Franklin College

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Franklin College
Motto:	'Excellence, Leadership and Service'
Established:	1834
Type:	Private, Liberal Arts, Coed
Endowment:	$77.9 million[1]
President:	James Moseley
Faculty:	88
Students:	1000
Location:	Franklin, IN, USA
Campus:	86 acres
Athletics:	NCAA Division III
Mascot:	Grizzlies
Website:	www.franklincollege.edu

See also Franklin and Marshall College, Franklin College Switzerland, Franklin College, Grimsby and Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.

Franklin College is a liberal arts college in Franklin, Indiana. It was founded in 1834 and was the first college in Indiana to admit women (1842). Franklin's athletic teams are known as the Grizzlies and participate in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Majors include Education, Journalism, Public Relations, Political Science, Theatre and Music, among others.

Famous attendees include Indiana governor Roger D. Branigin, actress Marjorie Main, and film director Robert Wise.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Roger D. Branigin - Governor of Indiana (1965-69)
• Elmer Davis - New York Times editorial writer, (1890-1958) CBS radio newscaster, director of the United States Office of War Information, and Peabody Award recipient
• Terry Hoeppner, (1947-2007), head football coach at Indiana University, Miami University of Ohio, former assistant coach at Franklin College.
• Edna Parker, world's oldest person (since Aug 13 2007)
• John R. Voris - Founder of Save the Children (U.S.)
• George Walden - Insulin researcher at Eli Lilly and Company
• Arch West - Retired executive vice president of Frito-Lay
• Robert Wise - Academy Award-winning director and producer (1914-2005)
• Marjorie Main - Actress Most famous role is Ma Kettle from the ma and pa kettle series. (1890-1975)
• Fuzzy Vandivier - Hall of Fame basketball player. (1903-1983)
• WRTV News anchor Rafael Sanchez
• Max Friedersdorf - senior staff member in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Former Congressional staffer.
• Dr. H. Dean Evans - elected to two terms as State Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Indiana. Unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of Indiana in 1992. Died in 2005. [1]
• Ann G. DeVore - elected to two terms as Auditor of the State of Indiana. Former Bartholomew County and Columbus, Indiana official.

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• Joseph F. Beam (1954-1989), noted black-gay author of groundbreaking book, "In The Life: An Anthology of Black Gay Men."

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Official athletics website
• Campus map and directions

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