Drury University, formerly Drury College and originally Springfield College, is a private university in Springfield, Missouri. The university's mission statement describes itself as "church-related".[3] It enrolls about 1,700 undergraduate and graduate students in six master's programs and 1,279 students in the College of Continuing Professional Studies.[4][2] In 2013, the Drury Panthers men's basketball team won the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. The Drury men's and women's Panthers have accumulated 22 NCAA Division II National Championships between them, in addition to numerous NAIA titles before moving to the NCAA.[citation needed]
Drury University
Former name
Springfield College (1873–1874) Drury College (1874–2000)
Drury was founded as Springfield College in 1873 by Congregationalist church missionaries in the mold of other Congregationalist universities such as Dartmouth College and Yale University. Nathan Morrison, Samuel Drury, and James and Charles Harwood provided the school's initial endowment and organization; Samuel Drury's gift was the largest of the group and the school was soon renamed as Drury College in honor of Drury's recently deceased son on December 10, 1874.
The early curriculum emphasized educational, religious, and musical strengths. Students came to the new college from a wide area including the Indian Territories of Oklahoma. The first graduating class included four women.
When classes began in 1873, they were held in a single building on a campus occupying less than 1+1⁄2 acres (0.61 ha). Twenty-five years later the 40-acre (16.2 ha) campus included Stone Chapel, the President's House and three academic buildings. Today, the university occupies a 115-acre (46.5 ha) campus, including the original historic buildings. On April 28, 1960, Drury College was the setting for an episode of NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. Tennessee Ernie Ford sang his trademark "Sixteen Tons" and the hymn "Take My Hand, Precious Lord".[5]
Drury College became Drury University on January 1, 2000.[6]
Drury, like Dartmouth and Yale, was founded by Congregationalist missionaries. It remains affiliated with the Congregationalist church and its successor, the United Church of Christ. It has also been affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since the founding of the Drury School of Religion in 1909.[7]
Academics
Drury is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.[8] The university offers 54 undergraduate majors[9] and several professional degrees through the Hammons School of Architecture, Breech School of Business Administration, and School of Education & Child Development.
Drury is a residential university. Full-time day school students live on campus until they are a minimum age of 21 at the start of an academic year, unless they meet specific criteria to be exempt from the housing policy. First-year student live in one of the three residence halls: Smith, Wallace, and Sunderland halls. Upperclassmen may choose to live in university-owned apartments, houses, fraternity houses, or the Summit Park Leadership Community.
Study abroad
Drury's study abroad program is an integral part of the college experience. Almost half of the student body studies overseas at some point in short-term, semester, or year-long programs.[4] Foreign learning is a requirement for most students with majors in the schools of Business and Architecture.
Drury also maintained a satellite campus in Aegina, Greece that was home to several of the university's most distinctive courses. The center is scheduled to close by May 2021.[10][11]
Drury's NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletic teams compete in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's Track and Field,[12] men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's baseball, men's wrestling, women's softball, women's volleyball, men's bowling, and women's bowling, women's triathlon and soon to be men's triathlon.
^As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^"J. Paul Leonard, TC Educator, India Expert, Is Dead at Age 93". Columbia University Record. Vol. 20, no. 22. March 31, 1995. ISSN 0747-4504. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Drury University news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Drury University formerly Drury College and originally Springfield College is a private university in Springfield Missouri The university s mission statement describes itself as church related 3 It enrolls about 1 700 undergraduate and graduate students in six master s programs and 1 279 students in the College of Continuing Professional Studies 4 2 In 2013 the Drury Panthers men s basketball team won the NCAA Men s Division II Basketball Championship The Drury men s and women s Panthers have accumulated 22 NCAA Division II National Championships between them in addition to numerous NAIA titles before moving to the NCAA citation needed Drury UniversityFormer nameSpringfield College 1873 1874 Drury College 1874 2000 TypePrivate universityEstablished1873 150 years ago 1873 Religious affiliationUnited Church of ChristChristian Church Disciples of Christ Endowment 93 3 million 2020 1 PresidentTimothy CloydStudents1 741 2 LocationSpringfield Missouri U S 37 13 11 N 93 17 09 W 37 2196 N 93 2857 W 37 2196 93 2857 Coordinates 37 13 11 N 93 17 09 W 37 2196 N 93 2857 W 37 2196 93 2857CampusUrban 88 acres 35 6 ha Colors Scarlet amp greyNicknamePanthersWebsitewww wbr drury wbr edu Contents 1 History 1 1 Religious affiliations 2 Academics 2 1 Study abroad 3 Athletics 4 Greek organizations 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditDrury was founded as Springfield College in 1873 by Congregationalist church missionaries in the mold of other Congregationalist universities such as Dartmouth College and Yale University Nathan Morrison Samuel Drury and James and Charles Harwood provided the school s initial endowment and organization Samuel Drury s gift was the largest of the group and the school was soon renamed as Drury College in honor of Drury s recently deceased son on December 10 1874 The early curriculum emphasized educational religious and musical strengths Students came to the new college from a wide area including the Indian Territories of Oklahoma The first graduating class included four women When classes began in 1873 they were held in a single building on a campus occupying less than 1 1 2 acres 0 61 ha Twenty five years later the 40 acre 16 2 ha campus included Stone Chapel the President s House and three academic buildings Today the university occupies a 115 acre 46 5 ha campus including the original historic buildings On April 28 1960 Drury College was the setting for an episode of NBC s The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford Tennessee Ernie Ford sang his trademark Sixteen Tons and the hymn Take My Hand Precious Lord 5 Drury College became Drury University on January 1 2000 6 The current president is J Timothy Cloyd formerly president of Hendrix College in Conway Arkansas Cloyd was elected to serve as the 18th president of Drury University in 2016 citation needed Religious affiliations Edit Drury like Dartmouth and Yale was founded by Congregationalist missionaries It remains affiliated with the Congregationalist church and its successor the United Church of Christ It has also been affiliated with the Christian Church Disciples of Christ since the founding of the Drury School of Religion in 1909 7 Academics EditDrury is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission 8 The university offers 54 undergraduate majors 9 and several professional degrees through the Hammons School of Architecture Breech School of Business Administration and School of Education amp Child Development Drury is a residential university Full time day school students live on campus until they are a minimum age of 21 at the start of an academic year unless they meet specific criteria to be exempt from the housing policy First year student live in one of the three residence halls Smith Wallace and Sunderland halls Upperclassmen may choose to live in university owned apartments houses fraternity houses or the Summit Park Leadership Community Study abroad Edit Drury s study abroad program is an integral part of the college experience Almost half of the student body studies overseas at some point in short term semester or year long programs 4 Foreign learning is a requirement for most students with majors in the schools of Business and Architecture Drury also maintained a satellite campus in Aegina Greece that was home to several of the university s most distinctive courses The center is scheduled to close by May 2021 10 11 Athletics EditMain article Drury Panthers Drury s NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletic teams compete in men s and women s basketball men s and women s cross country men s and women s Track and Field 12 men s and women s golf men s and women s soccer men s and women s swimming men s and women s tennis men s baseball men s wrestling women s softball women s volleyball men s bowling and women s bowling women s triathlon and soon to be men s triathlon The school was a founding member of the Heartland Conference In the fall of 2005 the Drury Panthers joined the Great Lakes Valley ConferenceGreek organizations EditDrury currently has four sororities and four fraternities Sororities Delta Delta Delta Kappa Delta Pi Beta Phi Zeta Tau AlphaFraternities Sigma Nu Kappa Alpha Order Sigma Pi Lambda Chi AlphaNotable alumni EditBob Barker former game show host and executive producer of The Price Is Right Ernest R Breech chairman of Ford Motor Company and Trans World Airlines Charles H Brown member of the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1961 Mike Carter born 1955 American Israeli basketball player David Clohessy director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests SNAP David Crabtree film critic and celebrity blogger Robert Cummings film and television actor Danny Dark voiceover for TV commercials as well as the voice of Superman in the Super Friends TV series Bob Dixon former member of the Missouri Senate and current Greene County Missouri Presiding Commissioner David Kershenbaum iconic platinum record producer and record company executive Hollywood California Dan Glass former president of Kansas City Royals Dabbs Greer actor Durward Hall member of the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1973 Frederic Aldin Hall chancellor of Washington University in St Louis from 1913 to 1923 Lauren Holtkamp NBA referee Mary Ellen Hopkins quilter and author Edna Kenton feminist writer Drew Kifer Actor Clorox commercials J Paul Leonard 1901 1995 American university president educator 13 Michael Mallory author and journalist Miranda Maverick MMA Flyweight fighter in the UFC and formerly Invicta Fighting Championships Susan Montee State Auditor of Missouri John Morris founder and majority owner of Bass Pro Shops 14 Larry O Reilly Rosalie O Reilly Wooten amp David O Reilly founders of O Reilly Auto Parts Ismael Ortiz Panamanian swimmer Todd Parnell banker and former president of Drury University Trevor Richards Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays Jeanie Riddle Republican member of the Missouri Senate James Edward Ruffin member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935 Si Siman music industry executive Heidi Strobel Survivor The Amazon contestant David E Sweet founding president of Metropolitan State University and later president of Rhode Island College Bill Virdon professional baseball player and manager Tom Whitlock songwriter and lyricist best known for his Academy Award and Golden Globe winning song Take My Breath Away John William Yettaw The Suu Kyi swimmerReferences Edit As of June 30 2020 U S and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 Report National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA February 19 2021 Retrieved February 20 2021 a b Trends in Headcount Enrollment 2013 2019 Missouri Department of Higher Education Retrieved June 22 2020 https www drury edu about About Drury University and Mission Statement a b Drury University Drury at a Glance Fast Facts Drury at a Glance Fast Facts The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford ernieford com Archived from the original on December 21 2010 Retrieved November 26 2010 Drury University Drury History Archived February 8 2007 at the Wayback Machine Drury s Church Affiliation Drury University Archived from the original on 2006 09 10 Retrieved 2007 03 27 Drury University Drury s Accreditation Archived from the original on 2011 11 17 Retrieved 2013 09 04 Drury University Discover Academics Areas of Study Archived from the original on 2013 10 18 Retrieved 2013 09 04 Drury University The Drury Center in Greece The Drury Center in Greece Drury Center in Aegina Greece set to close by 2021 Concern over impact on the Architecture program The Drury Center in Greece 15 November 2019 Home drurypanthers com J Paul Leonard TC Educator India Expert Is Dead at Age 93 Columbia University Record Vol 20 no 22 March 31 1995 ISSN 0747 4504 Retrieved 2022 08 04 John Morris Forbes Retrieved 9 January 2015 External links Edit United States portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drury University Official website Drury Athletics website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drury University amp oldid 1126782854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
