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{{Short description|Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky, US}}
{{Infobox University
{{Infobox university
|name = Kentucky Wesleyan College
|image = KWC Seal.png
| name = Kentucky Wesleyan College
|image_size = 200px
| image = KWC Seal.png
|motto = ''Find Yourself''
| image_size = 175px
| motto = ''Find Yourself''
|established = 1858
| established = {{start date and age|1858}}
|type = [[Private university|Private]] [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|Liberal Arts College]]
| type = [[Private college]]
|religious_affiliation= [[United Methodist Church]]
| religious_affiliation = [[United Methodist Church]]
|endowment = $29.6 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2013NCSEEndowmentMarket%20ValuesRevisedFeb142014.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-04-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Pg7vCEwR?url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2013NCSEEndowmentMarket |archivedate=2014-05-19 |df= }}</ref>
| endowment = $36.8 million
|president = Barton D. Darrell<ref>[http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=1207 President Darrell]</ref>
|city = [[Owensboro, Kentucky|Owensboro]]
| president = Thomas Mitzel
|state = [[Kentucky]]
| city = [[Owensboro, Kentucky]]
|country = [[United States|USA]]
| country = U.S.
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|students = 785<ref name=enrollment>As of fall 2016. {{cite web |url=http://cpe.ky.gov/data/reports/HeadcountbyLevelIndependent200616.pdf |title=Student headcount by level: All independent institutions (2006-16) |publisher=Commonwealth of Kentucky |website=Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education | access-date=4 March 2018 }}</ref>
| students = 785<ref name=enrollment>As of fall 2016. {{cite web |url=http://cpe.ky.gov/data/reports/HeadcountbyLevelIndependent200616.pdf |title=Student headcount by level: All independent institutions (2006-16) |publisher=Commonwealth of Kentucky |website=Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education | access-date=4 March 2018 }}</ref>
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|faculty = More than 88 percent of faculty have a Ph.D. or terminal degree
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|campus = [[Suburb]]an; 55 acre (.22 km²) campus near the southern bypass
| campus = Suburban, {{cvt|55|acre}}
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|athletics = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]<br>[[Great Midwest Athletic Conference|G-MAC]], [[List of NCAA Division II football programs|Independent (football)]]
| athletics_affiliations = [[NCAA Division II]]<br />[[Great Midwest Athletic Conference|G-MAC]]
|sports = 17 varsity teams
| colors = Purple and white
|colors = [[Purple]] and [[white]]
| mascot = [[Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers|Panthers]]
| academic_affiliations = [[International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities|IAMSCU]]<br />[[Council of Independent Colleges|CIC]]
|mascot = [[Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers|Panthers]]
| logo = Kentucky Wesleyan College logo.png
|affiliations = [[International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities|IAMSCU]]<br>[[Council of Independent Colleges|CIC]]
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| website = {{URL|www.kwc.edu}}
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'''Kentucky Wesleyan College''' ('''KWC''') is a [[Private college|private]] [[Methodist]] college in [[Owensboro, Kentucky]]. Fall 2018 enrollment was 830 students.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/kentucky-wesleyan-college-1969|title=Kentucky Wesleyan College|website=U.S. News & World Report|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825062800/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/kentucky-wesleyan-college-1969|archive-date=2018-08-25|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref>
'''Kentucky Wesleyan College''' ('''KWC''') is a private [[Methodist]] [[college]] in [[Owensboro, Kentucky|Owensboro]], a city on the [[Ohio River]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kentucky]]. KWC is east of [[Evansville, Indiana]], north of [[Nashville, Tennessee]], west of [[Louisville, Kentucky]], and east of [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]] is home to 94,000 residents.

Kentucky Wesleyan College is known for its [[liberal arts]] programs. Fall 2016 enrollment was 785 students.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Kentucky Wesleyan College in in Millersburg, Kentucky.png|alt=Kentucky Wesleyan College in Millersburg, active from 1858 to 1890|thumb|Kentucky Wesleyan College in [[Millersburg, Kentucky|Millersburg]], active from 1858 to 1890|left|150x150px]]
[[File:Kentucky Wesleyan College Administration Building.jpg|thumb|The Barnard-Jones Administration Building at Kentucky Wesleyan College]]
[[File:Kentucky Wesleyan College Administration Building.jpg|thumb|The Barnard-Jones Administration Building at Kentucky Wesleyan College]]
Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Kentucky Conference of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]]. It was originally located in [[Millersburg, Kentucky|Millersburg]]. Classes began in 1866 and the first commencement took place in 1868. At first, it was a training school for preachers but soon business and [[liberal arts]] classes were added to the [[curriculum]]. In 1890 the school was moved to [[Winchester, Kentucky|Winchester]] and soon after women began to be admitted for the first time. In 1951, the school moved to its present location in Kentucky's fourth largest city, [[Owensboro, Kentucky|Owensboro]].<ref>[http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=902 History]</ref>
Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Kentucky Conference of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]]. It was originally located in rural [[Millersburg, Kentucky|Millersburg]], Kentucky. Classes began in 1866 and the first commencement took place in 1868. At first, it was a training school for preachers, but soon business and [[liberal arts]] classes were added to the [[curriculum]].

In 1890, the school was moved to [[Winchester, Kentucky|Winchester]] and soon after, women began to be admitted for the first time. In 1951, [[Lawrence W. Hager]] raised over [[US$]]1,000,000 to move the school moved to its present location in Kentucky's fourth largest city, [[Owensboro, Kentucky|Owensboro]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-10-biggest-cities-in-kentucky.html|title=The 10 Biggest Cities In Kentucky|website=WorldAtlas|language=en|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1967 Lawrence Hager 1909 |url=https://alumni.centre.edu/s/285/bp20/interior.aspx?sid=285&gid=1&pgid=656 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=alumni.centre.edu |language=en}}</ref>{{Break}}

===Presidents===
College presidents include:<ref>[http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=43 Presidents of the College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227190030/http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=43 |date=2013-12-27 }} https://kwc.edu/about-wesleyan/office-of-the-president/presidents-of-the-college/</ref>
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1. Charles Taylor (1866–1870)<br />
''Interim'' A.G. Murphy (1869–1870)<br />
2. Benjamin Arbogast (1870–1873)<br />
3. John Darby (1873–1875)<br />
4. Thomas J. Dodd (1875–1876)<br />
5. William H. Anderson (1876–1879)<br />
6. David W. Batson (1879–1883)<br />
7. Alexander Redd (1883–1884)<br />
8. David W. Batson (1884–1893)<br />
9. Benjamin T. Spencer (1893–1895)<br />
10. Eugene H. Pearce (1895–1900)<br />
11. John L. Weber (1901–1906)<br />
12. [[Henry Kirby Taylor|Henry K. Taylor]] (1906–1909)<br />
13. [[John J. Tigert]] (1909–1911)<br />
14. James L. Clark (1911–1919)<br />
15. William B. Campbell (1919–1924)<br />
16. U. V. W. Darlington (1924–1925)

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17. [[David Carlisle Hull|David C. Hull]] (1925–1928)<br />
''Interim'' Walter V. Cropper (1928–1929)<br />
18. Clarence M. Dannelly (1929–1932)<br />
19. Reginald V. Bennett (1932–1937)<br />
20. Paul S. Powell (1937–1950)<br />
21. John F. Baggett (1950–1951)<br />
22. Oscar W. Lever (1951–1959)<br />
23. [[Harold P. Hamilton|Dr. Harold P. Hamilton]] (1959–1970)<br />
24. William E. James (1971–1979)<br />
25. Luther W. White (1979–1988)<br />
26. Paul W. Hartman (1988–1993)<br />
''Interim'' Ray C. Purdom (1993–1994)<br />
27. Wesley H. Poling (1994–2004)<br />
28. Anne C. Federlein (2004–2008)<br />
''Interim'' Dr. M. Michael Fagan (2008)<br />
29. Cheryl D. King (2008–2011)<br />
30. W. Craig Turner (2011–2014)<br />
31. Barton D. Darrell (2014–2019)<br />
''Interim'' Gene Tice (2019)<br />
32. Thomas Mitzel (2020–2024) <br />
33. James Cousins (2025-)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kwc.edu/kentucky-wesleyan-college-announces-appointment-of-dr-james-cousins-as-36th-president/ | title=Kentucky Wesleyan College announces appointment of Dr. James Cousins as 36th president | date=15 April 2024 }}</ref>{{Col-end}}


==Academics==
==Academics==
Kentucky Wesleyan offers 29 majors and 13 pre-professional programs <ref>{{cite web|url=https://kwc.edu/about-wesleyan/|title=About Wesleyan|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> and has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1.<ref>{{cite web|title=KWC Common Data Set 2013-2014 |url=http://www.kwc.edu/radiate/radiateUploadFiles/CommonDataSet2013-2014.pdf |accessdate=11 April 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132439/http://www.kwc.edu/radiate/radiateUploadFiles/CommonDataSet2013-2014.pdf |archivedate=13 April 2014 |df= }}</ref> Academics are divided into four divisions: Fine Arts & Humanities, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Professional Studies, and Social Sciences.<ref>{{cite web|title=KWC Academic Divisions|url=http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=176|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref>
Kentucky Wesleyan offers 30 majors and 13 pre-professional programs<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kwc.edu/about-wesleyan/|title=About Wesleyan|date=14 September 2015 |access-date=3 November 2017}}</ref> and has a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1.<ref>{{cite web|title=KWC Common Data Set 2013-2014 |url=http://www.kwc.edu/radiate/radiateUploadFiles/CommonDataSet2013-2014.pdf |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132439/http://www.kwc.edu/radiate/radiateUploadFiles/CommonDataSet2013-2014.pdf |archive-date=13 April 2014 }}</ref> Academics are divided into four divisions: Fine Arts & Humanities, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Professional Studies, and Social Sciences.<ref>{{cite web|title=KWC Academic Divisions|url=http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=176|access-date=11 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132351/http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=176|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


=== Rankings ===
Kentucky Wesleyan College also offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice & Criminology, and a Bachelor of Science in General Studies completely Online.<ref>{{cite web|title=KWC Online |url=http://online.kwc.edu/ |accessdate=11 April 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209201456/http://online.kwc.edu/ |archivedate= 9 February 2014 |df= }}</ref> Tuition for the online business degree is extremely competitive and affordable. Financial aid is available for all students who qualify.<ref>{{cite web|title=KWC Online Financial Aid |url=http://online.kwc.edu/financial-aid/ |accessdate=11 April 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705091607/http://online.kwc.edu/financial-aid/ |archivedate= 5 July 2014 |df= }}</ref>
Kentucky Wesleyan College was ranked #24 (tie) in the Regional Colleges South category by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' in 2022–23. The college was also named #33 in Top Performers on Social mobility.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2023 |title=U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Kentucky Wesleyan College |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/kentucky-wesleyan-college-1969 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>

== Campus ==
Kentucky Wesleyan is located on 55 acres of land.<ref name=":0" /> Their campus includes buildings for academics, administration, student residence halls, and athletic facilities.

=== Academic and administrative buildings ===
<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://kwc.edu/admissions/visit/|title=Visit Campus|date=2015-09-22|website=Kentucky Wesleyan College|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>
* Barnard-Jones Administration building, which houses the Office of Admissions and includes Tapscott Chapel and the Snyder Faculty Office building.
* Winchester Campus Community Center, a student space that has meeting spaces, student organization offices, and the campus security office.
* Hocker Family Dining Center/Greenwell Library and Learning Center, a large building that includes the dining hall, library, computer labs, student work spaces, and group and individual study spaces. This building connects to the Winchester Center for student ease of access.
* Ralph Center for Fine Arts and Communication Arts, an academic building housing the majority of the Fine Arts and Humanities degree programs and the auditorium.
* Yu Hak Hahn Center for the Sciences, an academic building that includes the majority of the Natural Sciences & Mathematics and some Social Sciences degree program classes.

=== Athletic facilities ===
The campus includes both student athletic facilities and athlete spaces.<ref name=":1" />

* Jones Gymnasium/Woodward Health and Recreation Center, home to the practice facilities for the university's basketball teams and student health resources.
* Panther Hitting Facility, where university baseball and softball teams practice.
* Panther Park and Foster Field, where the baseball and softball teams compete.
* Panther Field, where the soccer teams practice and compete.
* Bullet Wilson Field at Steele Stadium, where the university's football teams practice and compete.


==Student life==
==Student life==
Kentucky Wesleyan offers over 40 student organizations on campus. These range from campus ministry, student government, Greek life, academic, and other special interest clubs.<ref>{{cite web|title=KWC Campus Clubs, Organizations, & Societies|url=http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=87|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> Intramurals are offered on a seasonal basis.
Kentucky Wesleyan offers over 40 student organizations on campus. These range from campus ministry, student government, Greek life, academic, and other special interest clubs.<ref>{{cite web|title=KWC Campus Clubs, Organizations, & Societies|url=http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=87|access-date=11 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829151923/http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=87|archive-date=29 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Intramural sports are offered on a seasonal basis.

=== Governing organizations ===
Several student organizations provide leadership for other students and organizations, including:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kwc.edu/campus-life/campus-clubs-organizations-societies/|title=Campus Clubs, Organizations & Societies|date=2015-10-13|website=Kentucky Wesleyan College|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>
* Student Government Association (SGA), the self-governing body on campus that provides students with a voice in college affairs, ranging from administrative to social matters. SGA consists of an elected executive council and senate. Two senators represent each class. Elections are open to any interested student.
* Panhellenic Council, the governing body for the national sororities on campus. It fosters cooperation, good will and harmony among the sororities, plans activities and administers policies and regulations governing Recruitment activities.
* Interfraternity Council, which regulates the affairs of the social fraternities, administers rules governing rush and pledging and encourages cooperation and harmony among its members.


===Media and publications===
===Media and publications===
* ''The Panogram'' — weekly student newspaper
* ''The Panogram'' — weekly student newspaper
* ''The Porphyrian'' — yearbook
* 90.3 [[WKWC]] — 5,000 watt FM radio station run by students and volunteers
* 90.3 [[WKWC]] — 5,000 watt FM radio station run by students and volunteers


===Greek life===
===Greek life===
Kentucky Wesleyan has three national fraternities, two national sororities and one local sorority.<ref>[http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=65 Greek life at KWC]</ref>
Kentucky Wesleyan has three national fraternities and two national sororities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=65 |title=Greek life at KWC |access-date=2013-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227194200/http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=65 |archive-date=2013-12-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


====Fraternities====
=== Campus ministries ===
Kentucky Wesleyan, as a private Christian college, has partnerships with twelve churches of various denominations as well as on-campus services and religious organizations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kwcministries.churchcenter.com/groups/find-a-church|title=Find a Church...|website=KWC Campus Ministries|language=en|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>
* [[Sigma Alpha Mu]]
* [[Sigma Nu]]
* [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]]


====Sororities====
== Athletics ==
{{Main|Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers}}
* [[Kappa Delta]]
* [[Alpha Omicron Pi]]


The Kentucky Wesleyan (KWU) athletic teams are called the Panthers. The college is a member of the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] level of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA), primarily competing in the [[Great Midwest Athletic Conference]] (G-MAC) as a founding member since the 2013–14 academic year. The Panthers previously competed as a charter member of the [[Great Lakes Valley Conference]] (GLVC) from 1978–79 to 2011–12 (but was fulfilling its commitments to the final year of competition for its other sports in the GLVC as a full member for the 2012–13 school year; before beginning competition as a full G-MAC member). They also competed in the [[River States Conference|Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (KIAC; now currently known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) from 1916–17 to 1954–55.
==Athletics==
{{main|Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers}}
The Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers compete in [[NCAA Division II]] and was a charter member of the [[Great Lakes Valley Conference]]. KWC is currently a charter member of the [[Great Midwest Athletic Conference]] (GMAC) joining in the 2013-14 season. The 2014 KWC football team currently competes as an Independent NCAA Division II team after leaving the Great Lakes Valley Conference, as an associate member, after the 2013 season.


Intercollegiate men's teams include: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, football, soccer, and implemented modern era indoor and outdoor track and field teams beginning in the 2012-2013 academic season. Women compete in basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, and also implemented modern era indoor and outdoor track and field teams in the 2012-2013 academic season.<ref>[http://kwcpanthers.com/index.aspx?path=mtrack&&tab=1 Athletic teams]</ref>
KWU competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports: men's teams include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading.<ref>[http://kwcpanthers.com/index.aspx?path=mtrack&&tab=1 Athletic teams]</ref>


===Men's basketball===
The men's basketball team advanced to the [[NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship|Division II championship game]] six consecutive years (1998–2003), winning in 1999 and 2001 under the direction of [[Ray Harper]].<ref name=Championship>[http://www.wkusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204789389&DB_OEM_ID=5400 Men's basketball NCAA Div. II Championships]</ref> In addition to these successes, they won six other championships (1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, and 1990) and were runners-up in 1957. Overall, Kentucky Wesleyan has won eight NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Championships, which is the most by any NCAA Division II School.<ref name=Championship/>
The men's basketball team advanced to the [[NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship|NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship Game]] six consecutive years (1998–2003), winning in 1999 and 2001 under the direction of [[Ray Harper (basketball)|Ray Harper]].<ref name=Championship>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wkusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204789389&DB_OEM_ID=5400 |title=Men's basketball NCAA Div. II Championships |access-date=2012-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026201625/http://www.wkusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml |archive-date=2012-10-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition to these successes, they won six other championships (1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, and 1990) and were runners-up in 1957. Overall, Kentucky Wesleyan has won eight NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Championships, which is the most by any NCAA Division II School.<ref name=Championship/>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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{{More citations needed section|date=December 2013}}
*[[Mohamed Abu Arisha]] (born 1997) - professional basketball player
* [[Keelan Cole]] - professional football player
* [[Urban Valentine Williams Darlington]] - former bishop of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South]]
* [[Urban Valentine Williams Darlington]] - former bishop of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South]]
* [[G. Lindsey Davis]] - bishop of the [[United Methodist Church]]
* [[G. Lindsey Davis]] - bishop of the [[United Methodist Church]]
* [[Edgar Hager]] (1868–1935), criminal defense lawyer, Mayor of [[Ashland, Kentucky]], and President of the [[Kentucky Municipal League]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Directory of the Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-yzPAAAAMAAJ|first=George Anthony|last=Katzenberger|year=1909|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pgdGAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA81|title=Directory of the International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi|via=[[Google Books]]|last1=Phi|first1=Phi Delta|year=1909}}</ref>
* [[Ray Harper]] - Former head men's basketball coach, current head coach at [[Jacksonville State University]]
* [[Ray Harper (basketball)|Ray Harper]] - college basketball coach
* [[Bobby R. Himes]] - history professor at [[Campbellsville University]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] official{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}}
* [[John Wesley Hughes]] - founder of [[Asbury University]] and '''Kingswood College'''
* [[John Wesley Hughes]] - founder of [[Asbury University]] and Kingswood College in Kentucky
* [[Joseph Jackson (screenwriter)|Joseph Jackson]] – assistant drama editor at ''[[The New York World]]'' and Hollywood screenwriter.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=94999300 "Film Beauty Weds Publicity Manager"]. ''Los Angeles Evening Express''. February 19, 1921. p.2. Retrieved February15, 2022.</ref>
* [[Doug Moseley]] - former [[Kentucky State Senate|Kentucky state senator]] and retired United Methodist minister
* [[Doug Moseley]] - [[Kentucky State Senate|Kentucky state senator]] and United Methodist minister
* [[Paul A. Porter]] - former [[Federal Communications Commission]] chairman
* [[Paul A. Porter]] - former [[Federal Communications Commission]] chairman
* [[Stanley Forman Reed]] - former justice of the [[United States Supreme Court]]
* [[Stanley Forman Reed]] - former Justice of the [[United States Supreme Court]]
* [[Jody Richards]] - former Speaker of the House, [[Kentucky House of Representatives]]
* [[Jody Richards]] - former Speaker of the House, [[Kentucky House of Representatives]]
* [[Roy Hunter Short]] - former Bishop of [[The Methodist Church (USA)|The Methodist Church]] and the [[United Methodist Church]]
* [[Roy Hunter Short]] - Bishop of [[The Methodist Church (USA)|The Methodist Church]] and the [[United Methodist Church]]
* [[A. J. Smith]] - [[Executive Vice President]] and [[General Manager]] of the [[San Diego Chargers]]
* [[A. J. Smith]] - [[Executive Vice President]] and [[General Manager]] of the [[San Diego Chargers]]
* [[Benjamin T. Spencer]]
* [[Benjamin T. Spencer]] - scholar of American literature and professor at [[Ohio Wesleyan University]]
* [[Edward Lewis Tullis]] - former bishop of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South]] and the [[United Methodist Church]]
* [[Edward Lewis Tullis]] - bishop of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South]] and the [[United Methodist Church]]
* [[Cory Wade]] - pitcher for the [[New York Yankees]]
* [[Cory Wade]] - professional baseball player
* [[Russell Montfort]] - former minister at '''West End United Methodist Church''' in [[Nashville, Tennessee]] and former pastor (1977-1980) of the American Protestant Church in [[Bonn, Germany]] during the [[Cold War]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}}
* [[Mark Patton]] - CFO Colony Hardware{{Citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Keelan Cole]] - current wide receiver for Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL


==Presidents==
==References==
College presidents include:<ref>[http://www.kwc.edu/page.php?page=43 Presidents of the College]</ref>
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1. Rev. Charles Taylor (1866–1870)<br />
''Interim'' A.G. Murphy (1869–1870)<br />
2. Rev. Benjamin Arbogast (1870–1873)<br />
3. John Darby (1873–1875)<br />
4. Rev. Thomas J. Dodd (1875–1876)<br />
5. Rev. William H. Anderson (1876–1879)<br />
6. David W. Batson (1879–1883)<br />
7. Rev. Alexander Redd (1883–1884)<br />
8. David W. Batson (1884–1893)<br />
9. Benjamin T. Spencer (1893–1895)<br />
10. Rev. Eugene H. Pearce (1895–1900)<br />
11. Rev. John L. Weber (1901–1906)<br />
12. [[Henry Kirby Taylor|Henry K. Taylor]] (1906–1909)<br />
13. [[John J. Tigert]] (1909–1911)<br />
14. Rev. James L. Clark (1911–1919)<br />
15. William B. Campbell (1919–1924)<br />
16. U. V. W. Darlington (1924–1925)

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17. David C. Hull (1925–1928)<br />
''Interim'' Walter V. Cropper (1928–1929)<br />
18. Clarence M. Dannelly (1929–1932)<br />
19. Reginald V. Bennett (1932–1937)<br />
20. Rev. Paul S. Powell (1937–1950)<br />
21. John F. Baggett (1950–1951)<br />
22. Dr. Oscar W. Lever (1951–1959)<br />
23. [[Harold P. Hamilton|Dr. Harold P. Hamilton]] (1959–1970)<br />
24. Dr. William E. James (1971–1979)<br />
25. Dr. Luther W. White (1979–1988)<br />
26. Dr. Paul W. Hartman (1988–1993)<br />
''Interim'' Dr. Ray C. Purdom (1993–1994)<br />
27. Dr. Wesley H. Poling (1994–2004)<br />
28. Dr. Anne C. Federlein (2004–2008)<br />
''Interim'' Dr. M. Michael Fagan (2008)<br />
29. Dr. Cheryl D. King (2008–2011)<br />
30. Dr. W. Craig Turner (2011–2014)<br />
31. Barton D. Darrell (2014–present)
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Latest revision as of 05:04, 12 December 2024

Kentucky Wesleyan College
MottoFind Yourself
TypePrivate college
Established1858; 167 years ago (1858)
Religious affiliation
United Methodist Church
Academic affiliations
IAMSCU
CIC
Endowment$36.8 million
PresidentThomas Mitzel
Students785[1]
Location
Owensboro, Kentucky
,
U.S.

37°44′37″N 87°07′13″W / 37.7435°N 87.1202°W / 37.7435; -87.1202
CampusSuburban, 55 acres (22 ha)
ColorsPurple and white
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II
G-MAC
MascotPanthers
Websitewww.kwc.edu

Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky. Fall 2018 enrollment was 830 students.[2]

History

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Kentucky Wesleyan College in Millersburg, active from 1858 to 1890
Kentucky Wesleyan College in Millersburg, active from 1858 to 1890
The Barnard-Jones Administration Building at Kentucky Wesleyan College

Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Kentucky Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was originally located in rural Millersburg, Kentucky. Classes began in 1866 and the first commencement took place in 1868. At first, it was a training school for preachers, but soon business and liberal arts classes were added to the curriculum.

In 1890, the school was moved to Winchester and soon after, women began to be admitted for the first time. In 1951, Lawrence W. Hager raised over US$1,000,000 to move the school moved to its present location in Kentucky's fourth largest city, Owensboro.[3][4]

Presidents

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College presidents include:[5]

Academics

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Kentucky Wesleyan offers 30 majors and 13 pre-professional programs[7] and has a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1.[8] Academics are divided into four divisions: Fine Arts & Humanities, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Professional Studies, and Social Sciences.[9]

Rankings

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Kentucky Wesleyan College was ranked #24 (tie) in the Regional Colleges South category by U.S. News & World Report in 2022–23. The college was also named #33 in Top Performers on Social mobility.[10]

Campus

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Kentucky Wesleyan is located on 55 acres of land.[2] Their campus includes buildings for academics, administration, student residence halls, and athletic facilities.

Academic and administrative buildings

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  • Barnard-Jones Administration building, which houses the Office of Admissions and includes Tapscott Chapel and the Snyder Faculty Office building.
  • Winchester Campus Community Center, a student space that has meeting spaces, student organization offices, and the campus security office.
  • Hocker Family Dining Center/Greenwell Library and Learning Center, a large building that includes the dining hall, library, computer labs, student work spaces, and group and individual study spaces. This building connects to the Winchester Center for student ease of access.
  • Ralph Center for Fine Arts and Communication Arts, an academic building housing the majority of the Fine Arts and Humanities degree programs and the auditorium.
  • Yu Hak Hahn Center for the Sciences, an academic building that includes the majority of the Natural Sciences & Mathematics and some Social Sciences degree program classes.

Athletic facilities

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The campus includes both student athletic facilities and athlete spaces.[11]

  • Jones Gymnasium/Woodward Health and Recreation Center, home to the practice facilities for the university's basketball teams and student health resources.
  • Panther Hitting Facility, where university baseball and softball teams practice.
  • Panther Park and Foster Field, where the baseball and softball teams compete.
  • Panther Field, where the soccer teams practice and compete.
  • Bullet Wilson Field at Steele Stadium, where the university's football teams practice and compete.

Student life

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Kentucky Wesleyan offers over 40 student organizations on campus. These range from campus ministry, student government, Greek life, academic, and other special interest clubs.[12] Intramural sports are offered on a seasonal basis.

Governing organizations

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Several student organizations provide leadership for other students and organizations, including:[13]

  • Student Government Association (SGA), the self-governing body on campus that provides students with a voice in college affairs, ranging from administrative to social matters. SGA consists of an elected executive council and senate. Two senators represent each class. Elections are open to any interested student.
  • Panhellenic Council, the governing body for the national sororities on campus. It fosters cooperation, good will and harmony among the sororities, plans activities and administers policies and regulations governing Recruitment activities.
  • Interfraternity Council, which regulates the affairs of the social fraternities, administers rules governing rush and pledging and encourages cooperation and harmony among its members.

Media and publications

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  • The Panogram — weekly student newspaper
  • 90.3 WKWC — 5,000 watt FM radio station run by students and volunteers

Greek life

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Kentucky Wesleyan has three national fraternities and two national sororities.[14]

Campus ministries

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Kentucky Wesleyan, as a private Christian college, has partnerships with twelve churches of various denominations as well as on-campus services and religious organizations.[15]

Athletics

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Main article: Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers

The Kentucky Wesleyan (KWU) athletic teams are called the Panthers. The college is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) as a founding member since the 2013–14 academic year. The Panthers previously competed as a charter member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) from 1978–79 to 2011–12 (but was fulfilling its commitments to the final year of competition for its other sports in the GLVC as a full member for the 2012–13 school year; before beginning competition as a full G-MAC member). They also competed in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC; now currently known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1916–17 to 1954–55.

KWU competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports: men's teams include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading.[16]

Men's basketball

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The men's basketball team advanced to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship Game six consecutive years (1998–2003), winning in 1999 and 2001 under the direction of Ray Harper.[17] In addition to these successes, they won six other championships (1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, and 1990) and were runners-up in 1957. Overall, Kentucky Wesleyan has won eight NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Championships, which is the most by any NCAA Division II School.[17]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ As of fall 2016. "Student headcount by level: All independent institutions (2006-16)" (PDF). Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Kentucky Wesleyan College". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ^ "The 10 Biggest Cities In Kentucky". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  4. ^ "1967 Lawrence Hager 1909". alumni.centre.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  5. ^ Presidents of the College Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine https://kwc.edu/about-wesleyan/office-of-the-president/presidents-of-the-college/
  6. ^ "Kentucky Wesleyan College announces appointment of Dr. James Cousins as 36th president". 15 April 2024.
  7. ^ "About Wesleyan". 14 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  8. ^ "KWC Common Data Set 2013-2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  9. ^ "KWC Academic Divisions". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  10. ^ "U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Kentucky Wesleyan College". U.S. News & World Report. September 12, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Visit Campus". Kentucky Wesleyan College. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  12. ^ "KWC Campus Clubs, Organizations, & Societies". Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Campus Clubs, Organizations & Societies". Kentucky Wesleyan College. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  14. ^ "Greek life at KWC". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  15. ^ "Find a Church..." KWC Campus Ministries. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  16. ^ Athletic teams
  17. ^ a b "Men's basketball NCAA Div. II Championships". Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  18. ^ Katzenberger, George Anthony (1909). Directory of the Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi – via Google Books.
  19. ^ Phi, Phi Delta (1909). Directory of the International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi – via Google Books.
  20. ^ "Film Beauty Weds Publicity Manager". Los Angeles Evening Express. February 19, 1921. p.2. Retrieved February15, 2022.
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