Wartburg College
Denver, Colorado , United States | |
Campus | Rural, 118 acres (48 ha) |
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Colors | Orange and black |
Nickname | Knights |
Website | www |
Wartburg College is a
.History
Wartburg College was founded in 1852 in
The college is named after
Old Main, the oldest building on the campus, was constructed in 1880 for the Wartburg Teachers Seminary. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 under the name Wartburg Teachers' Seminary.[4]
The longstanding rivalry between Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and Wartburg College has produced colorful moments over several years. The origins of the rivalry are vague. Stories of pranks date back to the 1940s. The rivalry has, for the most part, been characterized by fun and good sportsmanship. The rivalry rose to new heights in October 1996, when two clever Wartburg cross-country runners rented a light plane, flew to Decorah, and dropped leaflets on the Luther campus. The incident was reported in every major newspaper in Iowa, got national mention on the Fox network, and made Rolling Stone magazine's list of the most memorable college pranks of 1996–1997. The creativity in the rivalry continued when student staff members of the college radio station, KWAR, secretly entered a float in the Luther College Homecoming Parade. The staff members decorated the float as an environmental club - the Organization of Nature Enthusiasts - from Luther College. In front of judges stand, the float quickly changed colors from blue and white to orange and black. The float continued all the way through town and onto Luther's campus, with numerous Wartburg students joining the procession from the crowd as the parade passed them.[5]
In 2022, Rebecca Ehretsman became its first female president.[6]
List of presidents
- Georg M. Grossmann, 1852–1868
- John Klindworth, 1868–1875
- Georg Grossmann, 1878-1894
- Friedrich Lutz, 1894–1905
- Gerhard Bergstraesser, 1905–1909
- Friedrich Richter, 1894–1899 (Clinton IA)
- Otto Kraushaar, 1899–1907 (Clinton IA)
- John Fritschel, 1907–1919 (Clinton IA)
- Otto Proehl, 1919–1935 (Clinton IA)
- August Engelbrecht, 1909–1933
- Edward J. Braulick, 1935–1945
- Conrad Becker, 1945–1964
- John Bachman, 1964–1974
- William Jellema, 1974–1980
- Robert L. Vogel, 1980–1998
- Jack R. Ohle, 1998–2008
- William Hamm, 2008–2009 (interim)
- Darrel Colson, 2009–2022
- Rebecca Ehretsman, 2022–Present[7]
Location
Wartburg College has moved many times throughout its history:[8]
- Saginaw, Michigan (1852–1853)
- Dubuque, Iowa (1853–1857)
- St. Sebald, Iowa (1857–1868)
- Galena, Illinois (1868–1875)
- Mendota, Illinois (1875–1885)
- Clinton, Iowa (1894–1935)
- Waverly, Iowa (1879–1933, 1935–present)
Athletics
Wartburg College teams participate as a member of the
Notable coaches
- Bob Amsberry, head women's basketball coach, 2006–present
- Joel Holst, head baseball coach, 1996–2022
- Eric Keller, head wrestling coach, 2011–present
- Casey Klunder, head baseball coach, 2023-present
- Jamie Mueller, head softball coach, 2016–present
- Dick Peth, head men's basketball coach, 1997–2024
- Rick Willis, head football coach, 1997–2005 and 2008–2021
- Chris Winter, head football coach, 2021–present
Notable alumni
- Don Denkinger, Major League Baseball umpire who achieved notoriety for his call at 1st base as an umpire in the 1985 World Series
- North Dakota State
- Romaine H Foege, member, Iowa House of Representatives, 1996–2008, director, Iowa Department on Aging, 2010–2011. CEO, Eastern Iowa Health Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2014–2015
- Mark Holtz, radio announcer for professional baseball team the Texas Rangers
- Dan Ige, professional mixed martial artist
- Rachelle Keck, academic administrator
- Sarah Lacina, winner of season 34 of Survivor: Game Changers. Appeared on three seasons of survivor and The Challenge: USA
- Bob Nielson, current head football coach at University of South Dakota
- Tiffany Pins, current head women's soccer coach at Washington and Lee and former Wartburg college head coach
- whistleblower FBI agent, researched suspected World Trade Center terrorist; jointly held the Time magazine Person of the Yearaward in 2002
- Jack Salzwedel, chairman and CEO of American Family Insurance
- Seattle, Washington
- Brian Trow, businessman and television personality
- Chris Winter, current head football coach at Wartburg College
- George J. Woerth, Wisconsin state assemblyman
- Garmin-Transitionsfor the 2010 season
- Landon Williams, current head men’s wrestling coach at Central College (Iowa)
References
- ^ a b "College Navigator - Wartburg College". Nces.ed.gov.
- ^ Matthias, Ronald (2002). Still on the Move: Wartburg College A Sesquicentennial Celebration 1852-2002. Cedar Rapids, IA: WDG Communications Inc. p. 116.
- ^ Gyamera, Phoebe (October 5, 2009). "Ausflug: A Wartburg tradition continues". The Wartburg College Circuit. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012.
- ^ Jellema, W. W. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form for Wartburg Teachers' Seminary". National Park Service. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "Midwest Region Notes by Don Stoner". D3football.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ Turner, Jonathan (February 13, 2023). "Meet new Wartburg president in the QC". WHBF - OurQuadCities.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Neiduski named 18th Wartburg College president". Wartburg.edu. March 21, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "Wartburg Locations - About Wartburg College - Waverly, Iowa, USA". Archived from the original on August 28, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2006.
- ^ "Athletic Dominance". Wartburg.edu. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
- ^ "Wartburg College Baseball Record Book Updated 2022" (PDF). S3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.