Ferris State University is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids,Michigan. It was founded in 1884 as Big Rapids Industrial School by Woodbridge N. Ferris and became a public institution in 1950. The university also has a satellite campus in Grand Rapids,Michigan.
Michigan State University is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing,Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan,the first of its kind in the United States. After the introduction of the Morrill Act in 1862,the state designated the college a land-grant institution in 1863,making it the first of the land-grant colleges in the United States. The college became coeducational in 1870. Today,Michigan State has rapidly expanded its footprint across the state of Michigan with facilities all across the state and one of the largest collegiate alumni networks with 634,000 members.
Adrian College is a private United Methodist liberal arts college in Adrian,Michigan. The college offers bachelor's degrees in 92 academic majors and programs. The 100 acre (0.40 km2) campus contains newly constructed facilities along with historic buildings. Adrian College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The spring 2020–21 enrollment was 1,677 students.
Finlandia University was a private Lutheran university in Hancock,Michigan. It was the only private university in the Upper Peninsula. Founded in 1896 as The Suomi College and Theological Seminary,it was affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The university closed after the spring semester of 2023 due to enrollment and financial challenges.
John Alfred Hannah was president of Michigan State College for 28 years (1941–1969),making him the longest serving of MSU's presidents. He is credited with transforming the school from a regional undergraduate college into a large national research institution. After his resignation from the university,Hannah became head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Brian Christopher Mitchell is the president and managing principal of Academic Innovators. Prior to founding Academic Innovators,he served as president of Brian Mitchell &Associates,LLC. He was previously the president of Bucknell University,serving from 2004 until 2010. From 1998 through 2004,he served as president of Washington &Jefferson College. He is a nationally recognized expert in higher education,especially on private higher education.
Kelly David Miller is an American former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League between 1985 and 1999 with the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals.
The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 23 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty,and the school colors are green and white. The university participates in the NCAA's Division I and the Football Bowl Subdivision for football. The Spartans participate as members of the Big Ten Conference in all varsity sports. Michigan State offers 11 varsity sports for men and 12 for women.
Ronald Herbert Mason was a Canadian ice hockey player,head coach,and university executive. A head coach of various American universities,most notably Michigan State University (MSU),he was the most successful coach in NCAA ice hockey history between 1993 and 2012 with 924 wins,until Jerry York became the new winningest coach with his 925th career win on December 29,2012. Mason was athletic director at MSU from 2002 to 2008. He then served as senior advisor for the USHL Muskegon Lumberjacks. On December 2,2013,Mason was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
John Clough Holmes was an American agriculturalist,educator,and co-founder of the Michigan State Agricultural Society. Holmes is also known as the founder of Michigan State University,established in 1855 as an agriculture college,the first of its kind in the United States. Holmes Hall,the home of the Lyman Briggs College,is named in his honor.
Amos "Betts" Bessone was a collegiate ice hockey player and head coach.
Paul Ausborn Miller was an American academic administrator who served as the 6th president of the Rochester Institute of Technology from 1969–1979. He oversaw the completion of the move of the campus to Henrietta and the steady growth of RIT between 1969 and 1981.
The Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents Michigan State University (MSU). The team plays at the Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing,Michigan,on the MSU campus. The Spartans have won the NCAA national championship three times. The current head coach is Adam Nightingale,who took over coaching duties on May 3,2022,after Danton Cole was fired. Michigan State currently competes in the Big Ten Conference.
The Washington &Jefferson Presidents are the intercollegiate athletic teams for Washington &Jefferson College. The name "Presidents" refers to the two presidential namesakes of the college:George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. W&J is a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference,the Eastern College Athletic Conference,and play in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in both men's and women's varsity sports. During the 2005–2006 season,34 percent of the student body played varsity-level athletics.
The Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA) is a non-profit ice hockey league for college club teams based at Midwestern United States schools. It was formed in October 1996. CCWHA is the largest womens collegeiate league in North America. All teams in the league are also required to be members of the ACHA that provides the teams with USA Hockey insurance and other member benefits.
The history of Washington &Jefferson College begins with three log cabin colleges established by three frontier clergymen in the 1780s:John McMillan,Thaddeus Dod,and Joseph Smith. The three men,all graduates from the College of New Jersey,came to present-day Washington County to plant churches and spread Presbyterianism to what was then the American frontier beyond the Appalachian Mountains. John McMillan,the most prominent of the three founders because of his strong personality and longevity,came to the area in 1775 and built his log cabin college in 1780 near his church in Chartiers. Thaddeus Dod,known as a keen scholar,built his log cabin college in Lower Ten Mile in 1781. Joseph Smith taught classical studies in his college,called "The Study" at Buffalo.
Thomas A. Anastos is an American ice hockey coach,former player,and former league administrator. He was most recently the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team (MSU),a member of the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He played junior hockey for the Paddock Pool Saints,college hockey for the Michigan State University Spartans and professional hockey for the Sherbrooke Canadiens. He was an ice hockey league administrator most recently serving as commissioner of the original Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA),a now defunct NCAA Division I conference,from 1998-2012. Anastos is a member of the Dearborn (Michigan) Sports Hall of Fame,inducted in 2000.
John R. Vivian was a Canadian ice hockey player,college football player,ice hockey head coach,general manager,professional scout,and university administrator. He was most notable as the first head coach of the Bowling Green State University (BGSU) varsity ice hockey program and the then-youngest general manager in professional hockey with the Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association from 1973-76. He was a member of the Adrian College and Bowling Green State athletic halls of fame. He died in February 2021.
Events from the year 1957 in Michigan.
John Thomas Berry is an American sports journalist. A native of Detroit,he graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in journalism,and wrote for the school's student newspaper,The State News. He was a correspondent for United Press International at the bureau in Lansing,Michigan,before working on the sports staff of the Detroit Free Press. He served as president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association in 1971,then worked at The Detroit News from 1971 to 1993. As a golf correspondent and author of the "Golf Page",he covered more than 70 major golf championships during his career.
