Roy W. Lowrie, Jr. was one of the fathers of Christian schooling in America. He was the founding president of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and headmaster at Delaware County School in Newtown Square, PA for over 25 years. He was responsible for integrating The Institute into the masters program in Christian School Administration and bringing it to Columbia International University. The Institute has drawn hundreds of international educators to CIU over the years where spiritual and professional skills were enabled.