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Dr. E. Allen Knight (1951-2022)

Portrait of Dr. E. Allen Knight

SAU Faculty Member

For 15 years, Dr. Knight faithfully served Spring Arbor University, first as the Director of the Hosmer Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and then in various roles teaching business, leadership, organizational management, marketing, and entrepreneurship within the Gainey School of Business. Prior to coming to SAU, Dr. Knight spent over 25 years in book and music publishing, logistics and distribution, and wholesale and retail operations, along with extensive consulting experience.

Being a lifelong learner himself, Dr. Knight completed his Doctorate of Business Administration degree from Anderson University with an emphasis in management and a concentration in leadership in his mid-fifties. Earlier in his life, he received his MBA from Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, IL, and his BS in Business from Milligan College outside of Elizabethton, TN.

Dr. Knight exemplified the Spring Arbor University Concept through his passion for the study and application of the liberal arts, and was a two-time winner of SAU’s Teaching Excellence Award. Besides the business discipline, his favorite subjects included philosophy, economics, music, and history. He believed in his students and their talents, and inspired them to impact the workplace with their Christian faith along with their knowledge and skills in the profession. He always challenged his students to expand their thinking and to put stewardship and servanthood at the center of all they do. 

Dr. Knight will be cherished for his great sense of humor, his passion, and the Christ-like love he showed to those around him.