Background
Coker, Denton Reuben was born on November 21, 1920 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel S. and Corrine (Daughtry) Coker.
Coker, Denton Reuben was born on November 21, 1920 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel S. and Corrine (Daughtry) Coker.
Bachelor, University Houston, 1941. Bachelor of Divinity, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1950.
Professor Southern Baptist Seminary, Louisville, 1950-1954. Professor Southeastern Baptist Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina, 1954-1964. Dean Brunswick Junior College, Georgia, 1965-1968.
President South Georgia College, Douglas, 1968-1982. Assistant to chancellor University System of Georgia, Atlanta, 1981-1982. Provost Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, 1982-1986.
Member council Boy Scouts American, Douglas, 1975-1980. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945, PTO. Member Southern Association Academy Deans, American Association Higher Education, Academy Officers of Indiana Colleges and Universities Florida, Southern Association Colleges and Schools (chairman visiting committees since 1967) Lodges: Rotary (president Wake Forest 1963-1964, St. Simons, Georgia 1967-1968, Douglas 1975-1976).
Married Octavia Langley McGeachy, May 31, 1944. 1 child, Anne Coker Eagar.
