the campus and has been an important part of school history as one of the companies which have provided jobs within walking distance for students to fund their education. It was founded by a Southern alumnus and is the headquarters for Little Debbie, Sovex and Sunbelt products. McKee Foods is one of the largest employers in Hamilton County. People Principals, presidents Graysville Academy, 1892–1897 G. W. Colcord (1892–1895) W. T. Bland (1896–1898) Southern Industrial School, 1897-1901 Charles W. Irwin (1899–1900) N. W. Lawrence (1901) Southern Training School, 1901-1916 J. Ellis Tenney (1902–1905) M. B. Van Kirk (1906–1911) C. L. Stone (1912–1913) Lynn H. Wood (1914) A. N. Atteberry (1915) Southern Junior College, 1917-1945 Leo F. Thiel (1916–1917) Lynn H. Wood (1918–1921) Leo F. Thiel (1922–1924) H. H. Hamilton (1925) Marion E. Cady (1926) Henry J. Klooster (1927–1936) John C. Thompson (1937–1941) Denton E. Rebok (1942) Southern Missionary College, 1946-1982 Kenneth A. Wright (1943–1954) Thomas W. Walters (1955–1957) Conard N. Rees (1958–1966) Wilbert Schneider (1967–1970) Frank A. Knittel (1971–1982) Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists, 1983-1996 John Wagner (1983–1985) Southern Adventist University, 1997-Present Donald R. Sahly (1986–1997) Gordon Bietz (1998–2016) David Smith (2016-2021) Ken Shaw (2021-Present) Notable alumni Clifford Goldstein, author and editor Jim Davis, Class of 1965, Member North Carolina General Assembly, Senate Dwight Nelson, Class of 1973, author, senior pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church, Andrews University Ron Numbers, Class of 1963, PhD UC Berkeley, awarded the 2008 George Sarton Medal by the History of Science Society Cherie Priest, Class of 1998, novelist and blogger Tyler Rand, Class of 2016, musician and arts administrator Mathew Staver, founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, former Dean, Liberty University School of Law, 2006-2014 See also List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools Seventh-day Adventist education Seventh-day Adventist Church Seventh-day Adventist theology History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Adventist Colleges and Universities Christian school References Sources External links Private universities and colleges in Tennessee Universities and colleges affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church Educational institutions established in 1892 1892 establishments in Tennessee Education in Hamilton County, Tennessee Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Buildings and structures in Hamilton County, Tennessee Tourist attractions in Hamilton County, Tennessee