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Elizabethtown College

Motto	Educate for Service
Type	Private college
Established	1899; 126 years ago (1899)
Religious affiliation	Church of the Brethren[1]
Endowment	$81.6 million (2020)[2]
President	Elizabeth “Betty” A. Rider
Academic staff	123 full-time
Undergraduates	1,737 (fall 2022)[3]
Postgraduates	64
Location	Elizabethtown , Pennsylvania , United States 40°09′00″N76°35′31″W / 40.15°N 76.5919444°W /40.15; -76.5919444
Campus	Residential Area 200 acres (0.81 km2) including Lake Placida
Colors	(Dark and light blue)
Nickname	Blue Jays
Website	etown.edu

Elizabethtown College (informallyEtown) is aprivate college inElizabethtown, Pennsylvania.^[4]

Elizabethtown College was founded in 1899 by members of theChurch of the Brethren in response to an initiative byJacob G. Francis. Francis advocated for Elizabethtown because of the proximity to the railways. First classes for the new college were held on November 13, 1900, in the Heisey Building in downtown Elizabethtown. During its first two decades, the college operated as an academy, offering a limited curriculum centering on four-yearteaching degrees and high school type classes.^{[citation needed]}

In 1921, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction accredited the college, and authorized its firstbaccalaureate degrees in arts and sciences. Later, in 1928, the college was approved by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court forpre-law education. In 1948, Elizabethtown College became accredited by theMiddle States Association.^[5]

The college's presidents were referred to as principals prior to 1902.

• Isaac Newton Harvey "I.N.H." Beahm, 1900–1901 & 1904–1909
• George Ness Falkenstein, 1901–1902
• Daniel Conrad Reber, 1902–1904 & 1909–1918
• Henry Kulp Ober, 1918–1921 & 1924–1928
• Jacob Gibble Meyer, 1921–1924
• Ralph Weist Schlosser, 1928–1929 & 1930–1941
• Harry Hess Nye, 1929–1930
• Charles Abba "A.C." Baugher, 1941–1961
• Roy Edwin McAuley, 1961–1966
• Morley Josiah Mays, 1966–1977
• Mark Chester Ebersole, 1977–1985
• Gerhard Ernest Spiegler, 1985–1996
• Theodore E. Long, 1996–2011
• Carl Strikwerda, 2011–2019
• Cecilia McCormick, 2019–2021
• Elizabeth “Betty” Rider, 2022–present

The college maintains 19 academic departments, offering 53 majors and 90+ minors and concentrations.^{[citation needed]}

Over 50 years, the college's adult program evolved into what is known today as the School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS). The school offers graduate degree programs, including Master of Business Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, and Master of Music Education.^{[6][better source needed]}

Established in 1999, the Elizabethtown College Honors Program is a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council. The Honors Program was founded with an endowment gift fromThe Hershey Company.^{[citation needed]}

The Office of Student Activities (OSA) serves as a co-curricular educator and facilitator in creating a social environment, such as through its T.G.I.S. and Student Involvement Fairs.^[7]

Elizabethtown offers student-run media that include anewspaper—The Etownian;^[8] a literary magazine—Fine Print;^[9] atelevision station—ECTV-40; aradio station—WWEC 88.3 FM; and ayearbook—theConestogan.^{[citation needed]} Elizabethtown is affiliated with theBrethren Colleges Abroad (BCA) program, which allows students to study abroad.

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Elizabethtown College is a member ofNCAA Division III in theLandmark Conference. Although Elizabethtown College was founded in 1899, it was not until 1928 that the first officially sanctioned intercollegiate athletic contest was held.^[10] In April 2013, the college accepted the invitation to join the Landmark Conference, effective July 1, 2014.^{[citation needed]}

• Baseball started in 1930
• Basketball started in 1928

• NCAA Division III runner-up 2001–2002

• Cross Country started in 1956
• Golf started play in 1965. No seasons were held from 1978 to 1988, but it was reinstated in 1988.
• Lacrosse started in 2002
• Soccer started in 1938

• NAIA co-champion 1959
• NAIA runner-up 1960
• NCAA Division III champions 1989

• Swimming started in 1964
• Tennis started in 1948
• Track and Field started in 1929
• Wrestling started in 1954

• Hosted 2015 NCAA Division III Championship

• Basketball started play in 1928.

• NCAA Division III National Runner-Up: 1982–83, 1983–84
• NCAA Division III National Champion: 1981–82, 1988–89
• First Division III women's basketball team to 1,000 wins

• Cross country started in 1956.
• Field hockey started play in 1952.

• Hosted 1984NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship
• Fourth place finish in 1981

• Lacrosse started play in 2002.
• Soccer started play in 1988.

• Hosted 1997 NCAA Division III Championship

• Softball started play in 1979.
• Swimming
• Track and field was established in 1929, but disappeared quickly. It was reestablished in 1975, but the women's team ended because of a lack of participation in 1981. The team was brought back in 1998, but the college did not begin competing again until 2000.
• Volleyball started in 1978

• Football was played for one season in 1928. It was not sanctioned by the college, but did play a full intercollegiate schedule.

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• Richard L. Bond '69, Former Chief Executive Officer,Tyson Foods^[11]
• Carl Bowman '79, a sociologist and author,Bridgewater College,Bridgewater, Virginia
• Nelson Chittum,MLB player^[12]
• Nia Dinata, film director^[13]
• Mark C. Ebersole '43, former President of Elizabethtown College^[14]
• Bill Foster '54, formerhead coachDukemen's basketball, and 1978 Coach of the Year^[15]
• Gene Garber '69, former all-time saves leader for theAtlanta Braves (currently third behindJohn Smoltz andCraig Kimbrel).
• Mark A. Heckler '77, President, Valparaiso University (2008-2020), Dean, University of Colorado School of Arts 1996–2007^[16]
• Lois Herr, progressive activist
• David Hickernell '83, State Representative,Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2003–present)
• S. Dale High, chairman, High Industries Inc.
• Dennis Hollinger, President ofGordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
• Daniel J. Jones '97, lead investigator for "The Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program," which is better known as "The Torture Report." Jones is portrayed byAdam Driver in the filmThe Report.
• Cayla Kluver (attended 2011-2012^[17]), author
• Ernest W. Lefever '42, Foreign affairs expert and founder of theEthics and Public Policy Center,Washington, D.C.^[18][19]
• Mark S. McNaughton '85, Former State Representative,Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1997-2007)
• Daniel C. Miller, Harrisburg city councilor
• Jeffrey B. Miller, former Pennsylvania state police commissioner
• Kim Powers, Contestant,Survivor: Africa (finished in sixth place)
• Skip Roderick '74, former professional soccer player.
• Bruce I. Smith '56, Former State Representative,Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1981-2007)
• David Starr (dropped out), original name Max Barsky professional wrestler
• Jim Tennant, formerMLB player.
• Jim Testerman, labor leader
• Miller Barbour '32, Civil Rights Leader, Western Regional DirectorNational Urban League.^[20]
• Mike Tobash, State Representative,Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2011–present).
• Charles Walker, nonviolence trainer and civil rights and peace activist.
• Dan Washburn '96, award-winningShanghai-based writer and journalist.
• Eric Schubert '23, forensic genetic genealogist, solved theMurder of Marise Chiverella.^[21][22]
• Martina White '10, State Representative,Pennsylvania House of Representatives.^[23]

• David S. Brown: historian.^[24]
• David Cullen: guitarist.
• Paul Gottfried: writer.
• Mark Harman: Germanist.
• Donald Kraybill: scholar ofAmish studies.
• Jeffery D. Long: professor of Religious Studies.^[25]
• Michael G. Long: author.
• W. Wesley McDonald: author.^[26]
• Steven Nolt: anabaptist groups scholar
• Susan Traverso: President ofThiel College.^[27]

• Williamson, Chet.United Work and Spirit: A Centennial History of Elizabethtown College. Elizabethtown College Press, 2001.[1]

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