Marion College, Virginia

Marion College
Type	Junior College
Active	1873–1967
Affiliation	Lutheran
Location	Marion, Virginia, United States Coordinates: 36°49′56″N 81°31′24″W / 36.8323382°N 81.5234481°W / 36.8323382; -81.5234481
Colors	Purple and Gold ^[1]

Marion College was a Lutheran junior women's college that operated in Marion, Virginia from 1873 to 1967.^[2]^[3]

Roanoke College, a sister Lutheran college, adopted Marion's alumnae and maintains their records. Marion's alumnae have a reunion every other year on the Roanoke campus. Roanoke's Marion Hall, constructed in 1968 as a women's residence hall, is named in honor of Marion College.

Notable alumnae

Brenda Holsinger Schwarzkopf, wife of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf^[4]

References

↑ Wilson, Goodridge (1948). A Brief History of Marion College. Bristol, TN: The King Printing Co. p. 55. OCLC 729369. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
↑ Associated Press (1967-03-26). "Marion College Life Imperiled Over Finances". Washington Post. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Thomas W. West: Marion College, 1873-1967, Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., Strasburg, Va., 1970, 298 pp.
↑ "U.S. Army General to be Honored as 2006 Distinguished German-American of the Year". German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA. Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2007-07-12. Brenda Schwarzkopf (nee Holsinger) hails from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. She graduated from Marion College, a Lutheran girl's college in Virginia.

Colleges and universities in Virginia

Private	Appalachian College of Pharmacy Appalachian School of Law Art Institute of Virginia Beach Art Institute of Washington Atlantic University Averett University Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond Bluefield College Bridgewater College Christendom College Cordoba University DeVry University Eastern Mennonite University ECPI University Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Emory and Henry College Ferrum College George Washington University Virginia Campus Hampden–Sydney College Hampton University Hartland College Hollins University Jefferson College of Health Sciences John Leland Center for Theological Studies Liberty University Lynchburg College Mary Baldwin University Marymount University Patrick Henry College Randolph College Randolph–Macon College Regent University Roanoke College Shenandoah University Southern Virginia University Stratford University Sweet Briar College Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education University of Management and Technology University of the Potomac University of Richmond Virginia International University Virginia Theological Seminary Virginia Union University Virginia University of Lynchburg Virginia Wesleyan College Washington and Lee University Westwood College

Public	Christopher Newport University College of William & Mary Eastern Virginia Medical School George Mason University James Madison University Joint Forces Staff College Longwood University Marine Corps University Norfolk State University Old Dominion University Radford University Richard Bland College University of Mary Washington University of Virginia University of Virginia's College at Wise Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Community College System Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia State University Virginia–Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Defunct	Blackstone College for Girls Elizabeth College Frederick College Gibbs College Marion College Saint Paul's College Sullins College University of Northern Virginia Virginia Intermont College

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