Emory and Henry College
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| Motto: | Macte Virtute (Increase in Excellence) |
| Established: | 1836 |
| Type: | Private, Liberal arts college |
| Religious affiliation: | United Methodist Church |
| Endowment: | $80,000,000 |
| President: | Dr. Rosalind Reichard |
| Undergraduates: | 981 |
| Location: | Emory, Virginia, United States |
| Athletics: | NCAA Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference |
| Colors: | Blue and Gold |
| Nickname: | The Wasps |
| Mascot: | Wasp |
| Website: | http://www.ehc.edu |
Emory & Henry College, which is affiliated with the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church, is a small, private, liberal arts college located in Washington County in the southwestern portion of Virginia near Abingdon. The college awards the BA and BS in traditional subjects and has nationally recognized interdisciplinary program in public policy and community service and international studies.
Emory and Henry College is listed in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1836, Emory & Henry College is named after John Emory, a Methodist bishop, and Patrick Henry, an American Patriot and Virginia’s first governor. The college was founded upon a belief in the union of faith and learning and the ideals of freedom and civic virtue.
The College saw battle in the Civil war during the Battle of Saltville, serving as a hospital for the Confederate States of America from 1861-1865. The hospital saw its darkest hour with the murder of Lieutenant Smith on October 7, 1864 by Champ Ferguson. This can be read about at the Emory and Henry College Hospital page.
As the oldest college in Southwest Virginia, Emory & Henry College’s entire 931 acres (1.3 km²) are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The college, which has always operated under the same name and affiliation, is also one of the oldest colleges in the South.
Today, the college comprises a student body population just over 1,000, and is home to some of Virginia’s and the nation’s leading professors, and the faculty has had books published by such major university presses as University of Tennessee Press and Cambridge University Press. Six of Emory & Henry’s professors have received the renowned Virginia Professor of the Year award from the Carnegie Foundation and one, Dr. Stephen L. Fisher, has received the national Professor of the Year award. Emory & Henry College has been ranked among the top 100 colleges in the US by USA today for several consecutive years.
[edit] Campus
Located in the Virginia Highlands region, Emory & Henry’s campus is approximately one-half mile off Interstate 81 in the village of Emory, Virginia, which is surrounded by Meadowview. The campus is roughly delimited by a railroad track on the north side and the college's golf course to the south. In the center of campus lies the duck pond, which was built upon the foundations of a springhouse, the campus' oldest remaining structure. Emory’s campus is beautiful in the fall, when the many tall, majestic trees turn from their summer shades of green to bright shades of yellow and red; and in other seasons that bring flowers and snow. The college is within easy driving distance of the metropolitan Tri-Cities region of Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee; Johnson City, Tennessee; and Kingsport, Tennessee. The Appalachian Trail is accessible from Damascus, which is about 15 miles away. The campus is approximately an hour from Boone, NC, and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
[edit] Academics
Emory & Henry College’s liberal arts academic program is based upon a required four-year core curriculum of history, literature, and culture. The college has more than 25 academic programs of study and offers more than 50 Bachelor degrees. As previously mentioned, the college has nationally recognized programs in public policy and community service and international studies. The school newspaper is the Whitetopper which was established in 1921. The College's name is officially "Emory & Henry College," not "Emory and Henry College." This is reflected in the name of the College's literary magazine, "Ampersand."
[edit] Athletics
Emory & Henry College’s sports teams, nicknamed the “Wasps”, participate in NCAA Division III in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). The college fields teams in men’s football, soccer, basketball, golf, baseball, cross country, and tennis and women’s cross country, volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer, tennis, and swimming.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Christina Adams B.A., 1983) - Author and commentator
- Elijah Embree Hoss (B.A., 1869) - Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
- Walter Russell Lambuth, M.D., Methodist Missionary to China, Japan and Africa; later Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
- Richard Carl Looney - Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Joe L. Kincheloe - class of 1972. World renown author of 50 books on education, culture, and politics. Canada Research Chair in Critical Pedagogy at McGill University, Montreal, Canada (see Wikipedia entry).
- J.E.B. Stuart - Attended from 1848-1850, but did not graduate, eventually matriculating from West Point.
- Henry DeLamar Clayton (general) - Confederate major general during the Civil War
- Joe Walker - Businessman, Nashville, Tennessee
- B. B. Comer - Governor of Alabama, 1907-1911
- Richard Joshua Reynolds - founder of R.J. Reynolds
- Frank Rowlett - American cryptologist who cracked the Japanese code during World War II
- Henry Carter Stuart (Class of 1874) - Governor of Virginia from 1914-1918 (E&H's Stuart Hall is named for him)
- Glen Roberts - (1930's) Credited as the originator of the modern-day jumpshot in basketball. Went on to be an All-American and score over 2,000 career points.
- Dr. William Ashworth - (1930s)Celebrated and decorated Army surgeon.
- Henry Boseley Woolf - (1930s) Former editor-in-chief of Webster's Dictionaries; most notably the Webster's New Collegiate.
- Harley Orrin Staggers - (1930s) West Virginia Congressman who spent 32 years in office and befriended Truman, JFK, Nixon, and Ford.
- Dr. Charles W. Sydnor - Class of 1965. Celebrated World War II historian credited for tracking down and testifying against Nazi war criminals that had illegally entered the United States. Also the former CEO of Commonwealth Public Broadcasting and 1995 recipient of the Edward R. Murrow award for his role as executive producer on a 50-year D-Day anniversary retrospective titled "A Soldier's Day: D-Day Remembered."
- Patsi Barnes Trollinger--Class of [tba]. Writer and children's author.
- Sonny Wade - Class of 1969. 1968 All-America in football as a quarterback. Went on to an outstanding career in the CFL where he won several Grey Cups, MVP awards, and set numerous records.
- Hobart G. "Hobie" Cawood - Class of 1957. Former Superintendent of Independence Hall National Park in Philadelphia, PA. Oversaw planning and implementation for much of the Bicentennial Celebration.
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