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The college has a historical relationship with [[Randolph-Macon Woman's College]] in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]. The Woman's College was founded under Randolph-Macon's original charter in [[1893]] by the then-president William Waugh Smith; it was intended as a female counterpart to Randolph-Macon. Randolph-Macon itself became [[co-education|co-educational]] in [[1972]] and the two schools are now governed by two separate boards. |
The college has a historical relationship with [[Randolph-Macon Woman's College]] in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]. The Woman's College was founded under Randolph-Macon's original charter in [[1893]] by the then-president William Waugh Smith; it was intended as a female counterpart to Randolph-Macon. Randolph-Macon itself became [[co-education|co-educational]] in [[1972]] and the two schools are now governed by two separate boards. |
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In [[1892]], two [[University-preparatory schools|preparatory schools]]--both called Randolph-Macon Academy--were founded. The only one which remains today is Randolph-Macon Academy in [[Front Royal, Virginia|Front Royal]], [[Virginia]]. Randolph-Macon Academy is today the only co-educational military boarding school in the country affiliated with the [[United States Air Force]] [[ Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps]] (AFJROTC). |
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It was in the news recently when 10-year-old [http://www.gregoryrsmith.com/index.html Gregory R. Smith] enrolled at the college in [[September]] [[1999]]. Smith graduated in [[2003]] cum laude with a degree in [[mathematics]]. |
It was in the news recently when 10-year-old [http://www.gregoryrsmith.com/index.html Gregory R. Smith] enrolled at the college in [[September]] [[1999]]. Smith graduated in [[2003]] cum laude with a degree in [[mathematics]]. |
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Revision as of 10:17, 17 April 2006
| File:Randolph-Macon College Seal.png | |
| Motto | (none) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1830 |
| President | Robert Lindgren |
Academic staff | 97 |
| Undergraduates | 1,100 |
| Postgraduates | 0 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Suburban 110 acres (0.45 km²) |
| Athletics | 15 varsity teams |
| Mascot | Yellow Jacket |
| Website | www.rmc.edu |
Randolph-Macon College is a private, co-educational liberal arts college located in Ashland, Virginia, near Richmond. Founded in 1830, the school has an enrollment of about 1,100 students.
The college offers bachelor's degrees in education, business, international relations, and computer science, in addition to the liberal arts. Its computer science department is one of the oldest in the country; in the 1960s when the program was established, many academics believed computer science to be the stuff of trade or secretarial schools.
History
Randolph-Macon was founded in 1830 by the Virginia Methodists, and is the oldest Methodist-run college in the country. It was originally located in Boydton, near the North Carolina border but as the railroad link to Boydton was destroyed during Civil War, the college's trustees decided to relocate the school to Ashland. The college was named for statesmen John Randolph of Roanoke and Nathaniel Macon.
The college has a historical relationship with Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia. The Woman's College was founded under Randolph-Macon's original charter in 1893 by the then-president William Waugh Smith; it was intended as a female counterpart to Randolph-Macon. Randolph-Macon itself became co-educational in 1972 and the two schools are now governed by two separate boards.
In 1892, two preparatory schools--both called Randolph-Macon Academy--were founded. The only one which remains today is Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Virginia. Randolph-Macon Academy is today the only co-educational military boarding school in the country affiliated with the United States Air Force Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC).
It was in the news recently when 10-year-old Gregory R. Smith enrolled at the college in September 1999. Smith graduated in 2003 cum laude with a degree in mathematics.
Athletics
Randolph-Macon's sports teams are known as the Yellow Jackets and play in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The school's main rival in men's sports over the past century has been Hampden-Sydney College. The football game between Randolph-Macon and Hampden-Sydney is over 110 years old and bills itself as the "Oldest Small-College Rivalry in the South." (Randolph-Macon won the first contest 12-6 in 1893.) Most recently, the Women's Basketball team placed second nationally in Division 3 in the 2004-5 season.
Men's sports: baseball, basketball, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis
Women's sports: basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball
Notable alumni
- Macon Brock, co-founder of Dollar Tree
- Members of the rock band Carbon Leaf
- Randy Forbes, U.S. Congressman
- Jordan Wheat Lambert, introduced Listerine to the marketplace
- Walter Hines Page, journalist, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Hugh Scott, U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator
- Walter Leak Steele, U.S. Congressman