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Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh was an American professional baseball player shortstop and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1910 through 1927, during which he played for the Cleveland Naps, New York Yankees, Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox.
Henry Alden Sherwin was one of the founders of the Sherwin-Williams Company in 1866. The company was named for both him and Edward Porter Williams.
The Cleveland State Vikings, or Vikes, are the athletic teams of Cleveland State University. Before as Fenn College they were known as the Fenn College Foxes or Fenn Foxes. Cleveland State competes in NCAA Division I. They have been a member of the NCAA Division I since 1972. They were previously a member of the NCAA College Division, a precursor to NCAA Division II. The university is a member of the Horizon League (1994–present) and Eastern Wrestling League (1978–present). Cleveland State was formerly in the Mid-Continent Conference (1982–1994) and North Star Conference (1989–1992). Cleveland State previously fielded baseball, men's cross country as well as men and women's track and field. As Fenn College they fielded men's ice hockey and rifle. Cleveland State has a number of club sports as well.
Fenn typically appears as a surname. Occasionally it appears as a middle name, pen name or name of a fictional character.
Belle Sherwin was an American Women's rights activist.
Fenn Tower is a 22-story skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio. It is owned by Cleveland State University. It was built for the National Town and Country Club, but was only used for one event before closing. It was originally known as the National Town and Country Club before being sold. It was purchased by Fenn College in 1937 for $250,000. It is currently being used as student housing. It is the second tallest structure on the Cleveland State campus, second to Rhodes Tower. The tower was named after Sereno Peck Fenn, whom Fenn College was named after. Fenn Tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the National Town and Country Club. It was originally furnished by Rorimer-Brooks Studios, Inc. Originally where the Fenn Gym and The Ellwood H. Fisher Swimming Pool were located, they were removed during the 2005 renovation.
Alva Bradley II, was a businessman and baseball team executive.
Carolyn Arlene Peck is an American television sportscaster and assistant coach for the Vanderbilt women's basketball program. She was the head coach for the women's basketball teams of Purdue University and the University of Florida, and also the first head coach-general manager in the history of the WNBA's Orlando Miracle. Currently, Peck is an assistant head coach for her alma mater, Vanderbilt University.
The Valspar Corporation is a manufacturer of paint and coatings based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. With over 11,000 employees in 25 countries and a company history that spanned two centuries, it was the sixth largest paint and coating corporation in the world. Valspar was founded in 1806 as a paint dealership in Boston, Massachusetts. The Valspar name emerged in 1903 as the name of a clear varnish and became the company name in 1932.
Christopher M. Connor is the executive chairman of the Sherwin-Williams Company, a Fortune 500 company in the general building materials industry. He joined the company in 1983, became the CEO in October 1999 and the chairman in April 2000, and was the president from July 2005 to October 2006. In 2009, he was one of the 200 highest-paid CEOs in the United States, receiving a salary of $1,268,986 and total compensation of $7,495,810.
Edward Porter Williams was an American businessman who co-founded the Sherwin-Williams Company with Henry Sherwin.
Dr. G. Brooks Earnest, was a distinguished American educator, administrator, and the fourth and last president of Fenn College.
The history of Fenn College tells the story of Fenn College from its founding until the present.
Charles Tudor Williams was an American businessman, author, composer, linguist, and educator. He was an older brother to Edward Porter Williams,, and uncle of pioneering American Neurosurgeon Dr. Harvey Williams Cushing.
The Greater Cleveland Associated Foundation was a community foundation established in 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States to assist other private and community foundations in and around Cleveland in establishing priorities and working to find solutions to pressing social needs. After its second round of funding, GCAF leaders merged the foundation with The Cleveland Foundation, an organization which GCAF had greatly influenced.
