Dr. R. Grady Snuggs was the Emma A. Harwell Professor of Biblical Literature and longtime chair of TU’s Department of Philosophy and Religion. He retired in 1976 after 40 years of service to The University of Tulsa. In honor of his long and distinguished tenure, colleagues, students, family and friends established this endowed lectureship to recognize his commitment to intellectual rigor in the study of religion. Snuggs had studied in the United States, Scotland, Spain and England. This popular professor was named TU’s Mr. Homecoming in 1962. He passed away in 1990.
