Background
Henry, Waights Gibbs was born on February 13, 1910 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of Waights Gibbs and Mary Eliza (Davis) Henry.
Henry, Waights Gibbs was born on February 13, 1910 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of Waights Gibbs and Mary Eliza (Davis) Henry.
Student, Emory University, 1927-1928; Bachelor of Arts, Birmingham-Southern College, 1930; Doctor of Divinity, Birmingham-Southern College, 1947; Bachelor of Divinity, Yale University, 1934.
Assistant pastor, Bunker Hill Congressional Church, Waterbury, Connecticut, 1932-1936;
joined, N. Georgia Conference Methodist Church, 1936;
ordained to ministry, Methodist Church, 1938;
pastor, Hoschton, 1937-1938;
pastor, Clayton, 1939-1942;
pastor, Epworth Church, Atlanta, 1943-1944;
executive secretary, Board Education, Northern Georgia Conference, 1945-1948;
president, LaGrange (Georgia) College, 1948-1978;
chancellor, LaGrange (Georgia) College, 1978-1989. Member Pacific Rim. Seminar in, Clina, Korea, Japan, 1980. Preacher Methodist Series of Protestant Hour (radio), 1960.
Sunday columnist Columbus(Georgia) Ledger-Enquirer, 1950-1989.
Delaware to General Confs., 1948-1956, Jurisdictional Confs., 1948-1964. Chairman board Protestant Radio and television Center, 1970-1971. Chairman Methodist Joint Radio Committee, 1952-1956, General Board Education, 1948-1952.
President Georgia Foundation Indiana Colls., 1959-1960, 70-71, Georgia Methodist Colls. Association, 1950-1962, Georgia Association Colls., 1959-1960. Member Georgia Higher Education Facilities Commission.
Member president's advising committee Medical College Georgia, chairman admissions policies committee. Commissioner Roosevelt Little White House. Board directors East-West Foundation, Pitts Foundation, 1948-1978, Methodist Foundation Retired Ministers, 1960-1978.
Former board of managers Camp Glisson. Member Chattahoochee Valley Art Association, Newcomen Society North America, Lafayette Groupe (French Resistance Movement, Le Puy, France) (honorary), Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Mamie Lark Brown, Feb.16, 1935. Children: George Madison, Waights Gibbs III, Mary Ann (Mistress Ed P. Kirven).