Carthage College

Carthage College
Established	1847
Type	Private
Religious affiliation	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Endowment	$51.0 million "Report on Giving 2011". Carthage College. http://www.carthage.edu/report/. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
President	F. Gregory Campbell
Academic staff	150
Students	2,500 full-time, 900 part-time
Location	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Nickname	Red Men and Lady Reds
Website	www.carthage.edu

Carthage College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin midway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the campus is on the shore of Lake Michigan and is home to 2,500 full-time and 900 part-time students.

Carthage awards the Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in more than 40 subject areas, and the Master of Education degree. Carthage also hosts the joint Executive MBA and Master of Social Work degrees awarded by Loyola University Chicago.

The Carthage faculty comprises nearly 150 scholars, 90% of whom hold the doctorate or other terminal degree. F. Gregory Campbell is the president of Carthage, the 18th in its history.

History

German Lutherans founded Carthage in 1847 in Hillsboro, Illinois as The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West. In 1852 the college moved to Springfield, Illinois and operated under the name Illinois State University. However, the college closed in 1869 due to budgetary reasons. In 1870 the college was reopened as Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois. Due to dwindling enrollment numbers during the 1950s, Carthage decided to open another campus in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1962, intending to eventually relocate the college there. The Wisconsin and Illinois campuses ran simultaneously until 1964, when the Illinois campus closed its doors (with the campus facilities taken over by Robert Morris College in 1965 - now Robert Morris University (Illinois)) and the college and its old traditions were moved to Wisconsin. This was the cause of much discontent among students at the Illinois campus who were long under the impression that the Illinois and Wisconsin campuses would both be operated by Carthage.

Expansion

During the 2000s, a new state-of-the-art library (Hedberg Library) and athletic center (Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center) have been opened, the old library was turned into the Clausen Center for World Business, and the former Physical Education Center was rebuilt and renamed the Tarble Arena. The Oaks, the new student village overlooking Lake Michigan, features semi-private suites and a media lounge on each floor.

In fall 2011, a new Student Center opened on the site of the former W. F. Seidemann Natatorium. The new building features a new press box, new bleachers (relocating Carthage fan seating from the west to the east side of Art Keller Field), a new and larger bookstore, new dining options, a campus "living room", a new dining room, a 200-seat theatre, an art gallery, and a gaming area.

Mission

Carthage claims a long-standing commitment to educating the whole person by nourishing the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social, and physical dimensions of students' lives. The College's stated mission is to offer:

• a curriculum that challenges students to think critically and express themselves effectively
• a campus life that encourages involvement and service
• a community of faith that nurtures spiritual growth and develops moral responsibility
• co-curricular activities that inspire students to test their own limits and express their individuality.

Athletics

Baseball

The Men's Baseball Team, led by Augie Schmidt IV has been arguably the most successful program on campus. The Men's Baseball team has established themselves as a Division III powerhouse averaging over 35 wins/season from 1990-2010 with an overall record of 702-237 during this timespan. They have been invited to the NCAA Division III World Series multiple times, finishing 3rd in 2009. The Baseball Team typically has at least 1 All-American and has had several players drafted, Jeff Livek, 2008, NY Yankees most recently.

In 23 seasons, Schmidt has transformed the Red Men from CCIW basement-dwellers to national contenders. Under his tenure, Carthage has claimed eight outright CCIW divisional titles, one divisional-title tie, nine conference crowns, 16 NCAA regional berths, including nine-straight from 1992–2000, six regional titles, third-place finishes in both the 1993 and 1994 NCAA Division III Baseball Championships and fourth place in both 1995 and 1997. For his efforts, Schmidt has been named American Baseball Coaches Association/Diamond Sports NCAA Division III Central Regional "Coach Of The Year" nine times (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2009), won the ABCA/Louisville Slugger Conference Award seven times from 1993–99, and has been named CCIW "Baseball Coach of the Year" on 10 occasions (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2009).

Football

In 2004, the Redmen football team set a school record for most wins in a season going 11-2. That season was also the first time the Redmen made the NCAA Division III playoffs since the school joined the NCAA in 1976. Carthage would go on to win their first two games of the playoffs beating Alma College in Alma, Michigan 31-28 and then defeating Wooster College in Wooster, Ohio 14-7. The Redmen then traveled to face the number one team in Division III football, Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. The teams were back and forth for around three quarters but Carthage was overpowered in the fourth quarter and lost 38-20. The Redmen finished the season ranked 5th in the nation according to the D3football.com website.

Basketball

D3hoops.com awarded Point Guard Antoine McDaniel ('02) and Power Forward Jason Wiertel ('02) a spot on their All-Decade Team, for the first ten years of D3hoops.com's existence (1997–2007). In 2011, 2-Time All-American Steve Djurickovic ('11) passed Wiertel to become Carthage's all-time leading scorer with 2,114 points (and counting). Djurockovic holds career records for Points (2,321), Assists (587), Free Throws made (765), and Free Throws attempted (911). Djurickovic is also the 15th player in CCIW history to break the 2,000 point scoring plateau and ranks 4th on that list.

Controversies

In 2005, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled that Carthage, along with several other colleges, would be ineligible to host NCAA-sanctioned playoffs and tournaments because their nickname, "Redmen", was perceived as an offensive reference to Native Americans. A decision was made to rename the Carthage men's teams the "Red Men". This is in accordance with the circa 1920 origin of the name—the team's red uniform jersey—while removing any possible controversial connotations. In conjunction with the rearticulation of the name, a new logo for the team replaced the traditional feathered Carthage C. It includes a torch, a shield, and a C.

Honors

Carthage College was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1912-1941.

Notable alumni

• Alden W. Clausen - former President of the World Bank
• Katie Cleary- American model and actress
• Tony D'Souza - novelist
• Steve Hanson - NFL player
• John Hay - American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, Secretary to the President of the United States, and assistant to Abraham Lincoln
• David Holliday - Broadway, film, and television actor
• Alie "Muffy" Israel - track and field sprinter
• Jim Jodat - NFL player
• Susan Lee Johnson - historian and professor
• William George Juergens - former United States federal judge
• Laura Kaeppeler - 2012 Miss America Winner
• Rick Kehr - NFL player
• Jon Kukla - author and historian
• Scott M. Ladd - Iowa Supreme Court justice
• Robert Larsen - college football coach and athletic director
• Paul Miller - MLB player
• Charles Sommers - founder, writer, director for Wisconsin Hybrid Theater (Radio WHT)
• John Wager - NFL player
• Adam Walker - NFL player

Notable faculty

• Thomas Carr, paleontologist
• Alice L. Kibbe, biologist
• Yuri Maltsev, economist
• Karl E. H. Seigfried, musician
• Mark R.V. Southern, linguist

References

http://www.carthage.edu/athleticspages/mens/basketball/

External links

• Carthage website
• Hillsboro Academy, Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois