Women's Christian College

Infobox University
name = Women's Christian College


motto = "Lighted to Lighten"
established = 1915
type = Private
principal = Dr.Ridling Margaret Waller
head =
city = Chennai
state = Tamil Nadu
country = India
campus =
undergrad = 2646
postgrad =
postgrad_label =
faculty = 156
mascot =
free_label =
free =
website = [http://www.wcc.edu.in wcc.edu.in]

Women's Christian College, or "WCC" is an interdenominational women's college on College Road, Nungambakkam, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

History

Women's Christian College was founded in 1915 with 41 students and 7 faculty members, as a result of the joint venture of 12 missionary societies of interdenominational and international nature located in England and in U.S.A., with a mission to provide higher education to women of India in liberal arts and sciences. It was affiliated to the University of Madras and was given recognition as an autonomous college in 1982. At present it is a government aided minority institution. It has grown to a strength of over a 2712 students and 141 members of Faculty in the aided and self-financing sections.

It has been autonomous since 1982, but is affiliated with the University of Madras [http://learning.indiatimes.com/campus/pages/college/wcc_pro.htm] , [http://www.webindia123.com/career/Home%20science/list_details.asp?uname=The+Women's+Christian+College&action=B.Sc+Nutrition+and+Dietetics] .

Principals

*Ridling Margaret Waller, 2006-present
*Rita Jacob Cherian, 2003-2006
*Glory Christopher, 1998-2003
*Kanmani Christian, 1994-1998
*Indrani Michael, 1981-1994
*Renuka Somasekhar, 1971-1981
*Anna T. Zachariah, 1965-1971
*Renuka Mukerji, 1956-1965
*Eleanor D. Mason, 1950-1956
*Elizabeth George, 1947-1950
*Eleanor Rivett, 1938-1947
*Eleanor McDougall, 1915-1938

ister college

Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, U.S., has been WCC's sister college since 1920 [http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/mountholyoke/mshm256.html] . Both WCC's "Mount Holyoke Culturals" [http://www.etinvest.com/learning/campus/pages/college/wcc_res.htm] and "Mount Holyoke Hostel" (dormitory) refer to this. Joanne V. Creighton, president of Mount Holyoke, will present a paper at WCC in August, 2007 as part of an International Conference which will be held there. [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/comm/news/newsfull.shtml?node=5273711]

Ranking

WCC received an "A" grade from the "National Assessment and Accreditation Council" of the University Grants Commission in May, 2005 [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005052615660400.htm&date=2005/05/26/&prd=th&] .

Notable alumnae

*Shoba Narayan, journalist
*Latika Saran, Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai
*Latha Rajendran, Special Educator
*Pooja Nair, Miss Chennai 2000, Miss Kerala 2001

External links

* [http://www.wcc.edu.in/ Official website]
* [http://www.hds.harvard.edu/library/bms/bms00499.html Women's Christian College, Madras, India. Records, 1914-1979, - Andover-Harvard Theological Library]
* [http://webtext.library.yale.edu/xml2html/divinity.187.con.html Guide to the Archives of the Associate Board of the Women's Christian College, Madras - Yale University Library, Divinity Library Special Collections,]