Marion College, Virginia
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| Established: | 1873 |
| Type: | junior college |
| Religious affiliation: | Lutheran |
| Location: | Marion, Virginia,  United States |
| Colors: | Purple and Gold [1] |
Marion College was a Lutheran junior women's college that operated in Marion, Virginia from 1873 to 1967.[2]
Roanoke College, a sister Lutheran college, adopted Marion's alumnae and maintains their records. Marion's alumnae have a reunion every other year on the Roanoke campus. Roanoke's Marion Hall, constructed in 1968, is a women's residence hall named in honor of Marion College.
[edit] Notable alumnae
- Brenda Holsinger Schwarzkopf, wife of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Wilson, Goodridge [1948]. A Brief History of Marion College. Bristol, TN: The King Printing Co., 55. OCLC 729369. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
- ^ Associated Press. "Marion College Life Imperiled Over Finances", Washington Post, 1967-03-26. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
- ^ U.S. Army General to be Honored as 2006 Distinguished German-American of the Year. German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA. Retrieved on 2007-07-12. “Brenda Schwarzkopf (nee Holsinger) hails from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. She graduated from Marion College, a Lutheran girl's college in Virginia.”
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