Elizabethtown College
Encyclopedia
Elizabethtown College is a small comprehensive college
located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
in Lancaster County. The school was founded in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren
. It is commonly referred to as "E-town."
and members of the Church of the Brethren. During its first two decades, Elizabethtown College functioned as a college and as an academy for high school students to bolster its teacher training program.
, Elizabethtown College again saw prosperity, and became accredited by the Middle States Association in 1948 and the American Council of Education in 1949. http://www.bmpcoe.org/bestpractices/internal/etown/summary.html
As now we sing thee praise.
O let thy walls and storied halls
Resound with endless lays.
(Chorus)
We love thy sons so noble.
Thy daughters fair and true;
We love thee ever, oh E. C.,
And thy colors Gray and Blue.
The strong and fair alike do share
The labours of thy hand.
Together they proclaim always
Thy glory through the land. (Chorus)
As long as breezes 'round thee blow,
And countless ages roll,
May Heaven's blessings on thee rest
While we thy name extol. (Chorus)
The Center’s main office is located in the James B. Hoover Center for Business on the College’s main campus. In addition to the Elizabethtown location, the Center also offers its accelerated, undergraduate degree programs at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Harrisburg Pike at College Square, and in York at 224 St. Charles Way. The mission for the program is:
The Edward R. Murphy Center for Continuing Education and Distance Learning at Elizabethtown College seeks to extend the boundaries of the College's learning community to include a wider and more diverse population. The Center expresses the values of the College's mission through a commitment to and advocacy of degree and non-degree academic programs for adult learners. In particular, the Center embraces the values of human dignity and social justice by widening access to quality higher education for adults. In its programs and outreach, the Center fosters a learner-centered academic culture that expresses the College's belief that learning is life-long and most noble when used to benefit others. http://www.etowndegrees.com/about-us/mission.asp
The first year (1999-2000) of the Program was spent developing curriculum and recruiting students for the 2000-2001 academic year. Subsequently, the program enrolled its first class of 42 Honors students in the fall of 2000, with an average SAT score of 1300. Of this first class, 21 students graduated from the program.
The program has continued to grow and maintains an enrollment of approximately 10 percent of the student body.
In the spring of 2005, the Hershey Foods Company changed its name and subsequently, the program was renamed to the Elizabethtown College Honors Program, sponsored by The Hershey Company
. Dr. Kanagy stepped down from directing the program, and Dr. Dana Gulling Mead, associate professor of English, was named the new director of the program. http://www.etown.edu/HonorsProgram.aspx?topic=History
Elizabethtown offers student-run media that include a newspaper
, The Etownian http://www.etownian.com; a literary magazine, "Fine Print"; a television station
, ECTV http://www.etown.edu/clubs_orgs/ectv; a radio station
, WWEC 88.3 FM http://www.etown.edu/clubs_orgs/wwec; and a yearbook
, the Conestogan Yearbook http://www.etown.edu/conestogan. The Etownian has been featured as a top-tier student newspaper for small schools, earning First Place with Special Merit recognition from the American Scholastic Press Association in 2009 and 2010. It is entirely written and edited by students and is distributed weekly, usually on Thursdays, throughout the academic year.
Elizabethtown participates in the Brethren Colleges Abroad
program which allows students to visit other countries. The headquarters for the Brethren Colleges Abroad
program are located on the Elizabethtown campus.
The students of Elizabethtown College also can voice concerns through the Elizabethtown College Student Senate http://www.etownsenate.com. The Student Senate is composed of Executive Cabinet made up of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Judicial Chair, Marketing Chair, and Elections Chair. The Senate also has four officers per class and 8 representatives per class. The Dean of Student Life acts as advisor to the organization and general elections are held each year.
Division III, Middle Atlantic Corporation
and Commonwealth League. Although Elizabethtown College was founded in 1899, it was not until December 8, 1928 that the first officially sanctioned intercollegiate athletic contest was held. http://www2.etown.edu/sports/History/
* - (All years given are when the teams became varsity sports)
* - (All years given are when the teams became varsity sports)
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
in Lancaster County. The school was founded in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren
Church of the Brethren
The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination originating from the Schwarzenau Brethren organized in 1708 by eight persons led by Alexander Mack, in Schwarzenau, Bad Berleburg, Germany. The Brethren movement began as a melding of Radical Pietist and Anabaptist ideas during the...
. It is commonly referred to as "E-town."
Founding and early years
Founded in 1899, Elizabethtown College is a 'centennial college', one of dozens of institutions of higher learning founded in the 19th century by churches or church members interested in the educational advancement of their denominational membership. Elizabethtown College was founded by the Reverend Jacob G. FrancisJacob G. Francis
Jacob Gottwals Francis was an author, a historian, a photographer, and a Church of the Brethren minister....
and members of the Church of the Brethren. During its first two decades, Elizabethtown College functioned as a college and as an academy for high school students to bolster its teacher training program.
1920-1950
In 1921, the College became accredited by the State Council on Education, and bestowed its first baccalaureate degree. The success during the 1920s was soon replaced by the hardships of the 1930s. After World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Elizabethtown College again saw prosperity, and became accredited by the Middle States Association in 1948 and the American Council of Education in 1949. http://www.bmpcoe.org/bestpractices/internal/etown/summary.html
Presidents of the College
- Isaac Newton Harvey (I.N.H.) BeahmIsaac Newton Harvey BeahmIsaac Newton Harvey Beahm was the President of Elizabethtown College, in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA.Though president from 1900 until 1901, he did not perform any duties because of illness. He returned as president in 1904 and served until 1909.-References:...
- 1900-1901 & 1904-1908 - George Ness FalkensteinGeorge Ness FalkensteinGeorge Ness Falkenstein is a former President of Elizabethtown College.Falkenstein served as president in 1901 and 1902.-References:...
- 1901-1902 - Daniel Conrad ReberDaniel Conrad ReberDaniel Conrad Reber is a former President of Elizabethtown College.Reber served as president from 1902 until 1904, and again from 1909 until 1918.-References:...
- 1902-1904 & 1908-1918 - Henry Kulp OberHenry Kulp OberHenry Kulp Ober is a former President of Elizabethtown College.Ober served as president from 1918 until 1921, when he left to study at Franklin and Marshall College. He returned as president in 1924 and served until January 1928.-References:...
- 1918-1921 & 1924-1928 - Jacob Gibble MeyerJacob Gibble MeyerJacob Gibble Meyer is a former President of Elizabethtown College.Meyer served as president from 1921 until 1924.Meyer residence hall is named after him.-References:...
- 1921-1924 - Ralph Weist SchlosserRalph Weist SchlosserRalph Weist Schlosser is an American academic, a former professor and President of Elizabethtown College.Schlosser served as President of Elizabethtown College from 1928 until 1941....
- 1928-1929 & 1930-1941 - Harry Hess NyeHarry Hess NyeHarry Hess Nye is a former President of Elizabethtown College.Nye served as president during the 1929-30 academic year while Ralph Weist Schlosser was on a sabbatical leave.-References:...
- 1929-1930 - Charles Abba (A.C.) BaugherCharles Abba BaugherCharles Abba Baugher is an American academic, a former professor and President of Elizabethtown College.Baugher became President of Elizabethtown College in 1941 and served until 1961.-References:...
- 1941-1961 - Roy Edwin McAuleyRoy Edwin McAuleyRoy Edwin McAuley is an American academic and former President of Elizabethtown College.McAuley served as dean from 1956 to 1961. McAuley became President of Elizabethtown College in 1961 until 1966....
- 1961-1966 - Morley J. MaysMorley J. MaysMorley Josiah Mays is an American academic, a former professor and President of Elizabethtown College.-Professional Career:In 1963, Mays became first vice president at Juniata College....
- 1966-1977 - Mark C. EbersoleMark C. EbersoleMark Chester Ebersole is an American academic, a former professor and President of Elizabethtown College.Ebersole became President of Elizabethtown College in 1977 and retired in 1985.- Education :...
- 1977-1985 - Gerhard E. SpieglerGerhard SpieglerGerhard Ernst Spiegler is an American academic, born in a contested region of Eastern Europe, and currently residing in south-eastern Pennsylvania. He served as professor and President of Elizabethtown College, Provost of Temple University and Visiting Professor at the University of Hamburg, Germany...
- 1985-1996 - Theodore E. LongTheodore E. LongTheodore E. Long is the former president of Elizabethtown College. Long became president in 1996, and he retired in 2011 . Prior to becoming president of Elizabethtown, Long served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts.Long is a 1965...
- 1996-2011 - Carl J. StrikwerdaCarl J. StrikwerdaCarl J. Strikwerda is the current president of Elizabethtown College. He is the former dean of the faculty of arts and sciences at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He has also previously worked at the University of Kansas. On October 1st, 2011, Strikwerda was inaugurated...
- 2011-Present
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
- Jesse C. Ziegler - 1900-1918
- Samuel H. Hertzler - 1918-1936
- Henry Kulp OberHenry Kulp OberHenry Kulp Ober is a former President of Elizabethtown College.Ober served as president from 1918 until 1921, when he left to study at Franklin and Marshall College. He returned as president in 1924 and served until January 1928.-References:...
- 1936-1939 - Rufus P. Bucher - 1939-1954
- Joseph W. Kettering - 1954-1958
- Aaron G. Breidenstine - 1960-1974
- Clifford B. Huffman - 1975-1981
- V. Lester Schreiber - 1982-1991
- Wayne A. Nicarry - 1991-1996
- Daniel H. Raffensperger - 1997-1999
- Kenneth L. Bowers - 2000-2002
- David Hosler - 2002-present
Alma Mater
We hail thee Alma Mater dear,As now we sing thee praise.
O let thy walls and storied halls
Resound with endless lays.
(Chorus)
We love thy sons so noble.
Thy daughters fair and true;
We love thee ever, oh E. C.,
And thy colors Gray and Blue.
The strong and fair alike do share
The labours of thy hand.
Together they proclaim always
Thy glory through the land. (Chorus)
As long as breezes 'round thee blow,
And countless ages roll,
May Heaven's blessings on thee rest
While we thy name extol. (Chorus)
- Written by Jennie Via in 1921
Academic Buildings
- James B. Hoover Center for Business, opened in August 2006. Named for 1975 Elizabethtown College graduate James B. Hoover, the Hoover Center houses the college's business program, the Edward R. Murphy Center for Continuing Education and Distance Learning, and the S. Dale High Center for Family Business.
- Masters Center for Science Math and Engineering, opened in Fall 2007. Named for its benefactor, Frank M. Masters, Jr., the Masters Center incorporates Esbenshade and Musser halls (see below) and the new Lyet wing. It will feature 118000 square feet (10,962.6 m²) of space housing science and mathematics programs.
- Esbenshade Hall, opened in 1967. Esbenshade houses science facilities as well as the Gibble Auditorium.
- Musser Hall. Musser houses the college's chemistry program.
- Nicarry Hall, opened in 1972. Named for Wayne Nicarry, Nicarry houses classrooms and faculty offices.
- Steinman Center, opened in 1928. Originally the Gibble Science Hall, the Steinman Center, named for the Steinman Foundation of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was renovated in 1985 to house communications and arts programs. It received substantial additions in 1958 and 2000.
- Wenger Center, opened in 1921. Originally a residential facility named the Fairview Apartments, Wenger houses the college's humanities programs.
- Zug Hall, opened in 1950. Originally Zug Memorial Library, Zug now houses the college's fine and performing arts programs, an art gallery, and administrative offices.
Administrative/Non-Academic Buildings
- Alpha Hall, opened in 1901. Alpha is the college's administrative center, housing the offices of the president, provost, dean of the faculty, vice president of administration, vice president of finance, vice president of institutional advancement, human resources, international programs, college relations, the Family Business Center, and the development office.
- Brossman Commons, opened in 2002. Brossman is a combination of the Annenberg Center, opened in 1992, and the Baugher Student Center, opened in 1962. A new structure was built between these two buildings, while the others were refurbished. The center houses a bookstore, post office, black box theater, dining hall, convenience store, performance spaces, student support offices, and a game room, better known as the Bird Cage.
- High Library opened in 1990.
- Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, opened in 1995. A gift of local businessman Carlos R. Leffler, the chapel is home to the 844-seat Musser Auditorium, the Lyet Gallery, and the McCormick Gallery exhibition space. Music at Gretna, a performance group, is resident at the chapel.
- Leffler House, which currently houses the admissions office.
- Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Named for Galen S. Young, D.O., and Jesse M. Young, the center includes the Bucher Meetinghouse, Bucher Bookshop, offices, seminar rooms, a reading room, and a display area.
Athletic Facilities
- Alumni Courts - Six hard-true tennis courts http://www2.etown.edu/sports/mtennis/program.asp used by the men's and women's tennis teams.
- Ira R. Herr Field - Home field for soccer and women's lacrosse - Seating capacity 2,225 - Named for Ira R. Herr, the first athletic director at Elizabethtown College. The field has been the site of four NCAA Division III Final Fours and ten other NCAA tournaments.
- Kevin Scott Boyd Memorial Stadium - Home field for baseball - Named in honor of Kevin Scott Boyd who was a first baseman for the Blue Jays from 1996 to 1998.
- Thompson Gymnasium - Opened in 1970 - Home for women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, and wrestling.
- Wolf Field - Opened in 2002 - Home field for field hockey and men's lacrosse.
- Alumni Pool - Home for the men's and women's swim teams. It was most recently renovated in 2007.
Residential Living Buildings
- Brinser Residence Hall - Opened in 1965 - Named for David E. & Sadie M. Brinser
- Founders Residence Hall - Opened in 1971 - Dedicated to four founders: S.H. Hertzler, G.N. Falkenstein, I.N.H. Beahm, and J.C. Ziegler.
- Hackman Apartments - Opened in 2000 and 2002 - Named for Vera H. Hackman, a 1925 graduate of Elizabethtown College who later served as Dean of Women at the College.
- Myer Residence Hall - Opened in 1957 - Named for Elizabeth Myer
- Ober Residence Hall - Opened in 1960 - Named for H. K. Ober
- Royer Residence Hall - Opened in 1962 - Named for B. Mary Royer
- Schlosser Residence Hall - Opened in 1965 - Named for R. W. Schlosser
- Schreiber Quadrangle - Opened in 1992 - Named for V. Lester Schreiber
Former Campus Buildings
- Business Education Building
- Center Hall
- North Hall
- Rider Memorial Hall - Opened in 1906 - Closed in 1989
- South Hall
Academics
Elizabethtown College is a comprehensive college offering 45 majors and more than 60 minors/concentrations in the humanities, arts and sciences, and professional disciplines. There are currently 1900 full time students enrolled from 30 states and more than 40 countries in the various major programs offered at the college. For thirteen consecutive years, the college has ranked as a top comprehensive college in the north United States by U.S. News and World Report.Academic Majors
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Continuing Education
Elizabethtown College's Edward R. Murphy Center for Continuing Education and Distance Learning was established in the early 1970’s to extend the mission of the College to the wider community. The Center serves working adults in the Central PA region, offering accelerated, undergraduate degree programs in Accounting, Business Administration, Corporate Communication, Criminal Justice, Information Systems, Human Services, and Human Services – Behavioral and Addictions Counseling.The Center’s main office is located in the James B. Hoover Center for Business on the College’s main campus. In addition to the Elizabethtown location, the Center also offers its accelerated, undergraduate degree programs at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Harrisburg Pike at College Square, and in York at 224 St. Charles Way. The mission for the program is:
The Edward R. Murphy Center for Continuing Education and Distance Learning at Elizabethtown College seeks to extend the boundaries of the College's learning community to include a wider and more diverse population. The Center expresses the values of the College's mission through a commitment to and advocacy of degree and non-degree academic programs for adult learners. In particular, the Center embraces the values of human dignity and social justice by widening access to quality higher education for adults. In its programs and outreach, the Center fosters a learner-centered academic culture that expresses the College's belief that learning is life-long and most noble when used to benefit others. http://www.etowndegrees.com/about-us/mission.asp
Honors Program
In 1999, the Provost Ronald J. McAllister asked Dr. Conrad L. Kanagy, associate professor of Sociology, to direct the newly named Hershey Foods Honors Program. The name reflected a major donation to the Honors Program’s endowment by the Hershey Foods Corporation.The first year (1999-2000) of the Program was spent developing curriculum and recruiting students for the 2000-2001 academic year. Subsequently, the program enrolled its first class of 42 Honors students in the fall of 2000, with an average SAT score of 1300. Of this first class, 21 students graduated from the program.
The program has continued to grow and maintains an enrollment of approximately 10 percent of the student body.
In the spring of 2005, the Hershey Foods Company changed its name and subsequently, the program was renamed to the Elizabethtown College Honors Program, sponsored by The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company, known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation and commonly called Hershey's, is the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hershey's Chocolate World. It was founded by Milton S...
. Dr. Kanagy stepped down from directing the program, and Dr. Dana Gulling Mead, associate professor of English, was named the new director of the program. http://www.etown.edu/HonorsProgram.aspx?topic=History
Student life
The Office of Student Activities serves as a co-curricular educator and a facilitator in creating environments that call for participation and involvement in the campus community. Through the programming of student traditions, such as T.G.I.S. and Student Involvement Fairs, student are engaged in social experiences. Additionally, the Office of Student Activities serves as the primary resource to student groups on campus striving to enhance their individual contributions to the college community. The Office of Student Activities dedicates its work with the student leaders to make individual involvement most purposeful to students preparing to be the leaders of the college community as well as the global community. http://www.etown.edu/OSA.aspx?topic=HomeElizabethtown offers student-run media that include a newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
, The Etownian http://www.etownian.com; a literary magazine, "Fine Print"; a television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
, ECTV http://www.etown.edu/clubs_orgs/ectv; a radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
, WWEC 88.3 FM http://www.etown.edu/clubs_orgs/wwec; and a yearbook
Yearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
, the Conestogan Yearbook http://www.etown.edu/conestogan. The Etownian has been featured as a top-tier student newspaper for small schools, earning First Place with Special Merit recognition from the American Scholastic Press Association in 2009 and 2010. It is entirely written and edited by students and is distributed weekly, usually on Thursdays, throughout the academic year.
Elizabethtown participates in the Brethren Colleges Abroad
Brethren Colleges Abroad
Brethren Colleges Abroad is a fully accredited student exchange program affiliated with the Church of the Brethren. BCA offers opportunities to study abroad for a single semester or a full academic year...
program which allows students to visit other countries. The headquarters for the Brethren Colleges Abroad
Brethren Colleges Abroad
Brethren Colleges Abroad is a fully accredited student exchange program affiliated with the Church of the Brethren. BCA offers opportunities to study abroad for a single semester or a full academic year...
program are located on the Elizabethtown campus.
The students of Elizabethtown College also can voice concerns through the Elizabethtown College Student Senate http://www.etownsenate.com. The Student Senate is composed of Executive Cabinet made up of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Judicial Chair, Marketing Chair, and Elections Chair. The Senate also has four officers per class and 8 representatives per class. The Dean of Student Life acts as advisor to the organization and general elections are held each year.
Athletics
Elizabethtown College is a member of NCAANational Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division III, Middle Atlantic Corporation
Middle Atlantic Corporation
Founded in 1912, the Middle Atlantic Conferences is an umbrella organization of three athletic conferences which competes in the NCAA's Division III. The 16-member teams are located in the Mid-Atlantic United States....
and Commonwealth League. Although Elizabethtown College was founded in 1899, it was not until December 8, 1928 that the first officially sanctioned intercollegiate athletic contest was held. http://www2.etown.edu/sports/History/
Men's teams
- Baseball - Started play in 1930* (No seasons in 1942 through 1944)
- Basketball - Started play in 1928
- NCAA Division III National Runner-Up: 2001-02 http://www2.etown.edu/sports/mbasket/records/win-loss.asp
- Cross country - Started play in 1956
- Golf - Started play in 1965 (No seasons from 1978-1988) - Reactivated in 1988
- Lacrosse - Started play in 2002
- Soccer - Started play in 1938
- NAIANAIA national men's soccer championship-Previous winners:* - Co-Champions.+ - Davis & Elkins vacated second place due to an ineligible player^ - Park vacated second place due to an ineligible player1963 Title game canceled due to Snow-Players:...
National Co-champion: 1960 http://www2.etown.edu/sports/msoccer/records/win-loss.asp - NAIA National Runner-Up: 1959 http://www2.etown.edu/sports/msoccer/records/win-loss.asp
- NCAA Division III National Champion: 1989 http://www2.etown.edu/sports/msoccer/records/win-loss.asp
- NAIA
- Swimming - Started play in 1964
- Tennis - Started play in 1947
- Track and field - Started play in 2000
- Wrestling - Started play in 1954
* - (All years given are when the teams became varsity sports)
Women's teams
- Basketball - Started play in 1928* - Most Wins by Any Collegiate Women's Basketball Program in the 20th Century http://www2.etown.edu/sports/wbasket/records/win-loss.asp
- NCAA Division III National Runner-Up: 1982-83, 1983-84 http://www2.etown.edu/sports/wbasket/records/win-loss.asp
- NCAA Division III National Champion: 1981-82, 1988-89 http://www2.etown.edu/sports/wbasket/records/win-loss.asp
- Cross country - Started play in 1981
- Field hockey - Started play in 1952
- Lacrosse - Started play in 2002
- Soccer - Started play in 1988
- Softball - Started play in 1979
- Swimming - Started play in 1964
- Tennis - Started play in 1961
- Track and field - Started play in 2000
- Volleyball - Started play in 1978
* - (All years given are when the teams became varsity sports)
Former sports teams
- Football - 1928 only - Not sanctioned by the College but did play a full intercollegiate schedule.
Individual National Champions
- Kevin Clark - Indoor Track - NCAA Division III - Pole Vault - 2007 http://www2.etown.edu/sports/mtrack/2007/0310.asp
- Beckie Donecker - Tennis - NCAA Division III - Singles - 1982 http://www2.etown.edu/sports/wrestling/records/individual.asp and AIAW Doubles Champion - 1981 http://www2.etown.edu/sports/mtrack/2007/0310.asp
- Jen Haifley - Tennis - AIAW - Doubles - 1981
- Eric Mast - Wrestling - NCAA Division III - 118 pound weight - 1973-1974 and 1976-1977 http://www2.etown.edu/sports/wrestling/records/individual.asp
Service to Others
Elizabethtown's motto is "Educate for Service." Over 600 students, alumni, faculty, and administrators participate annually in the Into the Streets service program every October in the Elizabethtown community.Notable alumni
- David G. Behrs '81, President, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary-of-the-Woods College is a Roman Catholic, four-year liberal arts women's college located northwest of Terre Haute, Indiana, between the Wabash River and the Illinois state line. There is also a small village of the same name located nearby...
, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana http://www.etown.edu/news.aspx?year=2007&month=1&dept=29 - Richard L. BondRichard L. BondRichard L Bond is a former President and CEO of Tyson Foods, Inc. .Bond was educated at Elizabethtown College, where he gained a BBA. He became President...
'69, Former Chief Executive Officer, Tyson FoodsTyson FoodsTyson Foods, Inc. is a multinational corporation based in Springdale, Arkansas, that operates in the food industry. The company is the world's second largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork only behind Brazilian JBS S.A., and annually exports the largest percentage of beef out of...
http://www.nndb.com/people/740/000170230/ - Carl BowmanCarl BowmanCarl Bowman is an American sociologist, who is widely recognized for his studies of Anabaptist religious groups and is perhaps the foremost expert on the social and cultural history of the Church of the Brethren.- Author and educator :...
'79, Sociologist / Author / Educator, Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater CollegeBridgewater College, is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal-arts college located in Bridgewater, Virginia, a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States...
, Bridgewater, VA - Phesheya Dube '00, a journalist from SwazilandSwazilandSwaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
who made international news by posing as a war correspondent in IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
on state-run radio while actually broadcasting from a broom closet in the Swazi capital. - Bill FosterBill Foster (college basketball coach)Bill Foster was the head men's basketball coach at Rutgers University, University of Utah, Duke University, University of South Carolina, and Northwestern University. He is best known for guiding Duke to the NCAA championship game in 1978, and that year he was named national Coach of the Year by...
'54, former head coach, DukeDuke UniversityDuke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
men's basketball http://www.sportsstats.com/AP/Duke.html and 1978 Coach of the Year Duke Blue Devils#Coaches - Gene GarberGene GarberHenry Eugene Garber is a former sidearm relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the amateur draft, and pitched for the Pirates, the Kansas City Royals, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Atlanta Braves.Upon his retirement in , his...
'69, former all-time saves leader for the Atlanta BravesAtlanta BravesThe Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
(currently second behind John SmoltzJohn SmoltzJohn Andrew Smoltz is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and active sportscaster. He is best known for his prolific career of more than two decades with the Atlanta Braves, in which he garnered eight All-Star selections and received the Cy Young Award in 1996...
). - Mark A. HecklerMark A. HecklerMark A. Heckler became the 18th president of Valparaiso University on July 1, 2008. He succeeded the previous president Alan Harre, who had served since 1988.His immediately previous position was chief academic officer for the University of Colorado, Denver...
'77, President, Valparaiso University (2007-present) http://www.valpo.edu/president/search.php, Dean, University of Colorado School of Arts 1996-2007. - David HickernellDavid HickernellDavid S. Hickernell is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 98th District and was elected in 2002. He currently sits on the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Local Government, and Transportation Committees.-Personal:...
'83, State Representative, Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesPennsylvania House of RepresentativesThe Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
(2003-present) http://www.rephickernell.com/?sectionid=74§iontree=74 - S. Dale HighS. Dale HighS. Dale High is Chairman of Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based High Industries Inc. and High Real Estate Group LLC. He currently serves as a board member on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.High is a graduate of Elizabethtown College....
, Chairman, High Industries Inc. - Ben Houser '97, ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
producer/writer, 6-time National Sports Emmy award winner, 2006 National Headliner Award winner for a feature on former Red Sox first baseman Bill BucknerBill BucknerWilliam Joseph Buckner is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Despite winning a batting crown in , representing the Chicago Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season and accumulating over 2,700 hits in his twenty-year career, he is best remembered for a fielding error during Game 6...
and Mets center fielder Mookie WilsonMookie WilsonWilliam Hayward "Mookie" Wilson is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder and current coach for the New York Mets. He played 12 years in baseball for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays . He was a switch hitter primarily known for his impressive speed and positive attitude...
. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2615471, 2011 National Headliner Award winner for a feature on Butch Varno http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5757413, 2011 Gracie Award winner for a feature on Chelsea Baker http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/e60/news/story?id=5386830, 2011 EPIC Award winner, 2010 & 2011 Two-time Gold Medal winner, NY TV and Film Festivals - Ernest W. LefeverErnest W. LefeverErnest Warren Lefever was an American political theorist and foreign affairs expert who founded the Ethics and Public Policy Center in 1976 and was nominated for a State Department post by President Ronald Reagan, but withdrew after his nomination was rejected by the Senate Foreign Relations...
'42, Foreign affairs expert and founder of the Ethics and Public Policy CenterEthics and Public Policy CenterThe Ethics and Public Policy Center is a Washington, D.C.-based conservative advocacy group. Formed in 1976 by Ernest W. Lefever, who was its president until 1989, the group describes itself as "dedicated to applying the Judeo-Christian moral tradition to critical issues of public policy."Since...
, Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... - Page Lutz '84, Member of the NCAA 25th anniversary women's basketball team http://www2.etown.edu/sports/releases/0506/074.asp
- Mark S. McNaughtonMark S. McNaughtonMark S. McNaughton is a former Pennsylvania State Representative in the 104th District, which covers part of Dauphin County.The son of a prominent regional land developer, McNaughton is a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated Central Dauphin East High School in 1981...
'85, Former State Representative, Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesPennsylvania House of RepresentativesThe Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
(1997-2007)http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=104 - Jeffrey B. Miller '95, Director of Strategic Security for the National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/94/best-colleges-10_Elizabethtown-College_94134_2.html; former CommissionerPolice commissionerCommissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces and may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police. In some organizations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer. In these circumstances, there is often a...
, Pennsylvania State PolicePennsylvania State PoliceThe Pennsylvania State Police is the state police force of Pennsylvania, responsible for statewide law enforcement. It was founded in 1905 by order of Governor Samuel Pennypacker, in response to the private police forces used by mine and mill owners to stop worker strikes and the inability or...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/07/02/doctors_mission_help_iraq_heal_itself/ - Kim Powers, Contestant, Survivor: AfricaSurvivor: AfricaSurvivor: Africa is the third season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed during 2001 and aired from October 11, 2001 - January 10, 2002 on CBS. It was set in Kenya's Shaba National Reserve on the African continent....
(finished in sixth place) - Skip RoderickSkip RoderickArthur "Skip" Roderick is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and the American Soccer League. He is currently the head coach of the NCAA Division III Elizabethtown College men's soccer team.-Player:As a youth,...
'74, former professional soccer player - Scott McNaney '90, former professional baseball player 1988 Major League Baseball Draft Pick
- Bruce Smith '56, Former State Representative, Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesPennsylvania House of RepresentativesThe Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
(1981-2007) http://www.repbrucesmith.com/?sectionid=61§iontree=61 - Mike TobashMike TobashMike Tobash is a politician from the U.S. State of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Republican Party and is the member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 125th district. He was elected on November 2, 2010....
, State Representative, Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesPennsylvania House of RepresentativesThe Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
(2011-present) http://tobash125.com/biography.html - Dan WashburnDan WashburnDaniel Christopher Washburn is an American writer and journalist based in Shanghai, China since 2002. He is currently researching a book about the development of golf in China, entitled Par for China...
'96, award-winning ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
-based writer and journalist.
Notable faculty
- David S. BrownDavid S. Brown- Career :In 2006 he published Richard Hofstadter: An Intellectual Biography which was the University of Chicago Press's nominee for the Pulitzer Prize in History...
: Author of Richard Hofstadter: An Intellectual Biography ISBN 0-226-07640-7 - David CullenDavid Cullen (musician)David Thomas Cullen is a Grammy Award-winning guitarist, as well as a performer, composer and arranger of various styles of guitar music including classical, jazz and World Music.-Biography:...
: Grammy awardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winning guitarist - David DowningDavid DowningDavid Downing is a contemporary British author of mystery novels and nonfiction. His works have been reviewed by Publishers Weekly, the New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He is known for his "convincing" depiction of World War II and Berlin, likely due to his studies and familiarity with...
: Noted C. S. LewisC. S. LewisClive Staples Lewis , commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist from Belfast, Ireland...
scholar http://www.etown.edu/Public.aspx?topic=Newsroom-English-Downing - Paul GottfriedPaul GottfriedPaul Edward Gottfried is Horace Raffensperger Professor of Humanities at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, and a Guggenheim recipient...
: Noted political writer - Donald KraybillDonald KraybillDonald B. Kraybill is a prolific author, lecturer, and educator on Anabaptist faiths and living. Kraybill is widely recognized for his studies on Anabaptist groups, and is the foremost living expert on the Old Order Amish....
: Noted scholar of Amish studies - Jeffery D. LongJeffery D. LongJeffery D. Long is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Religious Studies at Elizabethtown College, in Pennsylvania, USA. He is associated with the Vedanta Society, DĀNAM and the Hindu American Foundation...
: Noted HinduHinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
expert and author of A Vision for Hinduism: Beyond Hindu Nationalism http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/526722/ - Michael G. LongMichael G. LongMichael G. Long is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies at Elizabethtown College.- Career :Long has published numerous works on Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, Billy Graham, and Christian living...
: Author of First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson ISBN 0-8050-8710-9 - Mark Harman: Noted KafkaFranz KafkaFranz Kafka was a culturally influential German-language author of short stories and novels. Contemporary critics and academics, including Vladimir Nabokov, regard Kafka as one of the best writers of the 20th century...
scholar and translator - W. Wesley McDonaldW. Wesley McDonald- Career :His most recent and notable work is Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology which was published in 2004. The book explores the political and philosophical ideas of the conservative intellectual Russell Kirk and his impact on conservatism in the 1940s and 50s...
: Author of Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology http://www.booktv.org/publiclives/index.asp?schedid=311&segid=5111 - Sean P. Melvin: Author of Cyberlaw and E-Commerce Regulation: An Entrepreneurial Approach http://www.amazon.com/dp/0324175795/
- Robert Craig Nation: Noted historian of Russian, Soviet, and Balkan history
- Michele Lee Kozimor-King: Noted sociologist: A Work and Family Scholar http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/leaders_entry.php?id=15420&area=All
- Robert Wheelersburg: Noted Arctic anthropologist http://www.etownian.com/060209/features-wheelersburg_receives_national.asp