Monmouth College

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Monmouth College


Motto	What college was meant to be.
Established	April 18, 1853
Type	Private
President	Dr. Mauri Ditzler
Staff	128
Students	1,360 undergraduate
Location	Monmouth, IL, USA
Campus	Small town
Mascot	Fighting Scots
Website	http://www.monm.edu

For the university in New Jersey, see Monmouth University.

Monmouth College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Illinois, United States.

1 History
2 Students and staff
3 Athletics
4 Notable alumni
5 Facilities
6 References
7 External links and references

[edit] History

Monmouth College was founded on April 18, 1853 by the Second Presbytery of Illinois, a frontier arm of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. The college celebrates this date annually as "Founders Day", cancelling classes for a day of celebration and an honors convocation. Founded as "Monmouth Academy," the school became Monmouth College after receiving a charter from the state legislature on September 3, 1856. The college remains affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, a consortium of small, private liberal arts colleges.

The college's endowment in FY 2006 was $61,871,804.

Monmouth was one of the first institutions in the country to admit women from its inception. This increased the college's early popularity and logically made it the home of the women's sorority movement. Pi Beta Phi was founded on April 28, 1867 as I. C. Sorosis. Pi Beta Phi was the first national secret college society of women to be modeled after the Greek-letter fraternities of men. Kappa Kappa Gamma, founded in 1870, is another national sorority founded at Monmouth College.

Dr. Mauri Ditzler--husband of Judith Ditzler and father of Lorin Ditzler, Meggan Young and Mark Ditzler--was inaugurated as the College's 13th President on October 21, 2005.

[edit] Students and staff

Student profile

Size: 1,360
Points of origin: 24 states; 9 countries
Diversity: 54.5 % women; 44.5 % men; 8 % students of color; 2.6 % international.

Faculty profile

Size: 130 (92 full-time, 38 part-time)
Student-faculty ratio: 13:1
Qualifications: 78 percent have Ph.D. or equivalent degree
Average Class Size: 18.4

Fraternities

Sororities

[edit] Athletics

Monmouth College is a member of the Midwest Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division III. The college offers 10 varsity sports for men and 10 for women.

Monmouth began its college football rivalry with Knox College in Galesburg in 1888, making it the sixth oldest college football rivalry in the country. The two schools play annually for the Bronze Turkey trophy in November (originally on Thanksgiving). Monmouth leads the series with 56 wins, 50 losses and 10 ties.

The Bronze Turkey is often stolen between the colleges and was at one time buried under the indoor track for six years. Knuck Fox!

[edit] Notable alumni

Matt Dolan (1991) - Women's Golf co-captain Baseball Museum
David M. Hersh (1977) - Owner of the Class AAA Baseball Tacoma Rainiers
Jim Pate (1963, deceased) - Retired Chairman & CEO of Pennzoil
Harold "Red" Poling (1949) - Retired Ford Motor Company Chairman & CEO
James Stockdale (1946, deceased)* - Retired Vice-Admiral, US Navy & Former U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate
Dwight Tierney (1969) - Senior Executive Vice President, Viacom & one of the Founders of MTV
William Trubeck (1968) - Executive Vice President and CFO, H&R Block
Scott Bayer (1998) - Women's Golf Captain, [[1997-1998]}

James Stockdale left Monmouth before graduating, to attend the US Naval Academy. The college later renamed the Student Center in honor of him.

[edit] Facilities

The 83-acre (336,000 m²) college campus has undergone a major facelift in recent years. Bowers Hall, a residence hall built in 2001, was the first new dormitory in over 30 years. The college purchased an apartment complex near the campus in 2003 and North Hall, built on the north side on the campus was completed before the Fall of 2005. The Peacock Athletic Complex was built in 2000 and is in walking distance from the campus. The college also built new tennis courts in 2003.

The largest building on campus is the massive 155,000 square-foot Huff Athletic Center. It encompasses the college's old Glennie Gymnasium and includes a brand new fieldhouse with indoor tennis courts, natatorium, fitness complex, wellness suite, locker and training rooms, classrooms and offices.

The college also has the LeSeur Nature Preserve, a 16.5 acre (67,000 m²) nature preserve located roughly 10 minutes from campus.