Arthur Roberts

Arthur O. Roberts (1922-2016), a 1944 Pacific College graduate, was a prolific Quaker writer and faculty member at George Fox. He received a PhD from Boston University in 1953. While at the college, he was instrumental in researching Quaker historical themes and developing the George Fox University Peace Center. Dr. Roberts also participated in the Quaker Theological Discussion Group, Quakers Uniting in Publications (QUIP), Friends World Council for Consultation (FWCC), and the American Friends Service Committee. He contributed significantly to several publications about Quaker concerns. His relationship with the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends was deep, particularly with the formation of such programs as the Chicano Ministries (Mexican-American ministries) and Elder Hostel at Tilikum, a retreat center that at that time was affiliated with the university. He also is credited with renaming Pacific College, George Fox College. Recently the Roberts Center was renamed in honor of Arthur Roberts and his wife Fern, a 1944 Pacific College graduate.

Read more about Arthur and Fern Roberts in this 2015 feature in the George Fox Journal