Talk:Marshall University
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
Marshall University is within the scope of WikiProject West Virginia, an open collaborative effort to coordinate work for and sustain comprehensive coverage of West Virginia and related subjects in the Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, and even become a member. (Usage) | |
| B | This article has been rated as B-Class on the Project's quality scale. | |
| Top | This article has been rated as Top-importance on the Project's importance scale. | |
 |
Please explain ratings you add or change by editing this article's ratings summary page. | |
 |
Marshall University is part of WikiProject KYOVA Region, a project which aims to coordinate work for and expand coverage of the Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia "tri-state" region. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join or engage in discussion. |
[edit] Needs updating
This page needs to be updated. It discusses things that are "going to happen" in 2005.
Alumni:
Marshall, and every other state college, has granted an "honorary doctorate" to every governor and senator, and most every US House member and other notable politician, from the state since at least 1940. That hardly qualifies Mr. Manchin, a WVU graduate, as a "famous alumni" unless you wish to likewise list him as an alumni of the other 15 state collegs, and list every other public office holder as a MU alumni. --SamC 03:20, 28 January 2006 (UTC)SamC
Marshall could not have been controlled by the "Southern Methodist Church" in 1837 as the Methodist Episcopal Church, South did not exist until 1845.
Does anyone have figures for current enrollment?--Andreidude 18:24, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)
16,500 in 2004
[edit] Notables
Billy Crystal -- actor and standup comedian who attended Marshall on a baseball scholarship (he was a shortstop) before transferring to New York University.
Soupy Sales (real name Milton Supman) -- the comic and 1950's children's television host attended, but did not graduate from, Marshall. He was a journalism major.
Frank "Gunner" Gatski -- played center for Marshall, University of Alabama, and the Cleveland Browns. Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Hal Greer -- star guard for Marshall, Syracuse Nationals, and Philadelphia 76ers basketball teams. Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Marvin L. Stone -- Marshall alumnus, former editor of US News and World Report and former director of the United States Information Agency.
Troy Brown -- 13 years after scoring a touchdown on a 99-yard screen pass (against Virginia Military Institute) and establishing NCAA records for kickoff return and punt return averages, he plays wide receiver (and occasional safety) for the New England Patriots football team.
Randy Moss -- after two years rewriting record books as a Marshall wide receiver and seven seasons starring with the Minnesota Vikings, he is presently a wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy vote in 1997.
Chad Pennington -- after four seasons as the star quarterback of the Thundering Herd, he is currently the starting quarterback for the New York Jets football team.
Byron Leftwich -- succeeded Pennington as Marshall's starting quarterback and, like Pennington, was one of the Heisman Trophy candidates who finished in the top five in votes in his senior year. Leftwich is currently the starting quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.
[edit] Marshall University: Shouldn't we replace the local "notables" with more widely-known people associated with Marshall?
The two individuals on the Marshall page are of local interest only and should be replaced with those with national and/or global interest, say Billy Crystal, Soupy Sales, Troy Brown, Chad Pennington, and Byron Leftwich, to name a few.
Huntington resident Pierre LaCock adopted the stage name of Peter Marshall in honor of Marshall College in the early 1960's.
B.Wind (MU 1985) 04:18, 09 Jun 2005
Would anybody object if I move the "Notables" section above (with the names in alphabetical order) and replace the local so-called "notables" in the main article? Unless someone objects or beats me to the punch, I plan to do so by 01 July 05.
If there are nationally- and internationally-well-known people with ties to Marshall who don't have football ties, please add them to the list above. I don't want MU to be known as a "football school" -- that's Notre Dame's job!
B.Wind (MU 1985) 16:19 24 June 2005
I think that you should go ahead with your change, but keep the academic notables on the site, albeit under a different heading. Youngamerican 29 June 2005 18:13 (UTC) (MU BA 2002, MA 2005)
