Midland Lutheran College
Encyclopedia
Midland University, formerly Midland Lutheran College, is a private liberal arts college, located in Fremont
, Nebraska
, USA
, and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
. According to the Carnegie Foundation classification system, Midland is a professions plus arts and sciences classification.
, by the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church on September 15, 1887. The name Midland College was selected because of its central location in the United States.
In 1919, the college moved to Fremont, Nebraska
. The Fremont property had previously been called Fremont Normal School and Business College. In 1962, Midland merged with Luther Junior College founded in Wahoo, Nebraska
, in 1883. Midland College then became Midland Lutheran College.
In 2010, after money concerns closed nearby Dana College
, Midland added new sports and programs and changed its name to Midland University.
Their athletic mascot is the Warriors.
Fremont, Nebraska
Fremont is a city in and the county seat of Dodge County, Nebraska, United States, near Omaha in the eastern part of the state. The population was 26,397 at the 2010 census....
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
. According to the Carnegie Foundation classification system, Midland is a professions plus arts and sciences classification.
History
Founded in 1883, Midland University is the product of college and church mergers. Midland College was established at Atchison, KansasAtchison, Kansas
Atchison is a city situated along the Missouri River in the eastern part of Atchison County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,021. It is the county seat and most populous city of Atchison County...
, by the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church on September 15, 1887. The name Midland College was selected because of its central location in the United States.
In 1919, the college moved to Fremont, Nebraska
Fremont, Nebraska
Fremont is a city in and the county seat of Dodge County, Nebraska, United States, near Omaha in the eastern part of the state. The population was 26,397 at the 2010 census....
. The Fremont property had previously been called Fremont Normal School and Business College. In 1962, Midland merged with Luther Junior College founded in Wahoo, Nebraska
Wahoo, Nebraska
Wahoo is a city in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 4,508 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Saunders County.-History:Wahoo was founded in 1870...
, in 1883. Midland College then became Midland Lutheran College.
In 2010, after money concerns closed nearby Dana College
Dana College
Dana College is a now defunct baccalaureate college located in Blair, Nebraska. Its rural 150-acre campus is approximately 25 miles northwest of Omaha, and overlooks a portion of the Missouri River Valley....
, Midland added new sports and programs and changed its name to Midland University.
Their athletic mascot is the Warriors.
Notable alumni
- Jim BuchananJim BuchananJames Forrest Buchanan was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of one season with the St. Louis Browns. For his career, he compiled a 5-9 record in 22 appearances, with a 3.50 earned run average and 54 strikeouts.Buchanan attended Austin College and Midland...
, baseball player - Jim Carbaugh, Avid Outdoorsman and Host of Outdoor Answer
- Jon Lynn ChristensenJon Lynn ChristensenJon Lynn Christensen is a former member of the United States House of Representatives.Christensen graduated from St. Paul High School, earned his undergraduate degree from Midland Lutheran College, and his Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law in Houston...
, politician - Clifton HillegassClifton HillegassClifton K. Hillegass was the creator and publisher ofCliffsNotes.CliffsNotes are literary study guides in their familiar black and yellow covers that assist college and high school students in their literature course work. There are currently about 300 titles available in 7,000 retail outlets...
, publisher, Creator of Cliff's Notes - Gwen HowardGwen HowardGwen Howard is a Nebraska state senator from Omaha, Nebraska in the Nebraska Legislature and also a social worker and adoption specialist. -Personal life:...
, politician - Toni JeričevićToni JeričevićToni Jeričević is a young Croatian businessman turned actor and TV host who appeared in American and Croatian theatre plays, commercials and national television productions. He is best known as a TV host of the prime time reality sports TV show My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad which was originally...
, Croatian actor and TV host - Henry MargenauHenry MargenauHenry Margenau was a German-U.S. physicist, and philosopher of science.-Early life:Born Bielefeld, Germany, Margenau obtained his bachelor's degree from Midland Lutheran College, Nebraska before his M.Sc...
, physicist