About Warner Pacific

Rev. Dr. Milo L. Chapman

President from 1957 to 1962 and 1979 to 1981

Rev. Dr. Milo L. Chapman became the second president of Pacific Bible College when Dr. A.F. Gray retired in 1957. In 1959, Pacific Bible College changed its name to Warner Pacific College to honor Daniel Sidney Warner who helped lead a reform movement that established the Church of God denomination. Dr. Chapman oversaw the construction of the gym and the college’s admittance to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). He was also instrumental in helping WPC obtain its first accreditation by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. Dr. Chapman continued to serve the college after leaving his role as president, and he eventually resumed the role of college president for two more years between 1979-1981.

In 1979, Rev. Dr. Milo L. Chapman returned to his familiar role as president of Warner Pacific College. The first computer was installed at WPC at this time. Dr. Chapman served his second term as president until 1981.

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