Kenyon College
Appearance
Motto | Magnanimiter Crucem Sustine (Latin) |
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Motto in English | Valiantly bear the cross |
Type | Private liberal arts college |
Established | 1824 |
Affiliation | Episcopalian[1] |
Endowment | $550.1 million (2021)[2] |
President | Sean M. Decatur |
Administrative staff | 182 |
Undergraduates | 1,740[3] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Rural, 1,000 acres (400 ha) including a 380-acre (150 ha) nature preserve |
Colors | Purple and White |
Nickname | Owls[4] |
Website | www |
Kenyon College | |
Location | Gambier, Ohio |
Coordinates | 40°22′35″N 82°23′45″W / 40.37639°N 82.39583°W |
Built | 1824 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 75001447[5] |
Added to NRHP | December 6, 1975 |
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio. It was founded in 1824 by Philander Chase.[6][7]
People
[change | change source]Notable alumni of Kenyon College include:
- U.S. Supreme Court Justices David Davis (1832),[8] and Stanley Matthews (1840).[9]
- U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton (1834)[10]
- Abolitionist and women's rights activist John Celivergos Zachos (1840)[11]
- U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes (1842)[12]
- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Lowell (1940)[13]
- Novelist and short-story writer Peter Taylor (1940)[14]
- National Book Award-winning novelist William H. Gass (1947)[15]
- Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme (1948)[16]
- Actor Paul Newman (1949)[17]
- Comedian Jonathan Winters (attended, 1950)[18]
- Award-winning writer E.L. Doctorow (1952)[19]
- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Arlington Wright (1952)[20]
- Molecular biologist Harvey Lodish (1962)[21]
- Architect Graham Gund (1963)[22]
- Cartoonist and Zits co-creator Jim Borgman (1976)[23]
- Cartoonist and Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson (1980)[24]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Kenyon College (USA) entry, Members, Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion".
- ↑ As of June 30, 2021. Kenyon College Consolidated Financial Report (PDF) (Report). Kenyon College. October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Kenyon in Numbers".
- ↑ "Kenyon's Athletics Monikers". Kenyon College. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia. Merriam-Webster. 2000. p. 878. ISBN 9780877790174.
Kenyon College: Private liberal-arts college in Gambier, Ohio. The campus is noted for its Collegiate Gothic architecture and rural setting.
- ↑ le Draoulec, Pascale (1 March 2010). "The World's Most Beautiful College Campuses". Forbes. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ↑ "Previous Associate Justices: David Davis, 1862-1877". Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Previous Associate Justices: Stanley Matthews, 1881-1889". Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Edwin M. Stanton". History. 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ↑ "John Celivergos Zachos (1820 - 1898)". ahepahistory.org. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Rutherford B. Hayes". The White House. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Robert Lowell". Poetry Foundation. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Peter Taylor (1917–1994)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ Wedemeyer, Dee (2017-12-07). "William H. Gass, Acclaimed Postmodern Author, Dies at 93". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Olof Palme | Biography, Assassination, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ Menand, Louis (October 17, 2022). "Who Paul Newman Was—and Who He Wanted to Be". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ↑ Grimes, William (2013-04-12). "Jonathan Winters, Unpredictable Comic and Master of Improvisation, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ Weber, Bruce (2015-07-22). "E. L. Doctorow Dies at 84; Literary Time Traveler Stirred Past Into Fiction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "About James Wright | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Harvey F. Lodish, PhD | MIT Department of Biological Engineering". be.mit.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "An Artist in Stone & Glass - Alumni Bulletin - Kenyon College". bulletin-archive.kenyon.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Jim Borgman". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Bill Watterson". The Calvin and Hobbes Wiki. Retrieved 2023-03-06.