Franklin College

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name =Franklin College


motto ='Excellence, Leadership and Service'
established =1834
type =Private, Liberal Arts, Coed
endowment =$77.9 million [cite web | title=2006 NACUBO endowment study | publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers | accessdate=2007-04-26| url=http://www.nacubo.org/documents/research/2006NES_Listing.pdf]
staff =
faculty =88
president =James Moseley
students =1000
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city =Franklin
state =IN
country =USA
campus =86 acres
free_label =Athletics
free =NCAA Division III
colors =
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mascot =Grizzlies
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website = [http://www.franklincollege.edu/ www.franklincollege.edu]

:"See also Franklin and Marshall College, Franklin College Switzerland, Franklin College, Grimsby and Franklin College of Arts and Sciences."

Franklin College is a liberal arts college in Franklin, Indiana. It was founded in 1834 and was the first college in Indiana to admit women (1842). Franklin's athletic teams are known as the Grizzlies and participate in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Majors include Education, Journalism, Public Relations, Political Science, Theatre and Music, among others.

During the 1920s Franklin College gained national fame when its basketball team the Franklin Wonder Five became national champions and turned down an offer to play the professional New York Celtics. The current women's gymnasium was built in the 1920s specifically to accommodate the overflowing fans of the team.

Famous attendees include Indiana governor Roger D. Branigin, actress Marjorie Main, and film director Robert Wise.

Notable alumni

* Joe Benigno, sports radio personality
* Roger D. Branigin - Governor of Indiana (1965-69)
* Elmer Davis - New York Times editorial writer, (1890-1958) CBS radio newscaster, director of the United States Office of War Information, and Peabody Award recipient
* Terry Hoeppner, (1947-2007), head football coach at Indiana University, Miami University of Ohio, former assistant coach at Franklin College.
* Edna Parker, world's oldest person (since Aug 13 2007)
* Robert Wise - Academy Award-winning director and producer (1914-2005)
* Marjorie Main - Actress Most famous role is Ma Kettle from the ma and pa kettle series. (1890-1975)
* Fuzzy Vandivier - Hall of Fame basketball player. (1903-1983)
* Joseph F. Beam (1954-1989), noted black-gay author of groundbreaking book, "In The Life: An Anthology of Black Gay Men."

References

External links

* [http://www.franklincollege.edu/ Official website]
* [http://www.franklincollege.edu/athletics/ Official athletics website]
* [http://www.franklincollege.edu/common/connect/directionsmaps.cfm?aud=adm Campus map and directions]