Muhlenberg College
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Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college
located in Allentown
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
and is named for Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America.
son, James Allen, and was renamed after Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America. Muhlenberg's great-grandson, Reverend Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg
, served as president of the college from 1867 to 1876. In 1905, the college purchased and relocated to a 51 acre (20.6 ha) tract located in Allentown's West End, the site of today's campus.
In 1910, seeing a need for evening study in the community, Muhlenberg College opened The Wescoe School and began offering adult education classes.
-designed Tom Tower
. It is named for David A. Miller (Class of 1894), founder of Allentown's The Morning Call
newspaper. Muhlenberg's Polling Institute teams with the Allentown
Morning Call
to publish surveys of preferences and trends among Pennsylvanians, especially in the Lehigh Valley.
In 1988, the college opened the Harry C. Trexler library, named for local industrialist Harry Clay Trexler
.
As of 2007, a new science building and an additional residence hall have been completed. In addition to the main campus, Muhlenberg maintains the 40 acre (16.2 ha) Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum
and a separate 40 acre (16.2 ha) wildlife sanctuary.
As of 2010, ongoing construction to expand Seegers Student Union and the dining facilities is nearing completion.
, independent study, internships, Army ROTC, student-designed major, study abroad, teacher certification, visiting/exchange student program and Washington semester.
In their 2011 rankings, U.S. News & World Report
ranked the college #81 among liberal arts colleges. It was also ranked by US News and World Report as the 56th most popular liberal arts school in the US. Forbes Magazine also ranked Muhlenberg #110 on their list of best colleges in the United States. In addition, Princeton Review lists Muhlenberg as one of the best colleges in the northeast, out of a total number of 218 chosen schools. Also, as of 2011, the college's theatre program was ranked #1 in the nation and the college was chosen as one of the "Top 286 Green Colleges" in the country in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council.
opportunities, as well as intramural and club sports for students. The performing arts
are represented on-campus through various theatre
, dance
and music
programs.
The college's official student-run print publication is The Muhlenberg Weekly. Established in 1883, the paper is published every week while school is in session. The Muhlenberg Advocate, an online, twice-monthly publication, not affiliated with the college, was established in 2000. The student-run radio station is WMUH
, operated year-round by both students and volunteers from the surrounding Lehigh Valley
community.
There are five sororities affiliated with the college: Phi Mu
, Phi Sigma Sigma
, Delta Zeta
, Alpha Chi Omega
, and Theta Nu Xi
(colony), and four fraternities: Phi Kappa Tau
, Delta Tau Delta
, Sigma Phi Epsilon
and Alpha Tau Omega
. College rules stipulate that students may not pledge to join a Greek organization until their sophomore year. There is also Kappa Kappa Psi
, a band fraternity, as well as Alpha Phi Omega
, a service fraternity; both of these can be pledged as freshman.
Muhlenberg, a NCAA
Division III school, participates in 22 intercollegiate sports and competes in the Centennial Conference
as well as the Eastern College Athletic Conference
. The college also has club teams in both ice hockey
and women's rugby union
.
Both men's and women's teams exist for: basketball
, cross country
, golf
, lacrosse
, soccer, tennis
, and track and field
. In addition, there are men's teams in baseball
, football
, and wrestling
; women have teams for softball
, field hockey
and volleyball
.
Athletic facilities have been expanded in recent years; in 2004, a 40000 square feet (3,716.1 m²) addition was built west of the field house. The tennis courts were built in 2003, as well as two fields in 1998 and 1997 respectively.
Liberal arts colleges in the United States
Liberal arts colleges in the United States are certain undergraduate institutions of higher education in the United States. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers a definition of the liberal arts as a "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general...
located in Allentown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
and is named for Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America.
History
Muhlenberg College was initially established in 1848 as the Allentown Seminary by Reverend Samuel K. Brobst, a Reformed Lutheran minister. Reverend Christian Rudolph Kessler was the school's first teacher and administrator. Between 1848 and 1867, the entity that is today Muhlenberg College operated as the Allentown Seminary, the Allentown Collegiate and Military Institute and the Allentown Collegiate Institute. In 1867, the college moved into Trout Hall, the former mansion of William Allen'sWilliam Allen (loyalist)
William Allen was a wealthy merchant, Chief Justice of the Province of Pennsylvania, and mayor of Philadelphia. At the time of the American Revolution, Allen was one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in Philadelphia...
son, James Allen, and was renamed after Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America. Muhlenberg's great-grandson, Reverend Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg
Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (educator)
Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg was an American educator, serving among other positions as a Greek language and literature professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a college president as well as a Lutheran clergyman....
, served as president of the college from 1867 to 1876. In 1905, the college purchased and relocated to a 51 acre (20.6 ha) tract located in Allentown's West End, the site of today's campus.
In 1910, seeing a need for evening study in the community, Muhlenberg College opened The Wescoe School and began offering adult education classes.
Campus
Muhlenberg's current 81 acre (32.8 ha) campus is located in a residential neighborhood in Allentown's West End. The campus includes numerous buildings with distinctive red doors in traditional European/Protestant style. The Library Building, now the Haas College Center, was built between 1926 and 1929. The Miller Tower, the distinctive dome and tower which sits on top of the Haas College Center, was inspired by Oxford University's Christopher WrenChristopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...
-designed Tom Tower
Tom Tower
Tom Tower is a bell tower in Oxford, England, named for its bell, Great Tom. It is over Tom Gate, on St Aldates, the main entrance of Christ Church, Oxford, which leads into Tom Quad. This square tower with an octagonal lantern and facetted ogee dome was designed by Christopher Wren and built 1681–82...
. It is named for David A. Miller (Class of 1894), founder of Allentown's The Morning Call
The Morning Call
The Morning Call is a daily newspaper based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The newspaper is owned by the Tribune Company, whose other publications include the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and Baltimore Sun....
newspaper. Muhlenberg's Polling Institute teams with the Allentown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
Morning Call
The Morning Call
The Morning Call is a daily newspaper based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The newspaper is owned by the Tribune Company, whose other publications include the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and Baltimore Sun....
to publish surveys of preferences and trends among Pennsylvanians, especially in the Lehigh Valley.
In 1988, the college opened the Harry C. Trexler library, named for local industrialist Harry Clay Trexler
Harry Clay Trexler
Henry Clay Trexler was an American industrialist who built a business empire in Allentown, Pennsylvania.- Early life :...
.
As of 2007, a new science building and an additional residence hall have been completed. In addition to the main campus, Muhlenberg maintains the 40 acre (16.2 ha) Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum
Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum
The Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum is an arboretum owned by Muhlenberg College and located at 1581 Bushkill Center Road, Bath, Pennsylvania. The arboretum is open daily without charge.The arboretum was established more than 40 years ago by Dr...
and a separate 40 acre (16.2 ha) wildlife sanctuary.
As of 2010, ongoing construction to expand Seegers Student Union and the dining facilities is nearing completion.
Academics
Programs
Muhlenberg College offers Associate and Bachelor's degrees. The college offers an accelerated program, cross-registration, double major, honors programHonors course
Honors course is a distinction applied in the United States to certain classes to distinguish them from standard course offerings. The difference between a regular class and the honors class is not necessarily the amount of work, but the type of work required and the pace of studying...
, independent study, internships, Army ROTC, student-designed major, study abroad, teacher certification, visiting/exchange student program and Washington semester.
Admissions and Rankings
39.8% of applicants were offered admission for the 2008-2009 academic year. 50% of the 2008-2009 freshman class were in the top 10% of their graduating class, 74% in the top 20% of their graduating class and 96% in the top 40% of their graduating class. Muhlenberg is primarily a regional college, with 77% of incoming freshmen coming from New Jersey, Pennsylvania or New York..In their 2011 rankings, U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
ranked the college #81 among liberal arts colleges. It was also ranked by US News and World Report as the 56th most popular liberal arts school in the US. Forbes Magazine also ranked Muhlenberg #110 on their list of best colleges in the United States. In addition, Princeton Review lists Muhlenberg as one of the best colleges in the northeast, out of a total number of 218 chosen schools. Also, as of 2011, the college's theatre program was ranked #1 in the nation and the college was chosen as one of the "Top 286 Green Colleges" in the country in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council.
Student life
There are more than 100 clubs and organizations on campus. In addition, the Muhlenberg Activity Council (MAC) is responsible for bringing events and activities to campus. The college arranges off-campus community serviceCommunity service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
opportunities, as well as intramural and club sports for students. The performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
are represented on-campus through various theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
and music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
programs.
The college's official student-run print publication is The Muhlenberg Weekly. Established in 1883, the paper is published every week while school is in session. The Muhlenberg Advocate, an online, twice-monthly publication, not affiliated with the college, was established in 2000. The student-run radio station is WMUH
WMUH
WMUH is a college radio station, supported through Muhlenberg College, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania in the United States....
, operated year-round by both students and volunteers from the surrounding Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
community.
There are five sororities affiliated with the college: Phi Mu
Phi Mu
Phi Mu is the second oldest female fraternal organization established in the United States. It was founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. The organization was founded as the Philomathean Society on January 4, 1852, and was announced publicly on March 4 of the same year...
, Phi Sigma Sigma
Phi Sigma Sigma
Phi Sigma Sigma , colloquially known as "Phi Sig," was the first collegiate nonsectarian fraternity, welcoming women of all faiths and backgrounds...
, Delta Zeta
Delta Zeta
Delta Zeta is an international college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Today, Delta Zeta has 158 collegiate chapters in the United States and over 200 alumnae chapters in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada...
, Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Chi Omega is a women's fraternity founded on October 15, 1885. Currently, there are 135 chapters of Alpha Chi Omega at colleges and universities across the United States and more than 200,000 lifetime members...
, and Theta Nu Xi
Theta Nu Xi
Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. is a historically multicultural sorority founded on April 11, 1997, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, by seven women who sought to bridge cultural gaps...
(colony), and four fraternities: Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau is a U.S. national collegiate fraternity.-History:Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall of Miami University's Old Main Building in Oxford, Ohio on March 17, 1906...
, Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta is a U.S.-based international secret letter college fraternity. Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia, . It currently has around 125 student chapters nationwide, as well as more than 25 regional alumni groups. Its national community service...
, Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sigma Phi Epsilon , commonly nicknamed SigEp or SPE, is a social college fraternity for male college students in the United States. It was founded on November 1, 1901, at Richmond College , and its national headquarters remains in Richmond, Virginia. It was founded on three principles: Virtue,...
and Alpha Tau Omega
Alpha Tau Omega
Alpha Tau Omega is a secret American leadership and social fraternity.The Fraternity has more than 250 active and inactive chapters, more than 200,000 initiates, and over 7,000 active undergraduate members. The 200,000th member was initiated in early 2009...
. College rules stipulate that students may not pledge to join a Greek organization until their sophomore year. There is also Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi is a fraternity for college and university band members. It was founded on November 27, 1919 at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in Stillwater, Oklahoma. William Scroggs, now regarded as the "Founder," together with "Mr. Kappa Kappa Psi" A...
, a band fraternity, as well as Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members...
, a service fraternity; both of these can be pledged as freshman.
Athletics
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division III school, participates in 22 intercollegiate sports and competes in the Centennial Conference
Centennial Conference
The Centennial Conference is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania....
as well as the Eastern College Athletic Conference
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...
. The college also has club teams in both ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
and women's rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
.
Both men's and women's teams exist for: basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, soccer, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, and track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
. In addition, there are men's teams in baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, and wrestling
Collegiate wrestling
Collegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the collegiate and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the folk wrestling styles practised in the early history of the United States...
; women have teams for softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
.
Athletic facilities have been expanded in recent years; in 2004, a 40000 square feet (3,716.1 m²) addition was built west of the field house. The tennis courts were built in 2003, as well as two fields in 1998 and 1997 respectively.
Notable alumni
- Henry David Abraham, co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, 1985
- Anthony AziziAnthony AziziAnthony Azizi is an American television actor.Born in New York City of Iranian descent, Azizi is mainly known for his television work. He has had recurring roles on 24 as terrorist Mamud Faheen , on 24 as Rafique and on Commander in Chief as presidential aide Vince Taylor...
, actor - Kenneth N. BeersKenneth N. BeersKenneth N. Beers, M.D. is an American medical doctor who served as a NASA flight surgeon during the Project Gemini and Apollo Program eras, was president of the Society of NASA Flight Engineers and is professor emeritus at the Wright State University medical school.Beers did his undergraduate work...
, NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
flight surgeon - Richard Ben-VenisteRichard Ben-VenisteRichard Ben-Veniste , is an American lawyer. He first rose to prominence as a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. He has also been a member of the 9/11 Commission. He is known for his pointed questions and criticisms of members of both the Clinton and George W...
, attorney, lead prosecutor in the Watergate case and Democratic counsel in the Whitewater scandal hearings - George O. BierkoeGeorge O. BierkoeDr. George Olav Bierkoe was co-founder, along with his wife, Dr. Eleanor E. Tupper , of Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. Dr. Bierkoe served as first president of the college from the founding in 1939 until 1971...
, president and co-founder of Endicott CollegeEndicott College- History :Endicott was founded in 1939 by Eleanor Tupper and her husband, George O. Bierkoe, as a two-year women’s college. The college was issued its first charter by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in that year and graduated its first class in 1941. In 1944, it was approved by the state for... - Jake BornheimerJake BornheimerJacob "Jake" Bornheimer was an American basketball player.He played collegiately for the Muhlenberg College.He played for the Philadelphia Warriors in the NBA for 75 games....
, former professional basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player, Philadelphia Warriors - Frank Buchman, founder of the Oxford GroupOxford GroupThe Oxford Group was a Christian movement that had a following in Europe, China, Africa, Australia, Scandinavia and America in the 1920s and 30s. It was initiated by an American Lutheran pastor, Frank Buchman, who was of Swiss descent...
, a Christian movement that rose to prominence in Europe and the U.S. in the 1920s and '30s - Barbara CrossetteBarbara CrossetteBarbara Crossette is an American journalist and instructor in journalism.She wrote for The New York Times for over twenty years, and served as the paper's chief correspondent in South East Asia...
, New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
journalist - David FrickeDavid FrickeDavid Fricke is a senior editor at Rolling Stone magazine, where he writes predominantly on rock music. In the 1990s, he was managing editor before stepping down.-Background:David Fricke is a graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania...
, senior editor, Rolling StoneRolling StoneRolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J... - Bill KernBill Kern (baseball)William George Kern is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder. After nine seasons in minor league baseball, Kern had an eight-game trial with the Kansas City Athletics during the season. He had signed with the team when they were still based in Philadelphia, in 1954...
, former professional baseball player, Kansas City Athletics - Marcus C.L. KlineMarcus C.L. KlineMarcus Charles Lawrence Kline was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
, former member of Congress - Dylan LaneDylan LaneDylan Lane is an American television game show host. Although he was born in Tyrone, he was raised in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Huntingdon Area High School in Huntingdon....
, host of Chain ReactionChain Reaction (game show)Chain Reaction is an American game show created by Bob Stewart, in which players compete to form chains composed of two-word phrases.The show aired three separate runs: Bill Cullen hosted the original series on NBC from January 14 to June 20, 1980...
on the Game Show NetworkGame Show NetworkThe Game Show Network is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. Its current slogan is "The World Needs More Winners"... - Fred Ewing LewisFred Ewing LewisFred Ewing Lewis was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Fred Ewing Lewis was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He attended the Collegiate and Commercial Institute in New Haven, Connecticut, and Muhlenberg College in Allentown...
, former member of Congress - Matthias LoyMatthias LoyMatthias Loy was an American Lutheran theologian in the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio.Loy was a prominent pastor, editor, author and hymnist and served as president of Capital University, Columbus, Ohio....
, Lutheran theologian - Michael McDonaldMichael McDonald (costume designer)Michael McDonald is an American costume designer who was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award in 2009 for his work on the Broadway revival of the musical Hair....
, costume designer and 2009 Tony AwardTony Award for Best Costume DesignThese are the winners and nominees for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design. The award was first presented in 1947 and included both plays and musicals...
and Drama DeskDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume DesignThe Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design is presented by the Drama Desk, a committee of New York City theatre critics, writers, and editors...
nominee for HairHair (musical)Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
. - Frederick NoldeFrederick NoldeOtto Frederick Nolde was a human rights pioneer who served as professor of Christian Education and Dean of the Graduate School at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia while emerging as a major player on the world's diplomatic stage during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.Nolde influenced...
, dean, Lutheran Theological Seminary at PhiladelphiaLutheran Theological Seminary at PhiladelphiaThe Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia is one of eight seminaries associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , located in Philadelphia . It was founded in 1864 but traces its roots further back to the first Lutheran establishment in Philadelphia founded by Henry Melchior...
and first director of the World Council of ChurchesWorld Council of ChurchesThe World Council of Churches is a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service. It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland...
' Commission of the Churches on International Affairs - Theodore Emanuel SchmaukTheodore Emanuel SchmaukTheodore Emanuel Schmauk, D.D., LL.D. was an American Lutheran minister, educator, author and Church theologian....
, Lutheran minister, theologian, educator and author - Theodore WeissTheodore Weiss (poet)Theodore Weiss was an American poet, and literary magazine editor.-Life:...
, poet
Notable faculty
- Haps BenferHaps BenferHarold A. "Haps" Benfer was an American football and basketball player and college coach and administrator. He was selected as a first-team All-American fullback while playing for Albright College in 1914...
, theologist and athletic coach - William DunhamWilliam Dunham (mathematician)William Dunham is an American writer who was originally trained in topology but became interested in the history of mathematics. He has received several awards for writing and teaching on this subject.-Education:...
, mathematician - Ludwig LenelLudwig LenelLudwig Lenel was an organist and composer.-Family:The grandfather on the mother's side of Ludwig Lenel was the Prussian democrat Friedrich Kapp , who emigrated to the USA, but returned later and became a national-liberal deputy to the German Reichstag and a friend of Bismarck...
, composer and organist - Frederick Augustus MuhlenbergFrederick Augustus Muhlenberg (educator)Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg was an American educator, serving among other positions as a Greek language and literature professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a college president as well as a Lutheran clergyman....
, former president, Muhlenberg College - Harry Hess ReichardHarry Hess ReichardHarry Hess Reichard was a Pennsylvania German writer and scholar.Reichard was born in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the United States. In 1901, he graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. In 1911, he received his Ph.D...
, Pennsylvania German language scholar - Theodore SchickTheodore SchickTheodore Schick is an author in the field of philosophy.His articles have appeared in numerous publications and include topics such as functionalism and its effect on immortality, the logic behind the criteria of adequacy, and applying a scientific approach to the paranormal.-Biography:He received...
, philosopher