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At that time, the entire student body, both undergraduate and graduate, as well as the entire faculty and staff, could be comfortably accommodated in the auditorium, with room to spare for friends and visitors from the community. A month later, at Commencement, the building was named in honor of Wheaton's then-president, Dr. V. Raymond Edman. [2]
Pfund was the winningest coach in Wheaton history for both men's basketball (362) and baseball (249) [1] In 1977, he received the Distinguished Service to Alma Mater award from the Wheaton Alumni Association. In 1985, he was inducted into the Wheaton Athletics Department's Hall of Honor.
Wheaton College was founded in 1860. Its predecessor, the Illinois Institute, had been founded in late 1853 by Wesleyan Methodists as a college and preparatory school. . Wheaton's first president, Jonathan Blanchard, was a former president of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and a staunch abolitionist with ties to Oberlin Co
Monroe was born in Aurora, Illinois, and attended Wheaton Central High School in nearby Wheaton, Illinois. He participated in football and the biology club before graduating in 1962. [1] He then studied political science at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, but left before graduating and was drafted into the U.S. Army in ...
Jun. 5—The Field of Honor flag display memorial for military veterans will be set up in Springfield through from June 6 to June 14, which marks Flag Day. The display will be located at the ...
Mark S. Inch (born 1960), retired US Army Major General and ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (2017–2018); graduate of Wheaton College; son of Morris Inch, Wheaton Professor [4] Robert James Miller (1983–2008), US Army Special Forces staff sergeant; Medal of Honor recipient; graduate of Wheaton North High School [5]
Field of Honor, Field of Honour, or Fields of Honor may refer to: Field of honor, the site of a duel; Field of Honor, a Dutch/South Korean war film; Field of Honor, a French war film; A Field of Honor, a 1973 short film by Robert Zemeckis; Field of Honor, a medieval jousting game; Fields of Honor, a 1918 American drama film directed by Ralph Ince
Olcott is located in Wheaton, IL, near the Billy Graham Center, a major Evangelical Christian organization and Cantigny Park. Many local college students utilize the Olcott Library, including students from nearby Wheaton College , DePaul University , North Central College , and the College of DuPage .