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Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky. Kentucky Wesleyan College is known for its liberal arts programs. Enrollment is currently around 700 students.
Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Kentucky Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was originally located in Millersburg. Classes began in 1866 and the first commencement took place in 1868. At first, it was a training school for preachers but soon business classes and liberal arts classes were soon added to the curriculum. In 1890 the school was moved to Winchester and soon after women began to be admitted to the school for the first time. In 1954 the school moved to its present location in Owensboro.
Athletically, Kentucky Wesleyan College is a NCAA Division II school, nicknamed the Panthers, that is part of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
History
Presidents of Kentucky Wesleyan College (modern era)
Rev. Paul Shell Powell, 1937 - 1950John F. Baggett, 1950 - 1951
Dr. Oscar W. Lever, 1951 - 1959
Dr. Harold P. Hamilton, 1959 - 1970
Dr. William James, 1971 - 1980
Dr. Luther Wesley White III, 1980 - 1988
Dr. Paul Wayne Hartman, 1988 - 1993
Dr. Ray Purdom (Acting President) 1993 - 1994
Dr. Wesley H. Poling, 1994 - 2003
Dr. Anne Cairns Federlein, 2003-
Academics
Academics at Kentucky Wesleyan are divided into three academic divisions: Humanities and Fine Arts; Social Sciences; and Natural Sciences.
Athletics
Kentucky Wesleyan has a long athletic history. The KWC men's basketball team has been a powerhouse in NCAA Division II competition for decades. The Panthers advanced to the Division II championship game six consecutive years (1998-2003), winning in 1999 and 2001. In addition to these most recent successes, they also won six other championships (1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, and 1990) and were runners-up in 1957. Kentucky Wesleyan is a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and frequently represents that conference in the Elite Eight.
Kentucky Wesleyan has a football team, competing in the NAIA Mid-South Conference. Football returned to Wesleyan in 1983 after having been discontinued in 1931.
Kentucky Wesleyan currenty has men's teams competing in baseball, basketball, football, golf, cross country and soccer, and women's teams competing in basketball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, cross country and volleyball.
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