Culver Academies
| Culver Military Academy / Culver Girls Academy | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
1300 Academy Road #157 Culver , Marshall County , Indiana 46511 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°13′18″N 86°24′25″W / 41.22167°N 86.40694°W / 41.22167; -86.40694Coordinates: 41°13′18″N 86°24′25″W / 41.22167°N 86.40694°W / 41.22167; -86.40694 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Boarding |
| Established | 1894, 124 years ago 1971 (co-ed) |
| Head of Schools | Jim Power |
| Teaching staff | 99.0 (on a FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 809 (2015-16) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.2 |
| Campus | 1,850 acres (7.5 km2) 44 buildings |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics | 19 Interscholastic Sports |
| Athletics conference | Independent |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Website | www.culver.org |
| [1] | |
Culver Academies is a college preparatory boarding school located in Culver, Indiana, which is composed of three entities: Culver Military Academy (CMA) for boys, Culver Girls Academy (CGA), and the Culver Summer Schools and Camps (CSSC).
Contents
1 Facilities
2 Notable alumni
3 See also
4 Notes
5 External links
Facilities
Fields at the Academies, with buildings in the background
The Eugene C. Eppley Foundation donated the funds for three classroom buildings that comprise the Gignilliat Memorial Quadrangle.[2] Eppley Auditorium, built 59 years ago in 1959, seats 1,492 people. The new Steinbrenner Performing Arts Center consists of a scene shop, dance studio, and private dance studio.[3][4][5][6]
The ethos of the Culver Academies was augmented with the dedication of the 47,000 sq. ft. Huffington Library on October 1, 1993. Physically, the building provides a southern terminus to the academic quadrangle while affording library patrons a view of Lake Maxinkuckee. It houses a collection of approximately 55,000 volumes and, with it, the latest in information technology.
Henderson Arena is home to Culver Military Academy and Culver Girls Academy hockey teams.
On October 5, 2012, Culver dedicated the White-Devries Rowing Center, a world class facility for the men's and women's crew teams.[7]
Eppley Auditorium in the winter.
Notable alumni
Bud Adams, owner of NFL's Tennessee Titans
- Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
Robert Baer, retired CIA officer and author
Alberto Baillères, Mexico's second-richest man
Frank Batten, founder of Landmark Communications, The Weather Channel and weather.com
Charles T. Beaird, Industrialist and newspaper publisher
Dierks Bentley, musician
James H. Boyce, Louisiana industrialist and Republican politician
Michael Brun, electronic musician and DJ
Quico Canseco, former U.S. Representative (R-TX)
Enrico Caruso Jr., actor, singer, son of renowned operatic tenor Enrico Caruso
Sam Cohn, talent agent
Elgin English Crull, City Manager of Dallas, Texas at time of JFK assassination
Joseph T. Curry, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1930 to 1944; planter in Tensas Parish[8]
Luther Davis, playwright and screenwriter
Kevin Dean, former NHL hockey player
Jonathan Dever, member of Ohio House of Representatives
Mario Dominguez, Champ Car driver
Jack Eckerd, founder Eckerd Pharmacy
Molly Engstrom, hockey player for Team USA
Eugene C. Eppley, hotel magnate
Reuben H. Fleet, founder of Consolidated Aircraft, aviation pioneer
George Foreman III, professional boxer
Ernest K. Gann, aviator and writer
Blake Geoffrion, hockey player
Horace Heidt, pianist and big-band leader
James A. Henderson, of Chairman Cummins, Inc.
Mitch Henderson, basketball head coach, Princeton
Elwood Hillis, US House of Representatives, grandson of Elwood Haynes
Hal Holbrook, actor
Tim Holt, actor
Robert J. Huber, Michigan politician and businessman
Michael Huffington, former U. S. Congressman from California and film producer
Lamar Hunt, founder of NFL's Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Koch, businessman, sailor, and collector; his boat won America's Cup in 1992[9]
Russell Lee, photographer and photojournalist, best known for work for Farm Security Administration (FSA)
John-Michael Liles, NHL hockey player and 2006 Olympian, Toronto Maple Leafs
Joshua Logan, playwright, screenwriter and stage/film director
Daniel Manion, judge
George Mastics, former member of Ohio House of Representatives, current County Commissioner in Palm Beach, Florida
Adolphe Menjou, actor
Edmund H. North, Oscar-winning screenwriter
Richard O'Neill, writer
Walter O'Malley (1903–1979), owner of baseball's Brooklyn Dodgers, who moved team to Los Angeles, California in 1958[10]
Charles I. Murray, Brigadier General, USMC. A recipient of Navy Cross and Army Distinguished Service Cross.
Stephen A. Orthwein, polo player
Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, American-Mexican businessman and publisher
Roger Penske, owner of Penske Corporation
William Perry, composer
Barry Richter, former NHL hockey player
George R. Roberts, financier, partner in KKR
Mark Salling, actor, musician, plays "Puck" on TV show "Glee (TV series)"
Jon Scieszka, author
Gene Siskel, film critic
Tal Smith, Major League Baseball executive, retired president of Houston Astros, marathon runner
Herbert Sobel, lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army, World War II veteran and first commander of Easy Company, 2nd battalion, 506th P.I.R. with 101st Airborne division
Juergen Sommer, professional soccer player and coach
Burr Steers, actor and director
George Steinbrenner, former owner of New York Yankees
Hal Steinbrenner, part-owner of New York Yankees
Gary Suter, former NHL hockey player
Ryan Suter, hockey player, NHL and Team USA
Jorge Alberto Uribe, Colombian politician, diplomat and businessman
Miles D. White, Chairman and CEO, Abbott Labs
Wendell Willkie, GOP nominee in 1940 presidential election, attended Culver's summer program in 1906 but did not graduate
Jonathan Winters, comedian and actor
James C. Wofford, Olympic equestrian
Robert R. Young, financier
Jay Zeamer, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Army Air Force of World War II
See also
Skyland Camp-Bowman Lake Ranger Station in Glacier National Park, built by the Culver Military Academy
Delmar T. Spivey, superintendent, 1956-1967- List of high schools in Indiana
Notes
^ https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=A1101060
^ "Hotelman Eppley gives $1,400,000 to Culver". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 8, 1956. p. 23..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Taylor, R.M., Stevens, E.W. and Ponder, M.A. (1992) Indiana: A New Historical Guide. Indiana State Historical Society. p 563.
^ 1959 postcard. Retrieved 6/11/08.
^ 1960s postcard. Retrieved 6/11/08.
^ Dalstrom, H.A. "Eugene C. Eppley: His Life and Legacy." The Journal of American History 57:2 (1970): 468.
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^ Matthew Reonas, Once Proud Princes: Planters and Plantation Culture in Louisiana's Northeast Delta, From the First World War Through the Great Depression, pp. 264, 271 (PDF). Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Ph.D. dissertation, December 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: YACHT RACING; Don't Tell Dennis Conner", The New York Times, July 15, 1992. Accessed February 14, 2008. "The America's Cup defender, BILL KOCH, capsized a sailboat on Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver, Ind., last weekend while racing students at Culver Academy, where he graduated in the 1950s."
^ "Walter F. O'Malley, Leader of Dodgers' Move to Los Angeles, Dies at 75; Unqualified Success", The New York Times, August 10, 1979.
External links
- Official website
- The Association of Boarding Schools profile
