Millikin University
Millikin University is a private college in Decatur, Illinois. It was founded in 1901 by prominent Decatur businessman James Millikin and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).[2]
| Motto | In His Plenitudo Vis (In These, the Fullness of Strength) |
|---|---|
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1901 |
| Accreditation | HLC |
Religious affiliation | Presbyterian |
| Endowment | $94.3 million (2020)[1] |
| President | Jim Reynolds |
Administrative staff | 1,393, full and part-time |
| Undergraduates | 2,000 |
| Postgraduates | 90 |
| Location | , , United States 39°50′33″N 88°58′30″W / 39.8425°N 88.975°WCoordinates: 39°50′33″N 88°58′30″W / 39.8425°N 88.975°W |
| Campus | City, 75 acres (30.3 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Nickname | Big Blue |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – CCIW |
| Website | www |
Academics
Millikin confers graduate and post-graduate certificates and degrees. Its most popular undergraduate majors, based on number out of 403 graduates in 2022, were:[3]
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (55)
- Musical Theatre (31)
- Business Administration and Management (28)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts (27)
- Biology/Biological Sciences (25)
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.[4]
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.[5]
On April 25, 1922, a license was issued for a new AM broadcasting station, operating on a wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz).[6][7] This station was randomly assigned the call letters WBAO, which came from a sequential roster of available call signs. It maintained a limited schedule of broadcasts.[8][7] On May 25, 1928, the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, including WBAO, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it."[9] On September 1, 1928, the FRC listed "Stations WJBL and WBAO" as one of the "consolidations which have been approved by the commission, or imposed on the stations by the commission".[10] WBAO was formally deleted on October 1, 1928,[7][11] and it was announced that programs previously broadcast by that station would now be heard over WJBL.[12]
Rankings
In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked Millikin University #12 in "Regional Colleges Midwest", #11 in Best Undergraduate Teaching, and #29 in Best Value Schools, noting that the institution had selective admissions and a student-faculty ratio of 10:1.[13]
Fraternities and sororities
Co-ed
- Alpha Phi Omega (service)
- Alpha Psi Omega (academic)
- Sigma Delta Pi (academic)
- Sigma Tau Delta (academic)
Athletics
Since their first year of athletics in the 1903–04 academic year and prior to 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). Millikin University teams have since participated in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Big Blue are a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW).[14] Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, wrestling, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, triathlon, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
Notable alumni
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Actors and musicians
- Jodi Benson – Actress: voice of Ariel in the 1989 film The Little Mermaid[15] and Polly Baker in the original Broadway cast of Crazy for You
- Sierra Boggess – Actress: originated roles of Ariel in the 2007 Broadway production of The Little Mermaid and Rosalie Mullins in the 2015 Broadway production of School of Rock. She also portrayed Christine Daae in 2010's Love Never Dies and in the 25th anniversary performances of The Phantom of the Opera on both West End and Broadway.[16]
- Joel Kim Booster – Actor / Comedian: writer and star of Fire Island, Jun Ho in NBC's Sunnyside
- Hedy Burress – Actress: Wyleen Pritchett in Boston Common; voice of Yuna in Final Fantasy X
- Annamary Dickey – Actress and soprano of the Metropolitan Opera and Broadway
- Katelyn Epperly – Singer: American Idol season 9 (top 16)
- Tad Hilgenbrink – Actor: Matt Stifler in American Pie: Band Camp[17]
- Michael Maize – Actor: portrayed Daniel in National Treasure: Book of Secrets
- Emerson Swinford – Musician: guitarist and composer
- Annie Wersching – Actress: portrays FBI agent Renee Walker on the television show 24
- Matthew West – Musician: contemporary Christian artist
- Monica Witni – Composer and double bassist
Artists
- Herbert D. Ryman – Disney artist, imagineer, and chief designer of the Cinderella Castle[18]
Athletes and coaches
Millikin University was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1910 to 1937.
- George Corbett – football player: Chicago Bears running back from 1932–1938
- Sid Gepford – NFL player in 1920
- Lori Kerans – basketball coach, gave Millikin first NCAA D3 national championship win; coached from 1985–2018
- Fred T. Long – Negro league baseball player and college football coach: played four seasons in 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; assistant coach to his brother Fred for his 1932 and 1945 championships
- Chuck Martin – football head coach at Miami of Ohio; former coach of Division 2 national champion Grand Valley State
- Danny Moeller – Major League Baseball player, 1907–1916, with Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators
- Jeff Monken – football head coach at United States Military Academy
- Marcia Morey – swimmer at Montreal Olympic Games in 1976 in women's 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke; former American record holder in 200M Breaststroke[19]
- 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; 141 receptions for 1,865 yards and 11 touchdowns in 84 career games.
- Mike Rowland – pitcher for San Francisco Giants, 1980–1981[20]
- 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 Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980
- Art Wilson – Major League Baseball player
Authors and media figures
- Alice Ambrose (1906–2001) – philosopher, logician, and author
- Florence Page Jaques (1890–1972) – author
- Lucille Ryman Carroll – Hollywood talent executive during early 20th century
- Gigi Goode – American drag queen and runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12)
Business figures
- Douglas R. Oberhelman – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc.[21]
- A.E. Staley (Hon.) - Founder and Chairman of the Board of A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company, now Primient[22]
Higher Education leaders
- Trevor Bates - President of Wilmington College[23]
- James L. Fisher - President of Towson University and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Public Service
- Jeff Armbruster - Ohio State Senator for District 13 from 1999 to 2006
- Scott R. Britton - Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
- Rodney L. Davis – (2013 - 2023) United States Congressman (R-Illinois) and former Mayor of Taylorville, Illinois
- Thomas W. Ewing – United States Congressman (R-Illinois)
- Melvin R. Laird, Sr. – Wisconsin State Senator and clergyman
- Robert Madigan - Illinois State Senator and brother of Congressman and Cabinet Secretary Edward Madigan
- 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
- Elbert S. Smith - Illinois State Senator, Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts, Vice-President of the 6th Illinois Constitutional Convention
- Kevin Vann - Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange (CA) and former Bishop of Fort Worth
- Thomas D. Westfall, (1927–2005) – former mayor of El Paso, Texas
- Rickey Williams Jr. (1977/1978–) – the first African-American to serve as mayor of Danville, Illinois[24]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Freedom of Access to Campus". Millikin University. 2015-08-02. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Millikin University". nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator. U.S. Dept of Education. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ Digital-Decaturian Project
- ^ "WJMU". Millikin University. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, May 1, 1922, page 2. Limited Commercial license, Serial #677, issued on April 25, 1922 for operation on 360 meters for a three month period.
- ^ a b c James Millikin University entry, Educations Own Stations by S. E. Frost, Jr., 1937, pages 138-139.
- ^ "Campus News to be broadcast by WBAO". The Decaturian. Decatur, Macon County, Illinois: Millikin University. 1927-11-18. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Appendix F (2): Letter to and list of stations included in General Order No. 32, issued May 25, 1928", Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission for the Year Ended June 30, 1928, Together With Supplemental Report for the Period From July 1, 1928 to September 30, 1928, pages 146, 148.
- ^ Federal Radio Commission announcement (September 1, 1928), Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission for the Year Ended June 30, 1928, Together With Supplemental Report for the Period From July 1, 1928 to September 30, 1928, pages 161-163.
- ^ "Strike out all particulars", Radio Service Bulletin, November 30, 1928, page 12.
- ^ "First University Broadcast Will Be on October 10", The Decaturian Weekly, October 4, 1928, page 1.
- ^ "Millikin University". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "History". athletics.millikin.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Jodi Benson: The Industry, Motherhood & The Little Mermaid". TheatreArtLife. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ ""Mermaid" star visits school that set her dreams afloat". The Denver Post. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Tad Hilgenbrink". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ Ryman Arts. "Herbert D. Ryan biography". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ New York Times April 12, 1975, pp.31
- ^ "Mike Rowland Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Caterpillar Officers".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Herald and Review (Decatur, Macon, Illinois) 02 Jun 1940, Sun. Page 3.
- ^ https://www.wilmington.edu/people/trevor-m-bates-dhsc-at-atc/ Retrieved 2022-02-23
- ^ Bailey, Jennifer (April 3, 2019). "Residents elect Williams as mayor". Commercial News.
Williams, 41, and the other elected officials who won Tuesday night will be sworn in on May 7
External links
- Official website