes to the Japanese government, withheld funds due to Phillips University to pay some taxes which they were responsible for paying according to the contract, and alleged unauthorized use of the Phillips University name. In April 1995, Phillips University International (PUI) was created with the new purpose of taking American education in Japan a step further by creating a new bilingual and bicultural academic program. In the fall of 1996, PUI moved its campus to a growing suburban area of Kyoto Prefecture, Kyotanabe City, and became an independent educational entity under the new name of Kyoto International University. Bankruptcy, Closure, and Legacy Foundation Due to financial problems and decreasing enrollment, Phillips filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 1, 1998, and closed its doors four months later. The seminary survives as the Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which also houses transcripts for alumni of Phillips University. After the bankruptcy of the university in 1998, the liquidation of assets yielded $3 million in funds for the formation of the Phillips University Legacy Foundation, which, in honoring the legacy of the university, awards annual scholarships and provides leadership development opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students attending Disciples of Christ-related colleges and universities. From 2002 to 2020, the Legacy Foundation awarded over 2 million in scholarships to over 200 undergraduate and graduate students. They also administer leadership programs such as the Annual Leadership Development Conference and the Volunteer Leadership Projects. The former campus was purchased in June 1999 by Northern Oklahoma College (NOC), a public college, for $6.1 million (split $1.9 million paid by the city of Enid, $800,000 by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and $3.4 million by NOC). NOC, based in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, phased the entire property into use as a satellite campus. Past presidents Dr. Ely Vaughan Zollars (1907–1915) Dr. Isaac Newton McCash (1916–1938) Dr. Eugene S. Briggs (1938–1961) Dr. Hallie G. Gantz (1961–1972) Dr. Thomas E. Broce (1973–1975) Dr. Samuel E. Curl (1976–1979) Dr. Joe Robert Jones (1979–1988) Dr. Robert D. Peck (1989–1993) Dr. Donald F. Heath (1994–1995) Dr. Sheldon E. Elliott (1995–1996) Dr. G. Curtis Jones (1996–1998) Notable people Alumni Bill Owen – New York Giants football player Bradley Haddock – Executive vice president and general counsel of Koch Chemical Technology Group, LLC Carol Hamilton - Oklahoma