T. Talbot (1932–1935)
Paul W. Rood (1935–1938)
Louis T. Talbot (1938–1952)
Samuel H. Sutherland (1952–1970)
J. Richard Chase (1970–1982)
Clyde Cook (1982–2007)
Barry Corey (2007– )
== Conferences ==
Biola holds two annual student conferences, the Missions Conference during the spring semester and the Torrey Memorial Bible Conference during the fall semester.
The Torrey Memorial Bible Conference is also a three-day conference dedicated to students' spiritual growth. Every year, a specific topic is chosen that is geared towards the typical college student's spiritual needs.
The university also holds the Biola Media Conference, an event for Christian entertainment professionals to increase their skills.
On November 16, 1996, the university hosted the first national conference on intelligent design. Later, Intervarsity Press published Mere Creation, a collection of the papers presented at the conference. Subsequent intelligent-design conferences were held at the university in 2002 and 2004.
Since 2015, Biola requires …