Baldwin-Wallace College

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Baldwin-Wallace College
Established	1845
Type	Private liberal arts college
Endowment	122,303,111 USD (2007)America's Best Colleges 2007.
President	Richard W. Durst, MFA
Staff	approx. 400
Students	3,850 undergraduate students, 830 graduate students
Location	Berea, Ohio, United States
Campus	Suburban
Mascot	Yellow Jackets
Website	http://www.bw.edu/

Baldwin-Wallace College is a small, liberal arts college in Berea, Ohio. It was founded in 1845, and is home to the Riemenschneider-Bach Institute and the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music, an internationally renowned music school. Founded by Methodist missionaries, the college enjoys a long and rich affiliation with the United Methodist Church. Students receive both a broad liberal arts tradition with focused career skills and guidance in their education.

Baldwin-Wallace College is a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference including Mount Union College, Capital University, Heidelberg College, John Carroll University, Marietta College, Muskingum College, Ohio Northern University, Otterbein College, and Wilmington College.

Baldwin-Wallace College's motto is "Quality Education with a Personal Touch." The motto was adopted in the 1980s under the tenure of President Neal Malicky. Past college mottos include "Educandis," the motto of the old German Wallace College, and "In Union There is Strength," adopted at the merger of Baldwin University and German Wallace College.

Its school colors are officially brown and gold, though in the past, magenta and teal, as well as maroon and gold were used in marketing literature. US News and World Report regards Baldwin-Wallace as a university, with its separate schools of business, arts and sciences, and conservatory of music, however, the alumni continue to support the historic name "Baldwin-Wallace College," opposing any name change in the future.

Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Campus 4 Athletics 5 Greek Life 6 Fight Song 7 Notable Faculty and Alumni 7.1 Alumni 7.2 Faculty 8 Presidents of Baldwin-Wallace College 9 Notes 10 References 11 External links

[edit] History

Both the college and the town of Berea were founded by Methodist settlers from Connecticut. These settlers moved west after their homes were burned by the British in the Revolutionary War. The region in Northern Ohio became known as the Firelands, as the state of Connecticut gave land grants to these fire victims. Among these settlers was John Baldwin. Baldwin enjoyed early success in the sandstone quarry industry. He set out to found a Lyceum school, modeled after the Christian perfectionist movement championed by Robert Owen. While the Lyceum school and commune failed, Baldwin’s next school, the Baldwin Institute preparatory school, was founded in 1845. Baldwin Institute became Baldwin University in 1855. Baldwin's sense of equality led to the school accepting any student regardless of race or gender, and was one first in the nation to do so. Moreover, Baldwin University's courses were not segregated.

The surge of German workers in Baldwin’s sandstone quarries led to the establishment of a German department in the Institute. German Methodist minister and Baldwin professor Jacob Rothweiler approached another local quarry owner, James Wallace, to establish a separate school for the German students, where courses would be taught in their mother tongue. A leader in the German Methodist Church in America, Rotheweiler also sought a place for higher learning for the waves of German immigrants to the United States.

Rothweiler named his project after Wallace, and German Wallace College was founded in 1855. Students at both institutions were free to enroll in courses at Baldwin or German Wallace. Baldwin and Wallace were the primary benefactors to the two Berea colleges. After their deaths, and the decline of the quarry industry in Ohio, both schools came close to financial ruin. Options were thin, and the United Methodist Church considered merging the schools with the more successful Ohio Wesleyan University in 1880, to form the University of Cleveland. The University of Cleveland concept was abandoned for a more elegant solution. Baldwin University and German Wallace College merged in 1913, to form the present Baldwin-Wallace College.

After 1913, the College began building the present day campus. Under the leadership of Alfred Bryan Bonds, through much of the mid-century, Baldwin-Wallace grew to a large and well respected suburban institution. Bonds oversaw the construction of fifteen buildings on campus during his 26 year tenure. Neal Malicky's tenure as college president stabilized the college's finances and endowment, finally placing Baldwin-Wallace in financial security after years of financial struggle. Following Malicky's presidency, Mark Collier served as president for seven years, overseeing a campus master plan that has led to many major renovations on campus.

Unlike neighboring institutions such as Kent State University, and Oberlin College, Baldwin-Wallace enjoyed relative calm during the Vietnam War era. Campus culture has always been more pragmatic and inclusive instead of reactionary. However, the college made headlines in its involvement in the federal witness protection program, by producing credentials for mob informants in the 1970’s. Also, the College experienced a setback in credibility when it accepted donation of paintings from the Cosla family in the 1960’s. These paintings were later discredited as forgeries.

Since then, the college has positioned itself as a preparatory college for students, as many graduates pursue advanced degrees from leading institutions around the globe. The college has particular strengths in Education, Business, Musical Theatre, Music Therapy and Music Performance. BW has also engaged in attracting a more diverse student body from nearby Cleveland, Ohio, and internationally as well.

[edit] Academics

Baldwin-Wallace offers more than 50 majors, as well as several cooperative and pre-professional programs. Evening and weekend programs include 12 majors and six certificate programs. [1] Programs lead to Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music in Education, Master of Arts in Education, and Master of Business Administration degrees. Their radio station, WBWC, is well known in the Cleveland area.

The College maintains 27 academic departments leading to a bachelor’s degree. In addition to on-campus study, students also have the opportunity to broaden their horizons through a number of off-campus study programs. Liberal arts remain at the center of the academic program, but they are augmented by opportunities to explore career options and develop professional skills.

[edit] Campus

The College acquired a practice football field and office building from the Cleveland Browns when the team was moved to Baltimore. The office building was made into a residence hall and renamed Bagley Hall. It is one of several wellness dorms on campus, reserved for students who desire a quiet, substance-free environment. Findley Hall, North Hall, and Lang Hall, the only all-female dormitory, are also located on the northern end of campus.

Other residence halls include Klein, Saylor, and 63 Beech (which make up the freshman complex); Heritage, Ernsthausen, and Constitution, which house Greek organizations as there are no fraternity/sorority houses, Kohler Hall (houses Conservatory students); and the Carmel Center for Living and Learning. Ernsthausen Hall, located on the southern end of campus, is the first campus dormitory in Ohio to utilize geothermal power.^[1]

[edit] Athletics

The school's varsity sports teams are the Yellow Jackets. They participate in the NCAA's Division III and the Ohio Athletic Conference. Baldwin Wallace's football team was coached by Lee Tressel, who led the team to a undefeated record in 1978, and subsequently the NCAA Division III Championship. Perhaps the most notable BW athlete from the 20th century was Harrison Dillard, the only male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events, in the 1948 Olympics.

The teams of the Sidney High School Yellow Jackets were named after Baldwin-Wallace graduate Granville Robinson became Head Coach at Sidney High School.

[edit] Greek Life

Baldwin-Wallace has the following fraternities on campus:

• Alpha Sigma Phi (colony)
• Alpha Tau Omega
• Pi Lambda Phi
• Phi Kappa Tau
• Sigma Phi Epsilon

The campus also has the following sororities:

• Alpha Gamma Delta
• Alpha Phi
• Delta Zeta
• Phi Mu
• Zeta Tau Alpha

All fraternities and sororites are housed in dormitories due to fraternity and sorority houses being banned by the City of Berea in the 1960's.

[edit] Fight Song

B.W. Battle Song
Fight Baldwin-Wallace, fight Baldwin Wallace
Fight and win this game
We're cheering for you, There's glory for you
We're on the road to fame
And in the battle, we'll prove our mettle,
We're loyal, square and brave
Victory will crown our might and in the breeze tonight
Our Brown and Gold shall wave.

[edit] Notable Faculty and Alumni

[edit] Alumni

• Paul Berns, Principal percussionist, Indianapolis Symphony
• David Byrd, M.D., Professor in 1880 of Latin, first African-American president of the National Medical Association.
• David Cangelosi, Opera artist with the Metropolitan Opera.
• Henderson H. Carson, U.S. Representative from Ohio.
• Bud Collins, veteran CBS Sports tennis announcer
• Robert Crosser, U.S. Representative from Ohio.
• Harrison Dillard, 1947, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist in 100 meter dash, and hurdles. Charter member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
• David Ferrie, Purportedly involved in John F. Kennedy's assassination.
• William L. Fiesinger, U.S. Representative from Ohio.
• Jane Edna Hunter, L.B. 1925, founder of the Phyllis Wheatley Center for the poor in Cleveland, Ohio.
• Norb Hecker, first coach of the Atlanta Falcons, won 8 NFL championships as a coach of the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, and New York Giants
• Wayne Hammond, J.R.R. Tolkien scholar
• Anthony Holland, composer
• Claudia Jordan, model, actress, a Barker's Beauty on CBS's game show The Price is Right from 2001 to 2003, and "model #1" on the US version of Deal or No Deal.
• William Kelso, archeologist, and discoverer of the original Jamestown colony in Virginia.
• Tonia Kwiatkowski, won two bronze medals (1993 and 1995) and one silver medal in the United States Figure Skating Championships . In 1998, she took Tara Lipinski's place at the World Championships, where she finished 6th (her best finish in an international event).
• Jay Ford Laning, U.S. Representative from Ohio.
• James Lawson, civil rights leader and minister, worked alongside Martin Luther King in the Southern Baptist Leadership Conference.
• Jack Lee, a Broadway musical and vocal director whose credits include the original Broadway productions of Grand Hotel and Sweet Charity (he was a replacement Musical Director) as well as the well-received 1993 revival of My Fair Lady starring Richard Chamberlain.
• Miner Norton, U.S. Representative from Ohio.
• Charles O. Lobeck, U.S. Representative from Nebraska.
• Bill Moffit, legendary Michigan State University, Purdue University, and University of Houston Marching Band Director, composer, inventor of the "Moffit Squares" among other marching band drills.
• Peter M. Mueller, Principal Trombone, Florida Symphony Orchestra.
• George Norris, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, creator of the Tennessee Valley Authority, creator of the Nebraska Unicameral legislature, and author of the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
• Robert Overmyer, NASA astronaut.
• Rebecca Pitcher, has performed the role of Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and National tours since 1997. In 2006, she took over the role for good on Broadway.
• Kate Rockwell, contestant on Grease: You're the One That I Want.
• Aaron Schulyer, noted mathematician, professor of mathematics and president of Baldwin University.
• Larry Shinn, President of Berea College, Kentucky
• William Skiles, U.S. Representative from Ohio.
• Lyle Steelman, principal trumpet, Charlotte Symphony
• Martin Sweeney, U.S. Representative from Ohio.
• Robert M. Sweeney, U.S. Representative from Ohio.
• Jim Tressel, 2002 National Championship-winning Coach of the Ohio State University football team.
• Hazel Mountain Walker, L.B. 1919, among the first African-American lawyers in the State of Ohio.
• Amos Webber, judge, biographer of college founder John Baldwin, and U.S. Representative from Ohio.
• David Yavornitsky, principal Bass, Utah Symphony
• Joseph A. Rochford, Ph.D., Vice-President, Stark Education Partnership

[edit] Faculty

• Eric Fingerhut, present Director of Economic Development Education and Entrepreneurship. Currently representing the 25th Ohio Senate district in the Ohio State Senate.
• John Louis Nuelsen, the first (1899) to hold the Nast Theological Professorship, which later was expanded into Nast Theological Seminary, part of German-Wallace College. Nuelsen went on to become (1908) a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

[edit] Presidents of Baldwin-Wallace College

• Arthur Louis Breslich (1913-1918)
• Albert Boynton Storms (1918-1933)
• Louis C. Wright (1934-1948)
• John Lowden Knight (1949-1954)
• Alfred Bryan Bonds (1955-1981)
• Neal Malicky (1981-1999)
• Mark H. Collier (1999-2006)
• Richard Durst (2006-)

This currently does not include acting presidents or any presidents before the two colleges combined in 1913.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ College will heat, cool with geothermal system. Retrieved on 2007-01-01.

[edit] References

• Sifakis, C. The Mafia Encyclopedia: From Accardo to Zwillman. Facts on File, Incorporated 1999. ISBN 0-8160-3857-0.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Senator Eric Fingerhut Joins B-W Faculty

Ohio Athletic Conference
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