Scruggs, Julius R.: - Julius Richard Scruggs is pastor of the prestigious First Baptist Church of Huntsville, Alabama. He holds the B.A. degree from American Baptist College (ABTS) in Nashville, Tennessee (1960), and the M.Div. and D.Min. degrees from Vanderbilt Divinity School (1968 and 1975, respectively). While a teacher at heart, Dr. Scruggs is an outstanding pastor and profound preacher. He was Associate Professor of Old Testament at the American Baptist College, and served as Assistant Dean for the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education. Dr. Scruggs has served as President of the Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention, as well as Vice President-at-large and, later, President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.