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Carroll College (Wisconsin)
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Carroll University is a private liberal arts college
affiliated with the Presbyterian church located in Waukesha
in the U.S. state
of Wisconsin
. Carroll opened in 1846, two years before Wisconsin became a state. Before July 1, 2009, Carroll University was known as Carroll College.
The charter for Carroll – named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton
, Maryland, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
– was passed into law by the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature on January 31, 1846. Beloit's charter followed shortly on February 2, giving rise to Carroll's claim to be the oldest four-year institution in Wisconsin.
Beloit's claim is often phrased "the oldest college in the state in continuous operation," with a particular emphasis on the "continuous operation" aspect. During the 1860s, the American Civil War
and financial difficulty caused Carroll to temporarily suspend operations, while Beloit has offered classes continuously since 1847.
In 2009, Carroll was ranked 175th out of 600 by Forbes
on their list of America's Best Colleges.
Division III Midwest Conference
and compete in 10 men's and 10 women's sports. Carroll University was a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
from 1955 to 1992.
The college football
program at Carroll began in the late 1890s. Past head coaches include Glenn Thistlethwaite
, Vince DiFrancesca
, and Matty Bell
. The current coach is Mark Krzykowski
, who replaced Henny Hiemenz
after the 2010 season.
A notable event in American football
history occurred at Carroll on September 5, 1906, when Saint Louis University
player Bradbury Robinson
, coached by Eddie Cochems
, threw the first legal forward pass
in football history.
In 2007, both teams again qualified for the tournament. The Pioneers endured a long road to win the Midwest Conference tournament, including freak power outages that forced the championship game to be delayed and moved twice (first to Monmouth College
, then to nearby Knox College). Upon reaching the NCAA tournament, they defeated 7th-ranked Augustana College
in the first round of play, and 5th-ranked University of St. Thomas
, to advance to the "Sweet Sixteen" sectional level. The women received an at-large bid to the tournament, defeating Illinois Wesleyan University
in the first round, but losing in the second round of play to 25th-ranked Luther College
.
Liberal arts college
A liberal arts college is one with a primary emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences.Students in the liberal arts generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional...
affiliated with the Presbyterian church located in Waukesha
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Waukesha is a city in and the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. The population was 70,718 at the 2010 census, making it the largest community in the county and 7th largest in the state. The city is located adjacent to the Town of Waukesha...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. Carroll opened in 1846, two years before Wisconsin became a state. Before July 1, 2009, Carroll University was known as Carroll College.
History
Prairieville Academy, which eventually became Carroll College (and subsequently Carroll University), was founded in 1841. Three years later, in summer of 1844, the genesis for Beloit College came in the form of a group of New Englanders calling themselves "Friends of Education," who gathered to discuss the formation of a "frontier college."The charter for Carroll – named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland...
, Maryland, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
– was passed into law by the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature on January 31, 1846. Beloit's charter followed shortly on February 2, giving rise to Carroll's claim to be the oldest four-year institution in Wisconsin.
Beloit's claim is often phrased "the oldest college in the state in continuous operation," with a particular emphasis on the "continuous operation" aspect. During the 1860s, the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
and financial difficulty caused Carroll to temporarily suspend operations, while Beloit has offered classes continuously since 1847.
In 2009, Carroll was ranked 175th out of 600 by Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
on their list of America's Best Colleges.
Academics
Carroll University offers more than 60 areas of study at an undergraduate level and Master's degrees and certificates in selected subjects, as well as one clinical doctorate program in physical therapy. There are 96 full-time faculty members and approximately 3,325 students from 28 states and 27 countries.Campus
The college broke ground in 1852. Several buildings contribute the campus' history and atmosphere, including Sneeden House (a 1922 colonial home now used as a guesthouse and conference center) and MacAllister Hall (a renovated, nineteenth-century mansion that now houses the History, Religious Studies, Modern Languages, and English Departments). The school provides housing in six residence halls, six apartment buildings, and two houses.Residence Halls
Apartment Buildings
- Hartwell Apartments
- Pioneer Hall
- Frontier Hall (Coming sometime 2010-2011 year)
- Carroll Street Apartments
- College Avenue Apartments
- The Landing
Houses
Athletics
The school's athletic teams participate in the NCAANational Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division III Midwest Conference
Midwest Conference
The Midwest Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Midwestern United States in the states of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin...
and compete in 10 men's and 10 women's sports. Carroll University was a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin is a college athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Its member teams are located in Illinois and Wisconsin. CCIW schools have won 35 Division III national championships since 1973. The conference was founded in 1946 as the...
from 1955 to 1992.
Football
The college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
program at Carroll began in the late 1890s. Past head coaches include Glenn Thistlethwaite
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Glenn F. Thistlethwaite was an American football coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Earlham College , Northwestern University , the University of Wisconsin–Madison , Carroll College in Wisconsin , and the University of Richmond ,...
, Vince DiFrancesca
Vince DiFrancesca
Vincent DiFrancesca was a college football player and coach in the United States. His total career coaching record was 106 wins, 71 losses, and 7 ties.-Playing career:...
, and Matty Bell
Matty Bell
Madison A. "Matty" Bell was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator in the United States...
. The current coach is Mark Krzykowski
Mark Krzykowski
Mark Krzykowski is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He was named the head coach of Carroll University beginning with the 2011 season, replacing Henny Hiemenz who resigned in 2010.-External links:*...
, who replaced Henny Hiemenz
Henny Hiemenz
-Coaching career:Coach Henny Hiemenz was the head football coach for the Carroll Pioneers located in Waukesha, Wisconsin from 2006 to 2010. His coaching record at Carroll was 28 wins and 22 losses...
after the 2010 season.
A notable event in American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
history occurred at Carroll on September 5, 1906, when Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
player Bradbury Robinson
Bradbury Robinson
Bradbury Norton Robinson, Jr. was a pioneering American football player, physician, and local politician. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin in 1903 and at Saint Louis University from 1904 to 1907. In 1904, though personal connections to Wisconsin governor Robert M. La...
, coached by Eddie Cochems
Eddie Cochems
Edward Bulwer "Eddie" Cochems was an American football player and coach. He played football for the University of Wisconsin from 1898 to 1901 and was the head football coach at North Dakota State , Clemson , Saint Louis University , and Maine . During his three years at St...
, threw the first legal forward pass
Forward pass
In several forms of football a forward pass is when the ball is thrown in the direction that the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive team's goal line...
in football history.
Basketball (men's and women's)
In 2006, both the men's and women's basketball teams qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in school history. The women won the Midwest Conference tournament and received the automatic bid, while the men's team received an "at-large" bid. Both were eliminated in the first round of play.In 2007, both teams again qualified for the tournament. The Pioneers endured a long road to win the Midwest Conference tournament, including freak power outages that forced the championship game to be delayed and moved twice (first to Monmouth College
Monmouth College
Monmouth College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Illinois, United States.-History:Monmouth College was founded on April 18, 1853 by the Second Presbytery of Illinois, a frontier arm of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church...
, then to nearby Knox College). Upon reaching the NCAA tournament, they defeated 7th-ranked Augustana College
Augustana College (Illinois)
Augustana College is a private liberal arts college located in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. The college enrolls approximately 2,500 students. Covering of hilly, wooded land, Augustana is adjacent to the Mississippi River...
in the first round of play, and 5th-ranked University of St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...
, to advance to the "Sweet Sixteen" sectional level. The women received an at-large bid to the tournament, defeating Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University is an independent undergraduate university located in Bloomington, Illinois. Founded in 1850, the central portion of the present campus was acquired in 1854 with the first building erected in 1856...
in the first round, but losing in the second round of play to 25th-ranked Luther College
Luther College (Iowa)
Luther College is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Decorah, Iowa, USA...
.
Media
- The New PerspectiveThe New PerspectiveThe New Perspective is a student operated newspaper that has been published for the community of Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin since 1874...
, the official student-run college newspaper - WCCX-FMWCCX-FMWCCX is a student-run college radio station licensed to Waukesha, Wisconsin, and serving the Carroll University campus and area immediately surrounding it. They are owned by Carroll University. WCCX is also known as "The X" and "The voice of Carroll University," and plays an eclectic mix typical...
, the official student-run radio station - "MWCTV," the official broadcast home of athletic events
- "The Correct Perspective," The unofficial satirical comedy-newspaper/blog
Notable faculty
- Edward DanielsEdward DanielsEdward Daniels was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but moved west to Wisconsin at the age of 21 to pursue a career as a geologist and academic...
, abolitionist & U.S. Civil War cavalry officer - Dr. Jeffrey DoumaJeffrey DoumaJeffrey Douma is the Director of the Yale Glee Club and an Associate Professor of Conducting at the Yale School of Music. Prior to his appointment at Yale in 2003, he taught at Carroll University, where he was Director of Choral Activities, and also served on the conducting faculties of Smith...
, current Yale University music professor and choir director - Edward Payson EvansEdward Payson EvansEdward Payson Evans was a historian and linguist. He was born in Reinsen, New York, 8 December 1831. His father was a Welsh Presbyterian clergyman. He moved to Michigan in 1850, graduating from the University of Michigan in 1854...
, historian & linguist - Dr. Ray WendlandRay WendlandDr. Ray Theodore Wendland was an American experimental petrochemist and academic.-Education:Wendland was born in Minneapolis, MN in July 1911, and educated at Carleton College in Northfield, MN, receiving a B.A. degree in Chemistry in 1933. From there, he matriculated to Iowa State University,...
, petrochemist - Dr. Viola S. WendtViola S. WendtViola Sophia Wendt, Ph.D. was an American poet and educator.-Early life and education:Wendt was born into a farming family in Boise, Idaho, in March 1907, the second of the three daughters of Carl and Thelma Wendt . Her parents moved to West Bend, Wisconsin in 1914 in order for her father to...
, poet
Notable alumni
- Walt AmbroseWalt AmbroseWalt Ambrose was a guard in the National Football League. He was a member of the Portsmouth Spartans during the 1930 NFL season.-References:...
, NFL player - Phillip Norris ArmstrongPhillip Norris Armstrong-References:...
, played professional football for the Milwaukee BadgersMilwaukee BadgersThe Milwaukee Badgers were a professional American football team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that played in the National Football League from 1922 to 1926. The team played its home games at Athletic Park, later known as Borchert Field, on Milwaukee's north side...
, in 1921 - John BallJohn Ball (American author)John Dudley Ball , writing as John Ball, was an American writer best known for mystery novels involving the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. He was introduced in the 1965 In the Heat of the Night where he solves a murder in a racist Southern small town...
, author - Herb BizerHerb BizerHerb Bizer was a player in the National Football League. He played with the Buffalo Bisons during the 1929 NFL season.-References:...
, NFL player - John W. BreenJohn W. BreenJohn W. Breen was an American football and basketball player, coach, and sports figure. He was active in the college ranks before becoming an early sports administrator in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers.-Playing history:Breen grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and played high...
, NFL player-personnel manager - Steven Burd, Chairman, President and CEO of Safeway Inc.Safeway Inc.Safeway Inc. , a Fortune 500 company, is North America's second largest supermarket chain after The Kroger Co., with, as of December 2010, 1,694 stores located throughout the western and central United States and western Canada. It also operates some stores in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern...
- James P. DaleyJames P. DaleyJames P. Daley is a retired Brigadier General in the National Guard of the United States and former commander of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.-Education:*B.A. - Carroll College*J.D. - Marquette University Law School...
, U.S. National Guard general - Moxie DaltonMoxie DaltonMoxie Dalton was a blocking back in the National Football League. He played with the Racine Legion during the 1922 NFL season.-References:...
, NFL player - Cushman Kellogg Davis, U.S. Senator from MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
- Carl GeorgeCarl GeorgeCarl George was a guard in the National Football League. He played for the Racine Legion during the 1922 NFL season.-References:...
, NFL player - Donald GoerkeDonald GoerkeDonald Edward Goerke was an American business executive and food developer. While working for the Franco-American division of the Campbell Soup Company in 1965, he invented SpaghettiOs, and was thereafter known as "The Daddy-O of SpaghettiOs."-Biography:Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Goerke played...
, inventor of SpaghettiOsSpaghettiOsSpaghettiOs is an American brand of canned, sweetened spaghetti featuring circular pasta shapes in a cheese and tomato sauce — and marketed to parents as 'less messy' than regular spaghetti... - Rudy GollombRudy GollombRudy Gollomb was a player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1936 as a guard. He played at the collegiate level at Carroll University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-Biography:...
, played professional football for the Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... - Bill HempelBill HempelBill Hempel was a player in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears.-References:...
, NFL player - Kirk HersheyKirk HersheyKirk Hershey was a player in the National Football League. He was drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams and would split that season between the Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles.-References:...
, NFL player - Frank HertzFrank HertzFrank Hertz was a player in the National Football League for the Milwaukee Badgers in 1926 as an end. He played at the collegiate level at Carroll University.-References:...
, played professional football for the Milwaukee BadgersMilwaukee BadgersThe Milwaukee Badgers were a professional American football team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that played in the National Football League from 1922 to 1926. The team played its home games at Athletic Park, later known as Borchert Field, on Milwaukee's north side...
in 1926 - Dr. Mel LawrenzMel LawrenzMel Lawrenz is the former senior pastor and current Minister-at-Large of Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin. He began serving at Elmbrook in 1980 and the church currently averages 6,000 people in attendance per week, making it one of the 100-largest churches in the United States Lawrenz...
, author, speaker and senior pastor of Elmbrook ChurchElmbrook ChurchElmbrook Church is a non-denominational, evangelical Christian megachurch located in the Greater Milwaukee-area suburb of Brookfield, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. Since the church's founding in 1958, it has become one of the largest churches in the United States...
, the largest church in Wisconsin - Wally LemmWally LemmWally Lemm was a football coach at the high school, collegiate and professional levels and achieved his greatest prominence as head coach of the American Football League's Houston Oilers and the National Football League's St...
, NFL head coach - Alfred LuntAlfred LuntAlfred Lunt was an American stage director and actor, often identified for a long-time professional partnership with his wife, actress Lynn Fontanne...
, actor - Fred MacMurrayFred MacMurrayFrederick Martin "Fred" MacMurray was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 movies and a successful television series during a career that spanned nearly a half-century, from 1930 to the 1970s....
, actor - Dennis MorganDennis MorganDennis Morgan was an American actor-singer. Born as Earl Stanley Morner, he used the acting pseudonym Richard Stanley before adopting his professional name....
, actor - Earl D. MortonEarl D. Morton-Biography:Morton was born Earl David Morton on November 28, 1918 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He would attend Carroll University and Marquette University Law School. During World War II, he served in the United States Army.-Political career:...
, Wisconsin State Assemblyman - Lucius W. NiemanLucius W. NiemanLucius William Nieman was an American businessman and founder of The Milwaukee Journal.Born at Bear Valley in Sauk County, Wisconsin, he attended Carroll College...
, founder of the Milwaukee JournalMilwaukee Journal SentinelThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It is the primary newspaper in Milwaukee, the largest newspaper in Wisconsin and is distributed widely throughout the state...
, the Nieman Foundation for JournalismNieman Foundation for JournalismThe Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is the primary journalism institution at Harvard. It was founded in 1938 as the result of a $1 million bequest by Agnes Wahl Nieman, the widow of Lucius W. Nieman, founder of The Milwaukee Journal...
was dedicated to him - Janet ParshallJanet ParshallJanet Parshall is the host of the conservative, Christianity-based radio talk show In the Market with Janet Parshall, which is broadcast on the Moody Radio network. That program is the replacement for her previous radio show, Janet Parshall's America for the Salem Radio Network; that program was...
, radio talk show host - Ivan QuinnIvan QuinnIvan Quinn was a guard in the National Football League. He was a member of the Kansas City Blues in 1924.-References:...
, NFL player - Dr. William A. Raabe, business author and professor, Ohio State University
- Henry C. SchadebergHenry C. SchadebergHenry Carl Schadeberg was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1961–1965 and 1967 - 1971...
, U.S. Representative - James M. Schneider, Chairman, Horizon Bank; former Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Dell, Inc.; Director, Lockheed-Martin
- William C. R. SheridanWilliam C. R. SheridanWilliam Cockburn Russell Sheridan was the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana and served from 1972 to 1987. He was born in New York, New York on March 25, 1917, the son of the Rev. John Russell Fortisque Sheridan and his wife, Gertrude Magdalen Sheridan...
, Episcopal Bishop of Northern Indiana - Ed SparrEd SparrEdwin Andrew Sparr was a player in the National Football League for the Racine Tornadoes in 1926 as a tackle. He played at the collegiate level at Carroll University.-References:...
, NFL player in the 1920s - Gil SterrGil SterrGil Sterr was a player in the National Football League for the Racine Tornadoes in 1926. He played at the collegiate level at Carroll University.-References:...
, NFL player in the 1920s - Eric SzmandaEric SzmandaEric Kyle Szmanda is an Polish American actor. He portrays Greg Sanders in the television crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a role he has held since the show began in 2000.-Early life and education:...
, actor ("CSICSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
" television drama) - Claude TaugherClaude TaugherClaude Buckley Taugher, also known as Biff Taugher, was a player in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers in 1922 as a fullback. He also was an officer with the United States Marine Corps during World War I, and was awarded the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service...
, player professional football for the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
, in 1926 - Vernon W. Thomson, U.S. Representative
- Daniel Von Hoff, M.D., physician, oncologist, & entrepreneur
- Buff WagnerBuff WagnerBuff Wagner was a professional football player for the Green Bay Packers in 1920 and 1921. He played at the collegiate level at Carroll University.-References:...
, played for the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
in 1921 - David W. WinnDavid W. WinnDavid W. Winn was a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force.-Biography:Winn was born in Austin, Minnesota in 1923. He would attend Carroll College, the University of Minnesota, and George Washington University. Winn died on September 25, 2009.-Career:Winn originally enlisted in the United...
, U.S. Air Force general - Dr. William A. WojnarWilliam A. WojnarWilliam A. Wojnar, Ph.D. is a classical organist and a professor of music at Jamestown College, Jamestown, ND.-Education:Dr. Wojnar was born in 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of three children of Anthony and Dorothy Wojnar. He attended public schools there and then matriculated to Carroll...
, classical organist