Winona College

Winona College was a university college in Winona Lake, Indiana. It was founded somewhere between 1902 and 1905. It consisted of a Liberal Arts College and the Winona Agricultural and Technical Institute with the college and the Agricultural Institute at Winona Lake and the Winona Technical Institute at Indianapolis. ^[1]

Founded by John Breckenridge, ^[2] its last graduating class was that of 1917. ^[2] Although in the same town, it is not organically connected with Grace College & Seminary, an evangelical Christian college affiliated with the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches.

Notable alumni

• Edwin William Schultz, ^[3] (1888–1971), former Head of the Department of Bacteriology and Experimental Pathology, Stanford University
• Clarence Hickman (1889–1981), inventor and contributor to the design of the bazooka during World War II and magnetic recording after the war, received a BA from Winona College ^{[4] [5]}
• Jules LaDuron (1893–1980), medical doctor ^[6]

References

1. The History of The Village at Winona
2. "Indiana Biography Ref. Page". debmurray.tripod.com. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
3. Sidney Raffel; Charles E. Clifton; Donald J. Gray; Halsted R. Holman (9 November 2003). "MEMORIAL RESOLUTION: Edwin William Schultz (1888 – 1971)" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-25.
4. AMICA 13, 5 (1976), Biography
5. "IEEE - The world's largest professional association for the advancement of technology". IEEE . Retrieved 2015-10-25.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "La Duron is Caught". The Anderson Herald . August 9, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 31 July 2025.