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Harrison County is a county located in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census,the population was 8,157. It's county seat is Bethany. The county was organized February 14,1845,and named for U.S. Representative Albert G. Harrison of Missouri.
Butler County is a county located in the southeast Ozark Foothills Region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 Census,the county's population was 42,130. The largest city and county seat is Poplar Bluff. The county was officially organized from Wayne County on February 27,1849,and is named after former U.S. Representative William O. Butler (D-Kentucky),who was also an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States. The first meeting in the Butler County Courthouse was held on June 18,1849.
Illinois State University (ISU) is a public research university in Normal,Illinois. It was founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University and is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teaching and is recognized as one of the top ten largest producers of teachers in the US according to the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Missouri State University,formerly Southwest Missouri State University,is a public university in Springfield,Missouri. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School,it is the state's second largest university by enrollment,with an enrollment of 23,418 in the fall semester of 2023. The school also operates a two-year campus in West Plains,Missouri offering associate degrees,which had an enrollment of 1,060 in the fall semester of 2023. A bachelor's degree in business is offered at Liaoning Normal University in China. The university also operates a fruit research station in Mountain Grove,Missouri and a Department of Defense and Strategic Studies program in Fairfax,Virginia.
Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita,Kansas,United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in nine colleges. The university's graduate school offers more than 50 master's degrees in more than 100 areas and a specialist in education degree and 13 doctoral degrees. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Amos Alonzo Stagg was an American athlete and college coach in multiple sports,primarily American football. He served as the head football coach at the International YMCA Training School (1890–1891),the University of Chicago (1892–1932),and the College of the Pacific (1933–1946),compiling a career college football record of 314–199–35 (.605). His undefeated Chicago Maroons teams of 1905 and 1913 were recognized as national champions. He was also the head basketball coach for one season at Chicago (1920–1921),and the Maroons' head baseball coach for twenty seasons.
Truman State University is a public university in Kirksville,Missouri. It had 3,636 enrolled students in the fall of 2023 pursuing degrees in 55 undergraduate and twelve graduate programs.
Southeast Missouri State University is a public university in Cape Girardeau,Missouri. In addition to the main campus,the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland College of Arts and Media. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Fielding Harris Yost was an American college football player,coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at:Ohio Wesleyan University,the University of Nebraska,the University of Kansas,Stanford University,San Jose State University,and the University of Michigan,compiling a coaching career record of 198–35–12. During his 25 seasons as the head football coach at Ann Arbor,Yost's Michigan Wolverines won six national championships,captured ten Big Ten Conference titles,and amassed a record of 165–29–10.
Lincoln University is a public,historically black,land-grant university in Jefferson City,Missouri. Founded in 1866 by African-American veterans of the American Civil War,it is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. This was the first black university in the state. In the fall 2023,the university enrolled 1,799 students.
Northwest Missouri State University is a public university in Maryville,Missouri. It has an enrollment of about 8,505 students. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college,its campus is based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and is the official Missouri State Arboretum. The school is governed by a state-appointed Board of Regents and headed by President Lance Tatum.
Pittsburg State University is a public university in Pittsburg,Kansas,United States. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents.
Missouri Western State University is a public university in St. Joseph,Missouri. As of 2023,it enrolled 3,815 students.
The University of Missouri is a public land-grant research university in Columbia,Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1908 and is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity".
Dean L. Hubbard is an American academic administrator. He was the president of Northwest Missouri State University from 1984 until 2009—the longest of any president in the school's history.
The Northwest Missouri State–Truman football rivalry,also known as the Hickory Stick,is a college football rivalry between NCAA Division II teams Northwest Missouri State University and Truman State University.
Robert Porter Foster was president of Northwest Missouri State University from 1964 to 1977.
Ira Richardson was a president of Northwest Missouri State University and founding president of Adams State College.
Henry Kirby Taylor was president of Kentucky Wesleyan College,Northwest Missouri State University and the University of Texas at Arlington.
Homer Martien Cook (1869–1948) was president of Northwest Missouri State University.
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- ↑ "DR. FRANK DEERWESTER, 1906-1907 - nwmissouri.edu - Retrieved October 3, 2009". Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- ↑ Timeline 1874-1919 nwmsu.edu - Retrieved October 3, 2009 Archived September 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine