Shorter College

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the junior college in Arkansas, see Shorter College (Arkansas).

Shorter College

Established:	1873
Type:	Private, coeducational
Endowment:	$27 million
President:	Dr. Harold E. Newman
Students:	2642 Undergraduate, 201 Graduate
Location:	Rome, Georgia, USA
Campus:	Suburban 155 acres
Colors:	Columbia blue and white and bright gold
Mascot:	Hawks
Website:	www.shorter.edu

Shorter College is a Christian liberal arts college, located in Rome, Georgia. The college was founded in 1873 as a women's college, the Cherokee Baptist Female College. It was renamed in 1877 to Shorter Female College because of the financial contributions of Alfred and Martha Shorter. In the 1950s, the college became co-educational.

Shorter College has been linked to the Georgia Baptist Convention since 1959. In 2005, the college attempted to break away from the convention. The Georgia Supreme Court, however, ruled that Shorter's board didn't have the authority to sever ties with the convention. The Georgia Baptist Convention continues to pick trustees for the college.

Consistently ranked among the South's best comprehensive colleges, Shorter offers bachelor's degrees in more than 30 major areas. Master's level and adult-degree programs are offered on the main campus in Rome as well as on campuses in North Atlanta, Lawrenceville and Riverdale, Georgia. The Outstanding organ department includes such artists as J. Buxe Max.

In 2005, the college enrolled approximately 1,000 students in its traditional programs with an additional 1,500 individuals enrolled in its professional studies programs.

1 Notable Faculty
2 Notable Athletes & Coaches
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Notable Faculty

Vocal Studies at Shorter College has a long-held tradition of excellence. Building on the fifty-year tenure of the renowned John Ramsaur, Shorter College remains the premier vocal program in the Southeast.

Boasting national MTNA winners and numerous winners of Regional NATS auditions, Shorter continues to produce award-winning singers. For example, Indra Thomas (class of 1993) has been hailed as "the next great Verdi soprano" after highly lauded performances with the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera.^{[citation needed]} In 2006, she made her Italian debut with the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. Phillip Dothard (class of 2003, national MTNA winner 2003) is currently an apprentice with the Lyric Opera of Chicago.^{[citation needed]} Jamie Barton (class of 2004, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions winner 2007) has been an apprentice with Opera Theatre of St. Louis as well as at the Tanglewood Music Festival.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notable Athletes & Coaches

Bill Foster, came to Shorter College in 1962 and his teams posted 110 wins and only 33 losses the next 5 seasons. Built strong foundation for Shorter Athletics in the early 60s. Went on to national prominence as a head coach in the NCAA, where he coached Clemson and Virginia Tech to the NCAA Tournament and won the NIT with Virginia Tech in 1995. At retirement was one of only 16 coaches to win 500 or more games in his career.

Walt Attaway, the winningest tennis coach in NAIA history. Selected as Conference Coach of the Year 15 times during career. His teams have made 25 NAIA National Tennis tournament appearances. Elected to the NAIA Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Rome-Floyd County Hall of Fame in 2000. NAIA Men's Tennis Coach of the Year in 1999. Tireless worker and dedicated supporter of Shorter College and its athletic program.