{"id":361561,"date":"2026-07-05T03:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T03:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/361561\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T03:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T03:11:13","slug":"dr-robert-b-sloan-jr-houston-christian-university-president-dies-board-announces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/361561\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Robert B. Sloan, Jr., Houston Christian University president, dies, board announces"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Christian University President Robert B. Sloan, Jr. has died, according to the university’s board.<\/p>\n

Board Chairman Ramiro Pe\u00f1a released a statement on Saturday announcing that Dr. Sloan passed away unexpectedly on July 4.<\/p>\n

\"Houston<\/p>\n

Houston Christian University President Robert B. Sloan, Jr. died on July 4, 2026, according to the university’s board.<\/p>\n

Michael A. Tims\/Houston Christian University<\/p>\n

Dr. Sloan led the university for over two decades, and under his presidency, HCU experienced unprecedented growth in student population and degree programs, campus construction and expansion, and national visibility, according to Pe\u00f1a.<\/p>\n

“The heart and prayers of the university are with First Lady Sue Sloan, their children, and their grandchildren as they walk through this time of loss and grief,” Pe\u00f1a said in a statement. “The Scriptures declare that ‘to be absent from the body is to be present with Christ.’ Today, President Robert Sloan’s faith has become sight.”<\/p>\n

Details of Dr. Sloan’s death weren’t immediately available, but HCU’s Board of Trustees said more information would be offered as it became available.<\/p>\n

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