Washburn University
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Washburn University |
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| Motto | Purificatus non consumptus Purified but not consumed |
| Established | 1865 |
| Type | Publicly funded, independently governed, state coordinated university. |
| Endowment | $112.5 million[1] |
| President | Dr. Jerry Farley |
| Faculty | 87 percent of full-time faculty hold doctorates or the highest degree in their discipline. |
| Students | 7,300 |
| Location | Topeka, Kansas, USA |
| Campus | urban: 160 acres (0.647 km²) |
| Athletics | 10 Division II NCAA teams[2] |
| Colors | Blue (PMS654) |
| Nickname | Men: Ichabods Women: Lady Blues |
| Mascot | The Ichabod |
| Website | www.washburn.edu |
Washburn University, located in Topeka, Kansas, provides broadly-based liberal arts and professional education through more than 200 certificate, associate, baccalaureate, master’s and juris doctor programs through the College of Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Law, Business, Nursing and Applied Studies.
Washburn University was established in February 1865 as Lincoln College by a charter issued by the State of Kansas and the General Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches of Kansas on land donated by abolitionist John Ritchie. The school was renamed Washburn College in 1868 after receiving a $25,000 donation from Ichabod Washburn, a church deacon and industrialist who resided in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Washburn’s mascot honors the school’s early benefactor, Ichabod Washburn. The original design of the studious-looking, tuxedo-clad figure was created in 1938 by Bradbury Thompson (B.A. ‘34), who became an internationally acclaimed graphic artist. The men's athletic teams use The Ichabods nickname; the school's women's teams are known as Lady Blues. Washburn is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Associationand The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II.
Formerly a municipal university, the university's primary funding was moved from city property tax to county sales tax sources in 1999, with the school retaining status as a municipal subdivision of the state. Washburn is governed by its own nine-member Board of Regents.
On June 8, 1966, only a few days after classes were dismissed for the summer, much of the campus was demolished by a tornado, and completely denuded of trees. Three months before the Tornado struck, the Washburn Board of Trustees had reinsured every building on campus for the maximum amount. A week after the Tornado struck, summer classes began at Topeka West High School. By the fall of 1966, Stoffer Hall was repaired and trailers were in place. It took years to reconstruct the campus, with students attending classes in trailers well into the early 1970's.
In 2005 the Washburn Lady Blues basketball team posted a record of 35-2, setting a school record for wins and capturing the NCAA Division II national championship by defeating Seattle Pacific University 70-53.
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[edit] Campus attractions
- KTWU, the first public television station in Kansas. KTWU is a non-commercial, public television station authorized by the Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. and licensed to Washburn University. KTWU commenced telecasting Oct. 21, 1965.
- Mulvane Art Museum. The Mulvane Art Museum, the oldest accredited art museum west of the Mississippi River, opened in 1924. The museum's permanent collection, though international in scope, emphasizes the work of artists of Kansas and the Midwest.
- Crane Observatory houses an 1898 Warner & Swasey refracting telescope.
[edit] Notable graduates
- Greg Brenneman (bba '84; d comm '99) - Chief executive officer of Quiznos, Former chief executive officer of Burger King Corporation; former chief operating officer of Continental Airlines.
- Richard Davidson (ba '66; d comm '94) - Chairman, Union Pacific Railroad formerly chief executive officer.
- Bob Dole (jd '52; lld '69) - former U.S. Senator from Kansas, Republican candidate for President (1996).
- Joan Finney (ba '82; dps '95) - (1925-2001) First female to serve as governor of Kansas (1991-95); Kansas State Treasurer, 1972-86.
- Art Fletcher (ba '50; dhl '90) - (1924-2005) Served as chairman of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, as director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and as executive director of the United Negro College Fund.
- Georgia Neese Clark Gray (ba '21; dba '66) - (1900-95) First female Treasurer of the United States
- Lee A. Johnson (jd '80) - Kansas Supreme Court Justice
- Bill Kurtis (jd '66; d litt '85) - television journalist and producer. See [3].
- Delano Lewis (jd '63; lld '00) - Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa and former president of National Public Radio.
- Miriam Baker Loo (ba '36; d com '90) - (1914-2000) Founder of mail order catalog company, Current, Inc.
- Davey Lopes (bed '69) - Former manager of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team. 16 year major league baseball career.
- Kay McFarland (ba '57; jd '64) - First female chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.
- Billie Jean Moore (bed '66; lhd '99) - 1999 inductee to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She is the former head women's basketball coach at UCLA and 1976 Olympic women's basketball coach.
- Dennis Moore (jd '70) - US House of Representatives from Overland Park.
- Larry Niven (ba '62; d litt '84) - science fiction author.
- Roger Noriega (ba '82) - Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
- Fred Phelps - noted anti-homosexual crusader and pastor of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka
- Gene Reardon (bba '67; d comm '01) - Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Defense.
- James Reynolds ('69) - Actor who portrays Capt. Abe Carver on NBC's "Days of Our Lives."
- Eric Rosen (jd '84) - Kansas Supreme Court Justice.
- Jerry Schemmel (ba '82, jd '85) - Radio voice of the Denver Nuggets.
- Jim Slattery (ba '70; jd '75) - former U.S. Congressman from Topeka.
- Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr. (bs '37) - (1915-74) 1971 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology and Medicine.
- Bradbury Thompson (ba '34; dfa 65) - (1911-95) graphic artist.
[edit] Institutional Partnerships with Washburn
- University of Klagenfurt, Austria
- Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
- Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Cambridge University Summer International School, England
- Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Fukuoka University, Japan
- Bell College, Hamilton, Scotland
- University of Pretoria, South Africa
- University of Cantabria, Spain
- University of Orebro, Sweden
- Dayeh Univeresity, Changhua, Taiwan
- Mingado University, Changhua, Taiwan
- Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Kasem Bundit University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration Partnership Schools, Mexico and Canada
- Kansas Paraguay Commission
- The Magellan Exchange, a consortium of 25 universities in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Mexico, Spain and the Netherlands
[edit] Study abroad summer/short term programs
Washburn sponsors summer/short term language programs in Austria, England, France, Ireland, Japan and Spain.
[edit] Study abroad semester programs
- University of Klagenfurt, Austria
- Denmark International Studies Program, Copenhagen
- Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- University of Cantabria, Spain
- University of Orebro, Sweden
- Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration Partnership Schools, Mexico and Canada
- The Magellan Exchange, a consortium of 25 universities in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Mexico, Spain and the Netherlands
[edit] External links
- Official Washburn website
- Student Government Association website
- Campus map
- The Review student newspaper
- College of Arts and Sciences
- School of Applied Studies
- School of Business
- School of Law
- School of Nursing
- Athletics
- June 8, 1966 Tornado Damage photo
- June 8, 1966 Tornado Eyewitness Reports
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