Millikin University
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| Motto | In His Plenitudo Vis |
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| Type | Private coeducational |
| Established | 1901 |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian |
| President | Patrick E. White |
| Undergraduates | 2,400 |
| Location |
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| Campus | City, 75 acres |
| Sports mascot | Big Blue |
| Colors | Blue & White |
| Website | www |
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Millikin University is an American co-educational, comprehensive, private, four-year university with traditional undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, fine arts, and professional studies, as well as non-traditional, adult degree-completion programs (PACE) and graduate programs in business administration and nursing. Millikin's campus is in Decatur, Illinois and serves approximately 2,400 students with a student/faculty ratio of 12 to 1 and an average class size of 23 students. The school was founded in 1901 by prominent Decatur businessman James Millikin.
Media
Decaturian
The Decaturian, also known as the Dec (official nickname), is the bi-weekly student newspaper. The Decaturian was established in 1903 and its issues are archived online from 1903–1951, made possible by the Digital-Decaturian Project.[1]
WJMU 89.5 The Quad
WJMU is Millikin University's student-operated freeform format radio station. In addition to its musical responsibilities, WJMU also creates its own public service announcements, liners, news, Millikin sports programming and promotional materials.
Fraternities and sororities
Male |
Female |
Co-Ed
- Alpha Phi Omega (service)
- Sigma Tau Delta (academic)
- Alpha Psi Omega
- Sigma Delta Pi (academic)
Athletics
Millikin University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Big Blue are a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). Prior joining the NCAA Division III and the CCIW in the 1946–47 season, Millikin primarily competed as an Independent of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) back since their first year of athletics in the 1903–04 academic year. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
Notable alumni
Actors and musicians
- Emerson Swinford – professional guitarist and composer living in Hollywood, CA. He has written and performed with many artists including Rod Stewart and composed/performed the theme and score for TV shows including Hot In Cleveland starring Betty White.
- Jodi Benson – Actress: voice of Ariel in the 1989 film The Little Mermaid
- Sierra Boggess – Actress: originated the role of Ariel in the 2007 Broadway production of The Little Mermaid and Christine Daae in 2010's Love Never Dies (musical)
- Hedy Burress – Actress: Wyleen Pritchett in Boston Common; voice of Yuna in Final Fantasy X
- Annamary Dickey – Actress/Singer: portrayed Anna Leonowens opposite Yul Brynner in the original Broadway production of The King and I when Constance Carpenter left the role.[2]
- Luke Menard – Singer: American Idol season 7 (top 16). Also, member of a'capella group Chapter 6.
- Tad Hilgenbrink – Actor: Matt Stifler in American Pie: Band Camp[3]
- Annie Wersching – Actress: portrays FBI Agent Renee Walker on the television show 24
- Matthew West – contemporary Christian artist
- Katelyn Epperly – Singer: American Idol Season 9 (top 16).
Artists
- Herbert D. Ryman – Disney artists, imagineer, and chief designer of the Cinderella Castle[4]
Athletes and coaches
Millikin University was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1910 to 1937.
- Lori Kerans - gave Millikin University first NCAA D3 National Championship Win coached from 1985–present
- George Corbett – football player: Chicago Bears running back from 1932–1938.
- Fred T. Long – Negro Leagues baseball player and college football coach: played four seasons in the Negro National League and amassed a 227-151-31 coaching record from 1921–1965 at various colleges including three Black college football national championships (1928, 1932, 1945)
- Harry Long – college football coach won a Black college football national championship in 1924 as coach of Paul Quinn College and was assistant coach to his brother Fred for his 1932 & 1945 championships
- Danny Moeller – Major League Baseball player, 1907–1916, with Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators
- Marcia Morey – US Olympic Athlete/Swimmer at Montreal Olympic Games in 1976 in the Women's 100M Breaststroke and 200M Breaststroke; also former American Recordholder in the 200M Breaststroke[5]
- George Musso – football player: Chicago Bears lineman from 1933–1944; nine-year team captain, elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982
- Jeff Query – football player: former Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver. Totalled 141 receptions for 1865 yards and 11 touchdowns in 84 career games. Led the 1993 Bengals in receptions and yards.
- Mike Rowland – pitcher for San Francisco Giants, 1980–1981[6]
- Don Shroyer – college football coach at Millikin University and Southern Illinois University
- Virgil Wagner – Canadian Football League player: Montreal Alouettes halfback from 1946–54; elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
- Jeff Monken – current Head Football Coach at United States Military Academy
- Chuck Martin – former Head Football Coach of the Division 2 National Champions Grand Valley State, former Assistant Coach at Notre Dame. Current Head Coach at Miami of Ohio.
- Sid Gepford, NFL player
Authors and media figures
- Alice Ambrose (1906–2001) – American philosopher, logician, and author
- George Irish – president of Hearst Newspapers and senior vice president of The Hearst Corporation
- Lucille Ryman Carroll – Hollywood Talent Executive during early 20th century
Business figures
- Douglas R. Oberhelman – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc.[7]
- Brian Taylor - Founder and CEO of Pine River Capital Management LP[8]
Politicians
- Rodney L. Davis – United States Representative for Illinois' 13th Congressional district.
- Thomas W. Ewing – former United States Congressman (R-Illinois)
- Melvin R. Laird, Sr. – Wisconsin State Senator and clergyman
- James Benton Parsons – Federal judge; in 1961 he was the first African American to serve as a US Federal District Judge, appointed to the Northern District of Illinois, in Chicago, IL
- Thomas D. Westfall, (1927–2005) former mayor of El Paso, Texas
See also
References
- ↑ Digital-Decaturian Project
- ↑ New York Times December 29, 1953 p. 18
- ↑ Tad Hilgenbrink Bio
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External links
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- Millikin University
- Decatur, Illinois
- Educational institutions established in 1901
- Presbyterian universities and colleges in the United States
- Liberal arts colleges in Illinois
- Buildings and structures in Decatur, Illinois
- Visitor attractions in Macon County, Illinois
- Education in Macon County, Illinois
