After teaching at North Greenville for a year or two, Boggs was walking to class and heard someone yell his name across campus. He looked up to see that same student, instantly recognizable for his bold red hair and thick beard.
“I said, ‘Oh my goodness. He’s come to kill me,’” Boggs remembers.
Te student began running in his direction. With just a few steps to go, he stretched out his arms, landing on Boggs with a hug that knocked him to the ground.
“He said he had been struggling with a call to faith and then to ministry, and he’d been fighting it there at the community college. So any kind of language that brought that up in him made him uncomfort- able,” Boggs says. “He said I was a very formative part of his conversion.”
Boggs says he’s glad he’s “urged” at NGU to integrate the Christian perspective into all his classes.
Kayla Black (’06) Director of the Honors Scholar Program, North Greenville University
Mr. Boggs’ reputation precedes him. Students at NGU often talk about him and his history classes — I think because they are drawn to his personality and his vast knowledge.
I personally first met Mr. Boggs through the classes I took with him as a history major: Renaissance to Reformation, African American History, Historical Classics, and possibly a few others. I finally understood why so many students thought he looked and acted like the archetype of a history professor.
He was particularly impactful in my African American history class. We used John Hope Franklin’s “From Slavery to Freedom,” and it opened up an entire world of American history I had never been taught before.
As a result, I chose the College of Charleston for graduate school because I wanted to continue my study of African American history. Tat love of the subject has continued to my doctoral work in diversity issues in higher education.
One other thing that Mr. Boggs taught me that has been so impactful is his attitude of humility and meek- ness. We are called in Philippians 4 to “let [our] gentleness be evident to all.” I think he demonstrates that inside and outside of the classroom.
When I was a student, a few of us would often go see Mr. Boggs in his office outside of class, which I think is still a popular thing to do. (I am still not sure how he gets anything accomplished due to student traffic!) He always made time for us and never seemed too busy to entertain our ideas or “revelations” about something that probably was not that impressive, in hindsight.
Mr. Boggs is such a genuine person and an asset to the North Greenville community. 18 |
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