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			{{short description\|Boarding school and summer camp in Indiana, US}}
	{{Infobox Private School\|
			{{Use mdy dates\|date=September 2021}}
	name = Culver Military Academy / Culver Girls Academy\|
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			\|name = Culver Military Academy / Culver Girls Academy
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	established = 1894/1971\|
			\|location = 1300 Academy Road No. 157
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			\|city = ]
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			\|state = ]
	head_name = Head of Schools\|
			\|county = ]
	head = John Buxton\|
			\|zipcode = 46511
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			\|country = US
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			\|established = 1894, {{Years or months ago\|1894}}<br />1971 (co-ed)
	campus = {{convert\|1850\|acre\|km2}} <br>38 buildings\|
			\|type = Private, ]
	enrollment = 767 winter\|
			\|grades = 9–12
	faculty = 87\|
			\|head_name = Head of Schools
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			\|head = Douglas W. Bird
	ratio = 8.5:1\|
			\|head_name2 = Commandant of Cadets
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			\|head2 = Colonel Michael Squires (US Army Ret.)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.culver.org/about/news-media/cannon/posts-details-page/~board/news-stories/post/culver-military-academys-unique-military-structure#:~:text=Mike%20Squires%20joined%20the%20Culver,one%20of%20Culver's%20athletic%20spaces. \|title = Culver Military Academy’s Unique Military Structure}}</ref>
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			\|campus = {{Convert\|1850\|acre\|km2}} <br />44 buildings
	athletics = 19 Interscholastic Sports\|
			\|enrollment = 830<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.culver.org/about/at-a-glance \|title = At a Glance - Culver Academies}}</ref>
	colors = Maroon and White\|
			\|enrollment_as_of = 2021
	mascot = Eagles\|
			\|endowment = $540M (2022)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.culver.org/about/at-a-glance \|title = At a Glance - Culver Academies}}</ref>
	homepage = \|
			\|teaching_staff = 108 (on a ] basis)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.culver.org/about/at-a-glance \|title = At a Glance - Culver Academies}}</ref>
			\|ratio = 7.7
			\|nickname = Eagles
			\|conference = ]
			\|athletics = 19 Interscholastic Sports
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			\|homepage = {{url\|www.culver.org/}}
			\|footnotes =<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=A1101060 \|title = Search for Private Schools - School Detail for CULVER ACADEMICS}}</ref>
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			'''Culver Academies''' is a college preparatory boarding school located in ], which is composed of three entities: Culver Military Academy (CMA) for boys, Culver Girls Academy (CGA), and the Culver Summer Schools and Camps (CSSC). Culver Military Academy was founded in 1894 by ].

			==Facilities==
	'''The Culver Academies''' is a college preparatory boarding school and summer camp in the United States. The Culver Academies is composed of three entities: Culver Military Academy (CMA) for boys, Culver Girls Academy (CGA), and the Culver Summer Schools and Camps. Collectively known as Culver Academies located in ], ]. ] first founded Culver Military Academy in 1894 "for the purpose of thoroughly preparing young men for the best colleges, scientific schools and businesses of America." ] since 1971, Culver Girls Academy was founded for the purpose of encouraging young women to attain the highest degree of self-development. Culver Summer Schools and Camps began in 1902 and today brings over 1,300 campers from around the world to Culver to learn leadership skills that improve personal confidence.
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			The ] donated the funds for three classroom buildings that comprise the Gignilliat Memorial Quadrangle.<ref name=pphoepp56>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N8dRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=22sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4704%2C1251316 \|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette \|title=Hotelman Eppley gives $1,400,000 to Culver \|date=October 8, 1956 \|page=23}}</ref> Eppley Auditorium, built {{Years or months ago\|1959}} in 1959, seats 1,492 people. The new Steinbrenner Performing Arts Center consists of a scene shop, dance studio, and private dance studio.<ref>Taylor, R.M., Stevens, E.W. and Ponder, M.A. (1992) ''Indiana: A New Historical Guide.'' Indiana State Historical Society. p 563.</ref><ref>. Retrieved 6/11/08.</ref><ref>. Retrieved 6/11/08.</ref><ref>Dalstrom, H.A. "Eugene C. Eppley: His Life and Legacy." '']'' 57:2 (1970): 468.</ref>
	A ] featuring a broad college preparatory curriculum with a focus on educating "its students for leadership and responsible citizenship in society by developing and nurturing the whole individual - minds, spirit, and body - through integrated programs that emphasize the cultivation of character." Culver is one of the largest boarding schools in the United States, with over 785 students, an endowment of over $375 million, and a total campus of more than {{convert\|1800\|acre\|km2}}. The campus has the Vaughn Equestrian Center with one of the country's largest indoor riding hall and stable complexes, the Roberts Hall of Science and Dicke Hall of Mathematics with {{convert\|64500\|sqft\|m2}} of classroom space, the Huffington Library with the latest in educational technologies, the Henderson Ice Arenas provide facilities to three boys' and two girls' teams, and the newly constructed Steinbrenner Performing Arts Center.

			Culver Academies was expanded with the addition of the 47,000 sq. ft. Huffington Library on October 1, 1993. The building provides a southern terminus to the academic quadrangle while affording library patrons a view of ]. It houses a collection of approximately 55,000 volumes and the academies' information technology resources.
	==Leadership Organization==
	The boys continue to be organized as a military academy using a ] system, while girls are part of an English prefect system. The boys' part of the school is known as Culver Military Academy (CMA), and the girls' part of the school as Culver Girls Academy (CGA). CMA consists of three battalions each containing three units within - Squadron (Band and Troop A and B), Artillery (Battery A, B, and C), and Infantry (Company A, B, C) - which together form the Corps of Cadets. CGA has seven dorms - Tower, Court, Ciel, Atrium, Ithika, Benson, and Linden. CMA is run by the Commandant of Cadets Col. Kelly Jordan and aided by the Regimental Commander. CGA is run by the Dean of Girls, Ms. Laura Weaser, and aided by the Senior Prefect.

			Henderson Arena is home to Culver Military Academy and Culver Girls Academy hockey teams.
	==Athletics==

			On October 5, 2012, Culver dedicated the White-Devries Rowing Center for the men's and women's crew teams.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/culver-academies-dedicates-first-world-class-rowing-center-in-indiana-175875951.html\| title = Culver Academies Dedicates First World-Class Rowing Center in Indiana}} </ref>
	Culver Military Academy and Culver Girls Academy have a rich sports tradition and offer a variety of athletic programs and sports teams. The hockey team is world-renowned,<ref></ref> and the boys' and girls' lacrosse teams have both recently won state tournaments. The boys' team won in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007{{ref\|sc_b_04}}, and 2008 and the girls' team has won four times, in 2002, 2003{{ref\|sc_g_03}}, 2004{{ref\|sc_g_04}}, 2007, and 2008. In addition, Culver has recently had state champions in golf, wrestling, cross country, and track, as well as the state softball player of the year. Culver also hosts an impressive rowing team, and was home to the 2006 Youth National Rowing Champion in the Men's Single Scull, although his country of origin is Germany. CMA's ''Black Horse Troop'' is one of the nation's foremost elite horsemanship groups for high school students and is usually invited to participate in the Presidential Inauguration Parade. Recently Culver's sailing team went to several national events and placed the team on the map for the sailing world. The Culver Academies Girls Soccer team is ranked 5th in the state (according to an ESPN poll), and made it to the State Finals in 2008. Culver is also considered one of the top fencing schools in the nation. In 2009, the boys' basketball team will be competing in the prestigous State Farm Holiday Classic basketball tournament in Bloomington-Normal, IL.
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			On February 9, 2022, it was announced that Culver Military Academy alumnus ] '62 has donated $65 million to the construction of Roberts Residential Quadrangle that will replace the existing Main, North, and East barracks.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://wsbt.com/news/local/culver-academies-gets-65-million-dollar-donation\| title = Culver Academies gets $65 MILLION dollar donation}} </ref>
	== Facilities ==
	The ] donated the funds for the three classroom buildings that comprise the Gignilliat Memorial Quadrangle. The Eppley Auditorium, built in 1959, seats 1,500 people.<ref>Taylor, R.M., Stevens, E.W. and Ponder, M.A. (1992) ''Indiana: A New Historical Guide.'' Indiana State Historical Society. p 563.</ref><ref>. Retrieved 6/11/08.</ref><ref>. Retrieved 6/11/08.</ref><ref>Dalstrom, H.A. "Eugene C. Eppley: His Life and Legacy," The Journal of American History. 57;2. September 1970. p 468.</ref>

			==Notable alumni and faculty==
	The campus sits on the shores of ] which allows the school to educate students on sailing and other water activities.
			{{Main article\|List of Culver Academies people}}

	==Notable alumni==

	* Dr. Sally Hodder MD '72, One of the world's foremost authorities on infectious diseases.
	* Dr. Elizabeth Feighan MD '79
	* Patricia Babcocl McGraw '90, ''The Daily Herald'' journalist
	<!-- redlink, not-notable * ], owner and founder of Windsor Group Financial, Ltd. -->
	* ], Owner of the ]
	* ]
	* ], Mexico's second richest man
	* ], Founder of Landmark Communications, The Weather Channel and weather.com
	* ], ] and ] ]
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	* ], talent agent
	* ]
	* ], Playwright and screenwriter
	* ], Former NHL hockey player
	* ]
	* ], ] driver
	* ], founder ] Chain
	* ], Hotel magnate
	* ], Aviator and Writer
	* ], Pianist and Big Band leader
	* ], Broadway and Hollywood actor
	* ], ] politician and ]
	* ], politician
	* ], founder of the ]
	<!--* ], band member of We Came as Romans-->
	* ] (1940-), wealthy American businessman, sailor, and collector. His boat was the winner of the ] in 1992.<ref>, '']'', ], ]. Accessed ], ]. "The America's Cup defender, BILL KOCH, capsized a sailboat on Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver, Ind., last weekend while racing students at Culver Academy, where he graduated in the 1950's."</ref>
	* ], NHL Hockey Player and 2006 Olympian, ]
	* ], Actor
	<!-- redlink, non-notable * ] Athlete, Coach -->
	* ] (1903-1979), owner of the ], who moved the team to ] in 1958.<ref>"Walter F. O'Malley, Leader of Dodgers' Move to Los Angeles, Dies at 75; Unqualified Success", '']'', ], ].</ref>
	* ], owner of ]
	* ], Composer
	<!-- * ], President and CEO, Red Gold Inc. -->
	* ], American financier, partner in KKR
	* ], author
	* ], Movie critic
	* ]
	* ], Director and Hollywood actor
	* ], Owner of the ]
	* ], Part-Owner of the ]
	* ], Part-Owner of the ]
	<!-- * ], Chairman and CEO, RPM "Tremco" -->
	* ], Former NHL hockey player
	* ], The GOP Presidential Nominee in 1940 Presidential Election attended Culver's summer program in 1906 but did not graduate.
	* ], Comic and Hollywood actor
	* ], author of ''A Severe Mercy'' and Christian apologist
	* ], Chairman and CEO, Abbott Labs
	* ], Olympic equestrian
	* ], founder of ], aviation pioneer
	<!-- redlink, non-notable * ], Director of the ] webisodes -->
	<!--* ], ] Case Officer-->
	<!--* ], playwright-->

	==See also==		==See also==
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			*], Superintendent, 1956–1967
			*], Superintendent, 1970-1974
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 7 February 2024

Boarding school and summer camp in Indiana, US

Culver Military Academy / Culver Girls Academy

Location

1300 Academy Road No. 157 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana 46511 United States
Coordinates	41°13′18″N 86°24′25″W / 41.22167°N 86.40694°W / 41.22167; -86.40694
Information
Type	Private, Boarding
Established	1894, 130 years ago 1971 (co-ed)
Head of Schools	Douglas W. Bird
Commandant of Cadets	Colonel Michael Squires (US Army Ret.)
Teaching staff	108 (on a FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	830 (2021)
Student to teacher ratio	7.7
Campus	1,850 acres (7.5 km) 44 buildings
Athletics	19 Interscholastic Sports
Athletics conference	Independent
Nickname	Eagles
Endowment	$540M (2022)
Website	www.culver.org

Culver Academies is a college preparatory boarding school located in Culver, Indiana, which is composed of three entities: Culver Military Academy (CMA) for boys, Culver Girls Academy (CGA), and the Culver Summer Schools and Camps (CSSC). Culver Military Academy was founded in 1894 by Henry Harrison Culver.

Facilities

The Eugene C. Eppley Foundation donated the funds for three classroom buildings that comprise the Gignilliat Memorial Quadrangle. Eppley Auditorium, built 65 years ago in 1959, seats 1,492 people. The new Steinbrenner Performing Arts Center consists of a scene shop, dance studio, and private dance studio.

Culver Academies was expanded with the addition of the 47,000 sq. ft. Huffington Library on October 1, 1993. The building provides a southern terminus to the academic quadrangle while affording library patrons a view of Lake Maxinkuckee. It houses a collection of approximately 55,000 volumes and the academies' information technology resources.

Henderson Arena is home to Culver Military Academy and Culver Girls Academy hockey teams.

On October 5, 2012, Culver dedicated the White-Devries Rowing Center for the men's and women's crew teams.

On February 9, 2022, it was announced that Culver Military Academy alumnus George Roberts '62 has donated $65 million to the construction of Roberts Residential Quadrangle that will replace the existing Main, North, and East barracks.

Notable alumni and faculty

Main article: List of Culver Academies people

Notes

"Culver Military Academy's Unique Military Structure".
"At a Glance - Culver Academies".
"At a Glance - Culver Academies".
"At a Glance - Culver Academies".
"Search for Private Schools - School Detail for CULVER ACADEMICS".
"Hotelman Eppley gives $1,400,000 to Culver". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 8, 1956. p. 23.
Taylor, R.M., Stevens, E.W. and Ponder, M.A. (1992) Indiana: A New Historical Guide. Indiana State Historical Society. p 563.
1959 postcard. Retrieved 6/11/08.
1960s postcard. Retrieved 6/11/08.
Dalstrom, H.A. "Eugene C. Eppley: His Life and Legacy." The Journal of American History 57:2 (1970): 468.
"Culver Academies Dedicates First World-Class Rowing Center in Indiana".
"Culver Academies gets $65 MILLION dollar donation".

External links

v t e Summer camps in the U.S. state of Indiana
Camps	Culver Academies Camp Eberhart SpringHill Camps Camp Tecumseh
Boy Scout camps	Anthony Wayne Scout Reservation Ransburg Scout Reservation Camp Tamarack Wood Lake Scout Reservation

Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States

Senior military colleges

Public	The Citadel Texas A&M University University of North Georgia Virginia Military Institute Virginia Tech
Private	Norwich University Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership

Military junior colleges

Public	Georgia Military College Marion Military Institute New Mexico Military Institute
Private	Valley Forge Military Academy and College

Preparatory schools

v t e New England Preparatory School Athletic Council
Connecticut	Avon Old Farms Brunswick Canterbury Cheshire Choate Christian Heritage Ethel Walker Foote Forman Frederick Gunn Greens Farms Greenwich Academy Greenwich Country Day Hamden Hall Hopkins Hotchkiss Indian Mountain Kent King Kingswood Oxford Loomis Chaffee Marianapolis Prep Marvelwood Master's Miss Porter's Pomfret Rectory Renbrook Rumsey Hall Sacred Heart Greenwich St. Luke's St. Thomas More Salisbury South Kent Suffield Taft Watkinson Westminster Westover Williams Woodhall Wooster
Maine	Berwick Bridgton Gould Hebron Kents Hill
Massachusetts	Applewild Bancroft Beaver Country Day Belmont Day Belmont Hill Bement Berkshire Boston Trinity Boston University Bradford Christian Brimmer and May British International Brooks Brookwood Buckingham Browne & Nichols Cambridge Friends Cambridge Montessori Cambridge Weston Carroll CATS Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall Charles River Commonwealth Concord Covenant Christian Cushing Dana Hall Dedham Country Day Deerfield Derby Dexter Southfield Eaglebrook Eagle Hill Fay Fenn Fessenden Gann Glen Urquhart Governor's Groton Hillside Hyde Inly ISB Landmark Lawrence TLC Lexington Christian MacDuffie Meadowbrook Middlesex Milton Miss Hall's Montrose Nashoba Brooks Newman Newton Country Day Nobles Northfield Mount Hermon Park Phillips Andover Pike Pingree Rivers Roxbury Latin St. Mark's St. Sebastian's Shady Hill Shore Country Day Stoneleigh-Burnham Tabor Tenacre Country Day Thayer Tower Waldorf Waring Wilbraham & Monson Williston Northampton Winchendon (MA/NY) Winsor Woodward Worcester
New Hampshire	Brewster Cardigan Mountain Dublin High Mowing Holderness Kimball Union New Hampton Phillips Exeter Proctor St. Paul's Tilton White Mountain
New York	Darrow Faith Christian Harvey Holy Child Hoosac Masters Millbrook NYMA Oakwood Friends Rye Country Day Storm King Trinity-Pawling Winchendon (MA/NY)
Rhode Island	Portsmouth Abbey Providence Country Day Rocky Hill St. Andrew's St. George's
Vermont	Vermont Academy
Associate members	Académie Saint-Louis Albany ASD Bishop's College Capital Prep Harbor Culver EF Hill King's-Edgehill Lawrenceville Lee Lincoln Moses Brown Nichols North Yarmouth Penguin Hall Princeton Day Redemption Christian Springfield Commonwealth St. Andrew's Stanstead Wheeler Woodstock Wyoming Seminary

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Facilities

Notable alumni and faculty

See also

Notes

External links