Northwest Nazarene University Athletics

Francis A. Sharpton graduated from the College of the Ozarks in Arkansas in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics.  In 1960 he received his Masters Degree in Physics from the University of Arkansas and in 1968 he received a PhD in Physics from the University of Oklahoma.

Francis served as a Professor of Physics at both Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas and Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illinois prior to joining the faculty of Northwest Nazarene College in 1970.  During his tenure as a professor at Northwest Nazarene, Francis served as the Chair of the Physics Department and was a member of the Athletic Council until his retirement in 2001.

Beginning in 1991, Francis volunteered to research, select, and provide maintenance for the University diesel bus.  This service has included qualifying and arranging for drivers, submitting Idaho Department of Transportation travel reports, arranging for remodels, a complete overhaul and rebuild of the diesel engine, and logging thousands of miles transport NNU sports teams. In his retirement, Francis continues to provide this volunteer service to the University.