Oliver DeMille

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Oliver Van DeMille
Born Oliver Van DeMille
Home town Hurricane, Utah
Known for President of George Wythe College
Spouse Rachel (née Pinegar)
Children Eight

Oliver DeMille is the president of George Wythe College, and the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education, A Thomas Jefferson Education Home Companion and Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning. He is a prominent figure for American homeschooling families.

DeMille attended Brigham Young University (BYU) but left before graduating to attend a small, unaccredited Bible school called Coral Ridge Baptist University, where he received a B.A. in Biblical Studies (May 1992), M.A. in Christian Political Science (December 1992), and Ph.D. in Religious Education (May 1994).[1] He reports his studies were heavily influenced by Cleon Skousen.

In addition, DeMille received a J.D. from an institution called La Salle University in Louisiana (not the La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). This institution was a diploma mill before being shut down by the United States Government in the 1990s.[citation needed] He also received a degree from the Technical Institute of Biblical Studies in Las Vegas, Nevada, but destroyed the diploma after realizing the institution was also a diploma mill. This institution was also later shut down by the government.[2]

DeMille served a two year mission for the LDS Church in Barcelona, Spain.[2]

DeMille has written books and spoken at seminars and other gatherings about his views on traditional education in the United States versus his own experiences. After receiving a doctorate from Coral Ridge, he returned to BYU and completed his bachelor's degree (August 1994).

DeMille is married to Rachel (née Pinegar). They have eight children.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Oliver Van DeMille Bio (2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
  2. ^ a b The First Fifteen Years. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
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