Founder profile
Frederick W. Collins, 1873–1948
The university archive identifies Dr. Frederick W. Collins as founder of First National University and the United States School of Naturopathy and Allied Sciences.
From the archive
A formative figure in the university’s history.
The founder biography preserved on the historic website records Collins’ education, professional affiliations, public activity, and role in establishing the schools that later formed the university system.
Its history pages connect his work to the United States School of Naturopathy, the founding of First National University, and the development of a unified educational system for natural medicine and allied fields.
“The university was Dr. Collins’ dream for a unified naturopathic educational system embracing all the schools of natural medicine.”
From the university’s published history