Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 3):
AUGUST 28, 1901
Silliman University or SU, a private research university in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental was established by Dr. David Sutherland Hibbard for the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions.
Formerly called Silliman Institute (1901-1938), it was named after Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, an American businessman and philanthropist from New York who donated the initial amount of $10,000 to start the school.
SU is the first American university in the Philippines and all of Asia. It is considered a national landmark by the National Historical Institute.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights reserved
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