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Coordinates: 37°23'54?N 79°10'52?W? / ?37.398468°N 79.18101°W? / 37.398468; 79.18101? (Lynchburg College) Lynchburg College Motto: A Beacon of Excellence Established: 1903 Type: Private President: Kenneth R. Garren Faculty: 157 full time Students: 2,500 Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States Former names: Virginia Christian Colors: Crimson and Gray Nickname: LC Mascot: Hornets Affiliations: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Website: http://www.lynchburg.edu

Lynchburg College is a private college in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The Princeton Review lists it as one of the 368 best colleges in the nation.[1] U.S. News & World Report ranks Lynchburg 33rd in the top tier of southern master's universities.[2] The College Board puts the College's average SAT scores for the middle 50% of incoming freshman at 460 - 570 math and 450 - 550 for writing [3].

LC is also one of only 40 colleges nationwide cited in Colleges That Change Lives and is also profiled in The Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development. In conjunction to these accolades, Lynchburg College was the first institution in the United States to train nuclear physicists and engineers for the NS Savannah project under order of President Eisenhower, to aid in the development and operation of the world's first nuclear powered ship. [1] More recently the institution has spent well over 30 million dollars in construction and renovation of many buildings on its notably beautiful campus. Such projects were the result of the Centennial Campaign lead by the current President of the College, Dr. Kenneth Garren. As a result of the aggressive and recent change in Lynchburg College's academic integrity, many doors have opened in the field of research as the college now offers annual opportunities for students to participate in research at the Joslin Diabetes Research Center at Harvard Medical School. [2] Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Campus and Campus Life 3 Administration 4 Famous Alumni 5 References 6 External links //

History Presidents of Lynchburg College Dr. Josephus Hopwood 1903-1911 Dr. S.T. Willis 1911-1912 Mr. G.O. Davis 1912-1914 Mr. Matthew Clark (Acting) 1914-1915 Dr. John T. Hundley 1915-1936 Dr. Riley B. Montgomery 1936-1949 Dr. Orville W. Wake '32 1949-1964 Dr. M. Carey Brewer '49 1964-1983 Dr. George N. Rainsford 1983-1993 Dr. Charles O. Warren 1993-2001 Dr. Kenneth R. Garren 2001-present

Lynchburg College was founded in 1903 by Dr. Josephus Hopwood as a selective, independent, coeducational, and residential institution, which has a historical and