Northwestern College (Iowa)

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Northwestern College
Motto	Deus est lux
Established	1882
Type	Private
Endowment	$37.9 million
President	Bruce Murphy
Faculty	78 Full Time, 53 Part Time
Students	1,342
Location	Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Colors	Red and White
Website	http://www.nwciowa.edu

Northwestern College of Iowa is a private, Christian, liberal arts college located in Orange City, Iowa. Denominationally, it is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America (RCA).

Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Notable alumni/staff/events 4 External links

[edit] History

Northwestern was formerly known as Orange City Academy and Northwestern Classical Academy.

[edit] Campus

Northwestern is the location of Heemstra Hall.[1] Built in 1950, the dorm is the oldest on campus and houses 90 men. Its collection of offbeat and interesting residents holds the responsibility for its acclaim, rumors, and lore on the Northwestern campus.

[edit] Notable alumni/staff/events

• James E. Bultman, former college president, later president of Hope College in Holland, Michigan
• B.D. Dykstra, former professor; pacifist, pastor and poet
• A.J. Muste, former professor; pacifist, labor and civil rights activist
• Jeff Barker, professor of theatre and speech, 2006 Iowa Professor of the Year
• Piet Koene, professor of Spanish, 2004 Iowa Professor of the Year
• 2006-2007 - Northwestern is in the top 20 on US News and World Report under the small private college category.
• 2006 Deb Remmerde,student, holds the record highest number of consecutively made free throws in the history of organized basketball-133

[edit] External links

• Northwestern College Official Website

Great Plains Athletic Conference
Briar Cliff • Concordia (Nebraska) • Dakota Wesleyan • Dana • Doane • Dordt† • Hastings • Midland Lutheran • Morningside • Mount Marty† • Nebraska Wesleyan • Northwestern (Iowa) • Sioux Falls † does not compete in football