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| Motto: | Where Everybody is Somebody |
| Established | June 20, 1889 |
| Type: | Private university |
| President: | Dr. Lanny Hall |
| Students: | 1,400 |
| Location | Brownwood, Texas, USA |
| Campus: | Downtown Brownwood, TX |
| Endowment: | $39.9 million |
| Colors: | Gold and Blue |
| Mascot: | Yellowjacket |
| Website: | http://www.hputx.edu |
Howard Payne University is a four-year private university located in Brownwood, Texas. The current president is Dr. Lanny Hall. Currently the university enrolls 1,400 full-time students. Howard Payne is well known in the state for both the Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom and its Christian Studies program. The university is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The school's namesake was the brother-in-law of the School's founder, J. D. Robnett. Though Howard Payne is a Baptist school, Mr. Payne was a Methodist from Missouri, Robnett's home state, who donated a considerable amount of money to get the University off the ground. HPU offers more than 50 majors, minors and pre-professional programs within six schools: Science and Math, Business, Christian Studies, Education, Music and Fine Arts, and Humanities. Athletic programs include NCAA Division III football, women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, women's softball, men's baseball, track, and tennis. The HPU mascot is a Yellowjacket named "Buzzsaw".
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Past presidents
- Dr. A. J. Emerson 1890 -1893
- Dr. John D. Robnett 1893- 1896
- Dr. James H. Grove 1896- 1908
- Dr. John S. Humphreys (Acting President) 1908-1910
- Dr. Robert H. Hamilton 1910-1911
- Dr. John S. Humphreys 1911-1913
- Dr. James M. Carroll 1913-1914
- Dr. Anderson E. Baten (Vice President & Acting President ) 1915-1917
- Dr. Judson A. Tolman 1917-1919
- Dr. L. J. Mims 1919-1922
- Dr. William R. Hornburg (Vice President & Acting President) 1922-1923
- Dr. Edgar Godbold 1923-1929
- Dr. Thomas H. Taylor 1929-1955
- Dr. Guy D. Newman 1955-1973
- Dr. Roger L. Brooks 1973-1979
- Dr. Charles A. Stewart (Chief Executive officer) 1979-1980
- Dr. Ralph A. Phelps, Jr. 1980-1985
- Dr. Don Newbury 1985-1997
- Dr. Rick Gregory 1997-2002
- Dr. Russell Dilday (Interim President) 2002- 2003
- Dr. Lanny Hall 2003 - present
Campus life
Student organizations
Student elected organizations
Student Government Association, Class Organizations
Service/pledging organizations
- Alpha Delta Kappa
- Alpha Psi Omega
- Chi Alpha Omega
- Delta Chi Rho
- Delta Pi
- Iota Chi Alpha
- International Student Association
- Kappa Kappa Psi - Zeta Beta
- Phi Kappa Chi
- Sigma Alpha Iota - Lambda Epsilon
- Student Activity Council
- Student Foundation
- Tau Beta Sigma
- Zeta Chi
- Zeta Zeta Zeta
Honorary organizations
Gamma Beta Phi, Sigma Beta Delta
Departmental organizations
Beta Beta Beta, Pi Gamma Mu, SIFE, Social Work Club, Student Speaker Bureau, Athletic Organizations, Cheerleaders, Stingers Drill Team, HPU Yellow Jacket Band
Religious organizations
- Baptist Student Ministry
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- La Hora Bautista
- Ministerial Alliance
Photo gallery
 Mabee University Center |
 Memorial Bell Towers |
 Wilson Gate, 2001 |
 Old Main Memorial Tower, 2001 |
 Memorial Bell Tower, 2001 |
 Former President Guy D. Newman, 2007 |
 Jesus Statue, 2007 |
 Main Sign, 2007 |
 Former President Guy D. Newman talks to President Richard Nixon, 2007 |
Notable alumni
- Cynthia Clawson, who is a multiple Dove Award and Grammy Award winning contemporary Christian music artist.
- Ray Hildebrand, half of the duo of Paul & Paula. Jill Jackson (Paula) also attended Howard Payne but did not graduate.
- Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian.
- Gene Street, President and CEO of Consolidated Restaurant Companies, Inc., Dallas, Texas. Founder of country-cooking concept Black Eyed Pea and director of the Texas Embassy cantina in London
