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Drury University

Former name	Springfield College (1873–1874) Drury College (1874–2000)
Type	Private university
Established	1873; 151 years ago (1873)
Religious affiliation	United Church of Christ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Endowment	$93.3 million (2020)
President	Jeff Frederick
Students	1,590
Location	Springfield, Missouri, U.S. 37°13′11″N 93°17′09″W / 37.2196°N 93.2857°W / 37.2196; -93.2857
Campus	Urban, 88 acres (35.6 ha)
Colors	Scarlet & grey
Nickname	Panthers
Website	www.drury.edu

Drury University, formerly Drury College and originally Springfield College, is a private university in Springfield, Missouri, United States. The university's mission statement describes itself as "church-related". It enrolls about 1,590 undergraduate and graduate students in six master's programs and 716 students in the College of Continuing Professional Studies. In 2013, the Drury Panthers men's basketball team won the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. The Drury men's and women's Panthers have 22 NCAA Division II National Championships between them, in addition to numerous NAIA titles before moving to the NCAA.

History

Drury was founded as Springfield College in 1873 by Congregationalist church missionaries in the mold of other Congregationalist universities such as Dartmouth College and Yale University. Nathan Morrison, Samuel Drury, and James and Charles Harwood provided the school's initial endowment and organization; Samuel Drury's gift was the largest of the group and the school was soon renamed as Drury College in honor of Drury's recently deceased son on December 10, 1874.

The early curriculum emphasized educational, religious, and musical strengths. Students came to the new college from a wide area including the Indian Territories of Oklahoma. The first graduating class included four women.

When classes began in 1873, they were held in a single building on a campus occupying less than 1+1⁄2 acres (0.61 ha). Twenty-five years later the 40-acre (16.2 ha) campus included Stone Chapel, the President's House and three academic buildings. Today, the university occupies a 115-acre (46.5 ha) campus, including the original historic buildings.

Drury College became Drury University on January 1, 2000.

Religious affiliations

Drury was founded by Congregationalist missionaries and remains affiliated with the United Church of Christ. It has also been affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since the founding of the Drury School of Religion in 1909.

Presidents

• 2024–present: Jeff Frederick
• 2023–2024: John Beuerlein
• 2016–2023: J. Timothy Cloyd
• 2013–2016: David Manuel
• 2007–2013: Todd Parnell
• 2005–2007: John Sellars
• 1983–2004: John E. Moore Jr.
• 1981–1983: Norman C. Crawford Jr.
• 1977–1980: John M. Bartholomy
• 1971–1976: William Edward Everheart
• 1968–1970: Alfred O. Canon
• 1964–1967: Earnest Brandenburg
• 1940–1963: James F. Findlay
• 1917–1939: Thomas Nadal
• 1913–1916: J.J. McMurtry
• 1907–1913: Joseph Henry George
• 1905–1907: J. Edward Kirbye
• 1893–1905: Homer T. Fuller
• 1888–1892: Francis T. Ingalls
• 1873–1885: Nathan J. Morrison

Academics

Drury is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The university offers 54 undergraduate majors and several professional degrees through the Hammons School of Architecture, Breech School of Business Administration, and School of Education & Child Development.

Drury is a residential university. Full-time students live on campus until they reach the age of 21, unless they meet specific criteria to be exempt from the housing policy.

Study abroad

Almost half of the student body studies overseas at some point in short-term, semester, or year-long programs. Foreign learning is a requirement for most students with majors in the schools of Business and Architecture.

Drury maintained a satellite campus in Aegina, Greece. The center closed in May 2021.

Athletics

Drury's NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletic teams compete in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's Track and Field, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's baseball, men's wrestling, women's softball, women's volleyball, men's bowling, and women's bowling, women's triathlon and soon to be men's triathlon.

The school was a founding member of the Heartland Conference. In the fall of 2005, the Drury Panthers joined the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Notable alumni

References

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6. "Trends in Headcount Enrollment, 2013-2019". Missouri Department of Higher Education. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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11. Riley, Claudette. "Drury University president to step down". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
12. "Drury University: Drury's Accreditation". Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
13. "Drury University: Discover Academics: Areas of Study". Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
14. "Drury University: The Drury Center in Greece". The Drury Center in Greece.
15. "Drury Center in Aegina, Greece set to close by 2021: Concern over impact on the Architecture program". The Drury Center in Greece. 15 November 2019.
16. "Home". drurypanthers.com.

External links

• Official website
• Drury Athletics website

• Drury University
• Universities and colleges affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
• Universities and colleges affiliated with the United Church of Christ
• Universities and colleges in Springfield, Missouri
• Educational institutions established in 1873
• 1873 establishments in Missouri
• Private universities and colleges in Missouri