The college was founded in 1889–90 by a Confederate veteran, Major Reuben Webster Millsaps, who donated the land for the college and $50,000. William Belton Murrah was the college's first president, and Bishop Charles Betts Galloway of the Methodist Episcopal Church South organized the college's early fund-raising efforts. Both men were honored with halls named in their honor. Major Millsaps and his wife are interred in a tomb near the center of campus. The current United Methodist Church continues to affiliate with the college.
Navy V-12 programedit
Millsaps was chosen as one of 131 sites for the training of Navy and Marine officers in the V-12 Navy College Training Program. In April 1943, 380 students arrived for the Navy V-12 program offering engineering, pre-medical and pre-dental training. Thereafter Millsaps began accepting students year-round for the program. A total of 873 officer candidates went through Millsaps between 1943 and 1945.[4]
Civil rights eraedit
Millsaps College students protested the shooting of Jackson State University student and civil rights worker Benjamin Brown, who was killed by police at a protest. The Mississippi Sovereignty Commission photographed the Millsaps protesters and identified them. The Sovereignty Commission spied on and conspired against civil rights activists and organized pressure and economic oppression of those who supported the civil rights movement in Mississippi.[citation needed]
Important dates in Millsaps historyedit
Mausoleum on the campus of Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, containing the graves of Major Reuben Webster Millsaps and his wife.
1890: Major Reuben Webster Millsaps founds the college with a personal gift of $50,000.
1901: Millsaps builds the first golf course in Mississippi.
1902: Mary Letitia Holloman becomes the first female graduate of Millsaps.
1908: Sing-Ung Zung of Suzhou, China, becomes the first international student to graduate from Millsaps.
1914: Old Main, one of the first buildings on campus, burns and is replaced by Murrah Hall.
1916: Major Millsaps dies and is interred on campus.
1931: The first night football game in Mississippi is played on the Millsaps campus between the Majors and Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State University).
George Marion Harmon (1978–2000) – After 22 years of leading Millsaps College, Harmon announced his resignation in the spring of 1999. His last day as president of Millsaps College was June 30, 2000.[6]
Frances Lucas (2000–2010) – Lucas was the first woman to hold the post at Millsaps.[7] Lucas resigned on April 23, 2009.[8] Lucas cited disagreements with faculty as the reason for her resignation.[9]
Howard McMillan, Dean of Millsaps' Else School of Management took over as Interim President in August 2009.[10]
Robert Pearigen, Vice President of University Relations at The University of the South, was selected to serve as the eleventh president of the college. He began his term in office on July 1, 2010.[11]
Frank Neville, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff at Georgia Institute of Technology, was selected to serve as the twelfth president of the college. He began his term in office on January 17, 2024.
Rankings and distinctionsedit
Millsaps College professors were ranked among the best in the nation, according to The Princeton Review's The Best 377 Colleges – 2013 Edition. The Millsaps faculty won praise in The Princeton Review's special Top 20 category: Professors Get High Marks, where Millsaps was ranked twelfth in the country.[12]
^"College Rankings". Princetonreview.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
^"Colleges That Change Lives | Changing Lives. One Student at a Time". Ctcl.org. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
^"Longtime Legislator Barnett Dies at 86, July 29, 2013". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
^Jackson, MS: Winifred Green | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS, access-date: February 21, 2016
^Thomas, Robert McG. Jr. (February 10, 1993). "William (Slew) Hester, 80, U.S. Tennis Executive". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
^"Rubel Phillips Obituary: View Rubel Phillips's Obituary by Clarion Ledger". Legacy.com. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
^Fall-Winter 2006 Millsaps Magazine (December 6, 2010), p. 53.
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millsaps, college, private, liberal, arts, college, jackson, mississippi, founded, 1890, affiliated, with, united, methodist, church, mottoad, excellentiam, latin, motto, englishin, pursuit, excellencetypeprivate, liberal, arts, collegeestablished1890religious. Millsaps College is a private liberal arts college in Jackson Mississippi It was founded in 1890 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church Millsaps CollegeMottoAd Excellentiam Latin Motto in EnglishIn pursuit of excellenceTypePrivate liberal arts collegeEstablished1890Religious affiliationUnited Methodist ChurchAcademic affiliationsIAMSCUACSAnnapolis GroupEndowment 117 9 million 1 PresidentRob PearigenAcademic staff97 full timeStudents700 2 LocationJackson Mississippi United States32 19 20 N 90 10 46 W 32 32222 N 90 17944 W 32 32222 90 17944CampusUrban 103 acres 42 ha Colors Purple and whiteNicknameMajors and Lady MajorsSporting affiliationsNCAA Division III SAAMascotThe Millsaps Major 3 Websitewww wbr millsaps wbr edu Contents 1 History 1 1 Navy V 12 program 1 2 Civil rights era 1 3 Important dates in Millsaps history 1 4 Presidents 2 Rankings and distinctions 3 Athletics 4 Notable faculty and alumni 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe college was founded in 1889 90 by a Confederate veteran Major Reuben Webster Millsaps who donated the land for the college and 50 000 William Belton Murrah was the college s first president and Bishop Charles Betts Galloway of the Methodist Episcopal Church South organized the college s early fund raising efforts Both men were honored with halls named in their honor Major Millsaps and his wife are interred in a tomb near the center of campus The current United Methodist Church continues to affiliate with the college Navy V 12 program edit Millsaps was chosen as one of 131 sites for the training of Navy and Marine officers in the V 12 Navy College Training Program In April 1943 380 students arrived for the Navy V 12 program offering engineering pre medical and pre dental training Thereafter Millsaps began accepting students year round for the program A total of 873 officer candidates went through Millsaps between 1943 and 1945 4 Civil rights era edit Millsaps College students protested the shooting of Jackson State University student and civil rights worker Benjamin Brown who was killed by police at a protest The Mississippi Sovereignty Commission photographed the Millsaps protesters and identified them The Sovereignty Commission spied on and conspired against civil rights activists and organized pressure and economic oppression of those who supported the civil rights movement in Mississippi citation needed Important dates in Millsaps history edit nbsp Mausoleum on the campus of Millsaps College Jackson Mississippi containing the graves of Major Reuben Webster Millsaps and his wife 1890 Major Reuben Webster Millsaps founds the college with a personal gift of 50 000 1901 Millsaps builds the first golf course in Mississippi 1902 Mary Letitia Holloman becomes the first female graduate of Millsaps 1908 Sing Ung Zung of Suzhou China becomes the first international student to graduate from Millsaps 1914 Old Main one of the first buildings on campus burns and is replaced by Murrah Hall 1916 Major Millsaps dies and is interred on campus 1931 The first night football game in Mississippi is played on the Millsaps campus between the Majors and Mississippi A amp M now Mississippi State University 1936 Millsaps College absorbs bankrupt Grenada College during the Great Depression 1943 Johnny Carson attends Millsaps for V 12 naval officer training entertaining his comrades with a magic and humor act 1944 Louis H Wilson who graduated from the college in 1941 received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Guam during World War II Wilson became a General and the 26th Commandant of the Marine Corps in 1975 He was the first Marine Corps Commandant to serve full time on the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1953 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis judge a Millsaps beauty contest 1965 Millsaps becomes the first all white college in Mississippi to voluntarily desegregate 5 1967 Robert F Kennedy during his presidential campaign speaks at the college about the obligations of young Americans to give back to their country 1975 Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter speaks to Millsaps students about the crisis in the Middle East 1988 Millsaps initiates the first campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity in Mississippi 1989 Millsaps becomes the first school in Mississippi to have a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society Presidents edit William Belton Murrah 1890 1910 David Carlisle Hull 1910 1912 Alexander Farrar Watkins 1912 1923 David Martin Key 1923 1938 Marion Lofton Smith 1938 1952 Homer Ellis Finger Jr 1952 1964 Benjamin Barnes Graves 1965 1970 Edward McDaniel Collins Jr 1970 1978 George Marion Harmon 1978 2000 After 22 years of leading Millsaps College Harmon announced his resignation in the spring of 1999 His last day as president of Millsaps College was June 30 2000 6 Frances Lucas 2000 2010 Lucas was the first woman to hold the post at Millsaps 7 Lucas resigned on April 23 2009 8 Lucas cited disagreements with faculty as the reason for her resignation 9 Howard McMillan Dean of Millsaps Else School of Management took over as Interim President in August 2009 10 Robert Pearigen Vice President of University Relations at The University of the South was selected to serve as the eleventh president of the college He began his term in office on July 1 2010 11 Frank Neville Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff at Georgia Institute of Technology was selected to serve as the twelfth president of the college He began his term in office on January 17 2024 Rankings and distinctions editMillsaps College professors were ranked among the best in the nation according to The Princeton Review s The Best 377 Colleges 2013 Edition The Millsaps faculty won praise in The Princeton Review s special Top 20 category Professors Get High Marks where Millsaps was ranked twelfth in the country 12 Millsaps is one of 40 schools in Loren Pope s Colleges That Change Lives 13 Athletics editMain article Millsaps Majors The school s sports teams are known as the Majors and their colors are purple and white They participate in the NCAA Division III and the Southern Athletic Association Notable faculty and alumni editRodney J Bartlett quantum chemist Michael Beck actor Jim C Barnett surgeon and politician 14 Gary Burghoff actor Johnny Carson longtime host of The Tonight Show Turner Cassity poet Roy Clyde Clark Bishop of the United Methodist Church Lisa D Amour playwright David Herbert Donald historian Nancy Plummer Faxon organist and composer Ellen Gilchrist author James E Graves Jr judge Supreme Court of Mississippi Winifred Green activist from Mississippi during the civil rights movement 15 Scott Tracy Griffin author Ben M Hall author William Hester 1933 president of the United States Tennis Association from 1977 to 1978 16 Alan Hunter MTV VJ James Kimbrell poet Clay Foster Lee Jr Bishop of the United Methodist Church Robert William Lowry pastor LGBTQIA activist pastor Ray Marshall Secretary of Labor during the Carter administration Robert S McElvaine history professor Greg Miller poet Lewis Nordan author Kiese Laymon professor Christopher Lee Nutter author Claude Passeau baseball player Rubel Phillips Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1963 and 1967 17 Paul Ramsey ethicist Tate Reeves Governor of Mississippi Stokes Robertson Jr Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1966 to 1982 18 Vic Roby former NBC staff announcer Myron S McNeil Mississippi state legislator Kevin Sessums author Otis Singletary historian and 8th President of the University of Kentucky Donald Triplett first person to be diagnosed with autism Eudora Welty author Cassandra Wilson jazz musician Louis H Wilson Jr Medal of Honor recipientSee also editPortal nbsp MississippiReferences edit As of 2016 U S News amp World Report Best Colleges and Universities Retrieved February 22 2018 https www millsaps edu administration about millsaps Millsaps College Profile Millsaps College Millsaps edu Archived from the original on August 18 2014 Retrieved August 20 2014 V 12 Program Millsaps College 2006 Archived from the original on March 31 2012 Retrieved September 27 2011 Millsaps College Millsaps timeline Archived from the original on September 6 2006 Retrieved August 28 2006 The Magnolia Gazette Southern ties launch a new era for Millsaps Archived July 5 2008 at the Wayback Machine The Clarion Ledger Millsaps installs 1st female leader Archived September 5 2006 at the Wayback Machine Jackson Free Press Millsaps President Announces Resignation Mississippi Business Journal Lucas leaving Millsaps dead link The Clarion Ledger Millsaps dean selected to take on presidential duties during search Robert Pearigen Archived May 10 2010 at the Wayback Machine College Rankings Princetonreview com Retrieved August 20 2014 Colleges That Change Lives Changing Lives One Student at a Time Ctcl org Retrieved August 20 2014 Longtime Legislator Barnett Dies at 86 July 29 2013 Jackson Free Press Retrieved August 3 2013 Jackson MS Winifred Green Jackson Free Press Jackson MS access date February 21 2016 Thomas Robert McG Jr February 10 1993 William Slew Hester 80 U S Tennis Executive The New York Times Retrieved July 9 2017 Rubel Phillips Obituary View Rubel Phillips s Obituary by Clarion Ledger Legacy com Retrieved December 19 2011 Fall Winter 2006 Millsaps Magazine December 6 2010 p 53 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Millsaps College Official website Millsaps Athletics website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Millsaps College amp oldid 1219154499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
