Carthage College

Carthage College was founded in Hillsboro, Illinois, by Lutheran pioneers in education, and chartered by the Illinois General Assembly on January 22, 1847. Originally known as The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church in the Far West, its name was soon shortened to Lutheran College{{cite web|url=http://history.montgomeryco.com/|title=Hillsboro Illinois Schools|publisher=Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois|date=June 2, 2009|access-date=October 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203235258/http://history.montgomeryco.com/|archive-date=December 3, 2018|url-status=dead}} and known locally as Hillsboro College. With a two-person faculty and 79 students, Hillsboro promised "a course of study designed to be thorough and practical, and to embrace all the branches of learning, usually pursued in the best academies and colleges".{{cite book|last=Spielman|first=William|title=The Diamond Jubilee History of Carthage College|date=1945|publisher=Carthage, Illinois: Carthage College Historical Society|pages=10–12}}

In 1852, the college moved to Springfield, Illinois, and was renamed Illinois State University,{{cite book|last=Lentz|first=Harold|title=The Miracle of Carthage: History of Carthage College 1847–1974|date=1975|publisher=The C.S.S. Publishing Company|location=Lima, OH|page=35}} not to be confused with the institution in Normal, Illinois, under the same name. During this period Abraham Lincoln served briefly on the board of trustees from 1860 to 1861,{{cite book|title=Board of Trustees Minutes, June 28, 1860, Illinois State University Records|publisher=Staubitz Archives, Carthage College}} while his son Robert Todd Lincoln was a student in Illinois State University's preparatory academy from 1853 to 1859.{{cite book|last1=Lentz|first1=Harold|title=The Miracle of Carthage: History of Carthage College 1847–1974|date=1975|publisher=The C.S.S. Publishing Company|location=Lima, Ohio|page=39}} Illinois State University's enrollment dwindled during the Civil War and closed in 1868.{{Cite journal|last=Evjen|first=Harry|date=March 1938|title=Illinois State University, 1852-1868|journal=Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society|publisher=University of Illinois Press on behalf of the Illinois State Historical Society|volume=31|issue=1|pages=54–71|jstor=40187499}} In 1870, several faculty reestablished the college in the rural west-central city of Carthage, Illinois, where the college acquired its current name, Carthage College.{{cite book|last1=Spielman|first1=William|title=The Diamond Jubilee History of Carthage College|date=1945|location=Carthage, Illinois|publisher=Carthage College Historical Society|page=28}}

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The Great Depression and World War II lowered enrollment to 131 students in 1943,{{cite book|last=Spielman|first=William|title=The Diamond Jubilee History of Carthage College|date=1945|publisher=Carthage College Historical Society|location=Carthage, IL|page=185}} but enrollment increased again after the war as a result of the G.I. Bill.

After years of financial challenges, shifts in Lutheran synodical support, and searches for a suitable location, Carthage's board of trustees voted unanimously in 1957 to open a campus in Kenosha, Wisconsin.{{cite book|title=Board of Trustees Minutes, September 11, 1957, Illinois State University Records|publisher=Staubitz Archives, Carthage College}} The lakeshore campus was dedicated on October 14, 1962.{{cite book|last1=Lentz|first1=Harold|title=The Miracle of Carthage: History of Carthage College 1847–1974|date=1975|publisher=The C.S.S. Publishing Company|location=Lima, Ohio|page=334}}

By 1962, the college launched an era of growth. The next decade brought a period of continuous expansion. Enrollment increased fivefold, endowment tripled, and physical assets increased 600 percent. In fall 1995, Carthage enrolled 1,527 full-time students, setting a new record. Since 2001, the college has invested more than $130 million in new construction, major renovations, and technological acquisition.

In 2001, the Hedberg Library opened its doors, adjoining the H. F. Johnson Center for the Fine Arts.{{cite web|title=Carthage College Facilities|url=https://www.carthage.edu/about/facilities/|publisher=Carthage College|access-date=July 28, 2015}} The library won Wisconsin Library of the Year in 2004.{{cite web|title=Winners Library of the Year|url=http://wla.wisconsinlibraries.org/awards-scholarships/awards/winners-archive/library-of-the-year|website=Wisconsin Library Association|access-date=July 28, 2015}} The library also won the Highsmith Award in 2007 for Family Fun Night, a program for community members that encourages learning for children from 2 to 13.{{cite web|title=2007 Award Winners|url=http://wla.wisconsinlibraries.org/awards-scholarships/awards/winners-archive/2007-award-winners|website=WLA|publisher=Wisconsin Library Association|access-date=July 28, 2015}} The former Ruthrauff Library was renovated into the A. W. Clausen Center for World Business, opening in 2004.

The Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center opened in 2001, and the former Physical Education Center was rebuilt and renamed the Tarble Arena, opening in 2009.

In fall 2011, a new student union opened on the site of the former W. F. Seidemann Natatorium. It houses a new press box, new bleachers, a new and larger bookstore, new dining options, a campus "living room", a new dining room, a 200-seat theatre, an art gallery, and a gaming area. In April 2012 the student center was formally dedicated and named the Campbell Student Union in honor of retiring President F. Gregory Campbell and his wife, Barbara, for their 25 years of service to Carthage. President Campbell retired in August 2012.

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The Oaks, a new student residence village overlooking Lake Michigan, opened in 2012, containing six villas with semi-private suites and a media lounge on each floor.

In fall 2015, a new science center opened in the newly renovated David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Natural and Social Sciences.{{cite web|title=The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Natural and Social Sciences|url=https://www.carthage.edu/about/facilities/straz-center/|website=The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for Natural and Social Science|publisher=Carthage College|access-date=July 28, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Tichelaar|first1=Michelle|title=As Carthage enrollment grows, construction flourishes on campus|url=http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/as_carthage_enrollment_grows_construction_flourishes_on_campus_480314974.html|access-date=July 28, 2015|publisher=Kenosha News|date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211222100/http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/as_carthage_enrollment_grows_construction_flourishes_on_campus_480314974.html|archive-date=December 11, 2015|url-status=dead}} Originally built in 1962, the former Science Hall was renovated and renamed in honor of David A. Straz, Jr., in 1995. The latest $45 million expansion added a new planetarium, twelve new science labs, new classrooms, faculty offices, and student gathering and exhibition spaces.

In fall 2018, the newest residence hall, The Tower, was opened. The Tower provides students with apartment-style suites with personal bathrooms, as well as media lounges on each floor and communal kitchens on every other floor. The new building also presented students with the Terrace, a new studying space with televisions, laptop bars, and a functioning fireplace.

Carthage has had 23 presidents since its founding:

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• Francis Springer — 1847–1855
• Simeon W. Harkey — 1855–1857 (1)
• William M. Reynolds — 1858–1862
• Simeon W. Harkey — 1862–1866 (2)
• David Loy Tressler — 1873–1880
• J. A. Kunkelman — 1881–1883
• J. S. Detweiler — 1883–1884
• E.F. Bartholomew — 1884–1888
• Holmes Dysinger — 1888–1895
• John M. Ruthrauff — 1895–1900
• Frederick L. Sigmund — 1900–1909
• Harvey D. Hoover — 1909–1926
• N. J. Gould Wickey — 1926–1929
• Jacob Diehl — 1929–1933
• Rudolph G. Schulz — 1935–1943
• Erland Nelson — 1943–1949
• Morris Wee — 1950–1951
• Ruth Wick — 1951–1952
• Harold H. Lentz — 1952–1976
• Erno J. Dahl — 1977–1986
• Alan R. Anderson — 1986–1987
• F. Gregory Campbell — 1987–2012
• Gregory S. Woodward — 2012–2017
• John R. Swallow — 2017–present{{cite web |title=Carthage Presidents |url=http://www.carthage.edu/president/past-presidents}}

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Carthage offers a Bachelor of Arts in more than 40 areas of study and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.{{cite news |last=Dickinson |first=Hilary |date=August 13, 2015 |title=Carthage nursing program begins this fall |url=http://www.biztimes.com/2015/08/13/carthage-nursing-program-begins-this-fall/ |newspaper=Biz Times |location=Milwaukee |access-date=August 13, 2015}} Carthage also partners with master's level institutions to offer dual-degree programs in engineering, occupational therapy, chiropractic, and pharmacy. Its most popular undergraduate majors, by number out of 585 graduates in 2022, were:{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Carthage&s=all&id=238476#programs |website=nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator |publisher=U.S. Dept of Education |title=Carthage College |access-date=March 3, 2023}}

• Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (59)
• Marketing/Marketing Management (51)
• Business Administration and Management (49)
• Psychology (40)
• Exercise Science and Kinesiology (34)
• Biology/Biological Sciences (31)
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration (29)

The academic calendar spans two 14-week semesters, separated by a month-long January term. The college has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1916.{{cite web|title=Statement of Accreditation Status|url=https://www.hlcommission.org/component/directory/?Action=ShowBasic&Itemid=&instid=1684&lang=en|website=Higher Learning Commission|access-date=January 22, 2016}} Carthage also offers three master's degree programs in education, business design and innovation, and music theatre vocal pedagogy.{{cite web|url=https://www.carthage.edu/continuing-studies/graduate-studies/|title=Graduate Studies|website=carthage.edu|access-date=July 3, 2019}}

Undergraduate tuition for the 2019–2020 academic year was $45,100 (excluding books, personal expenditures, and health insurance).{{cite web|url=https://www.carthage.edu/reset/|title=Carthage's Tuition Reset|website=carthage.edu|access-date=September 19, 2019}} On September 17, 2019, the college announced that it was resetting the sticker price of tuition for the 2020–21 academic year by 30% to $31,500.{{cite web|url=https://www.wpr.org/carthage-college-cutting-tuition-30-percent|title=Carthage College Cutting Tuition 30 Percent|date=September 17, 2019}} The college made this decision in an effort to make its pricing more transparent and to attract students that may have been deterred by the high listed tuition.{{cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2019/09/17/carthage-college-says-30-tuition-cut-have-little-revenue-impact/2342671001/|title=Carthage College slashes tuition sticker price, saying it 'just didn't make any more sense'}}

In fall 2016, Carthage had enrollment of 2,818 undergraduate students and 112 graduate students. The student body is 55 percent female and 45 percent male. 70% of applicants are accepted for admission.{{cite web|title=College Navigator – Carthage College|url=http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Carthage&s=all&id=238476|website=College Navigator|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=January 22, 2016}}

All Carthage students were required to take Western Heritage, a year-long course sequence in which they read, discussed, and wrote about major Western texts. The reading list included works by Plato, Homer, Shakespeare, Thomas Jefferson, and W. E. B. DuBois, in addition to the Bible.{{cite news|title=Campbell's Legacy: Classical Liberal Education at Carthage College|url=http://www.jackmillercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Fall-2011-Newsletter.pdf|access-date=January 22, 2016|work=The Declaration|issue=Fall 2011|publisher=Jack Miller Center}} In the 2020–2021 school year, this was replaced with Intellectual Foundations, which has the same purpose but includes more texts written by non-white authors.{{cite web|title=Intellectual Foundations|url=https://www.carthage.edu/intellectual-foundations/|access-date=December 19, 2020|website=carthage.edu}}

All students must complete a senior thesis. This capstone project can take the form of a research project, music recital, art exhibit, or some other original demonstration of scholarship or creativity.{{cite web|title=The Senior Thesis|url=https://www.carthage.edu/academics/senior-thesis/|website=Carthage College}}

During January Term, known on campus as "J-Term", participating students select one class and attend it daily. In addition to on-campus courses, many students travel with faculty on study tours in either January or the summer months. Destinations in 2016 included Cuba, Nicaragua, and World War II battle sites in Europe. All students must complete two J-Term courses, including one during their freshman year.{{cite web|title=J-Term Basics|url=https://www.carthage.edu/january-term/basics/|website=Carthage College|access-date=April 21, 2016}}

Carthage College was tied for 37th among Regional Universities Midwest in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings of Best Colleges..{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2024 |title=U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking Carthage College |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/carthage-college-3839 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}

The Institute for International Education placed Carthage no. 4 among baccalaureate institutions for student participation in short-term study abroad in 2013–2014.{{cite web|title=Open Doors Data 2013-14|url=http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/US-Study-Abroad/Leading-Institutions-Duration-Institutional-Type/2013-14|website=Institute of International Education|access-date=January 22, 2016}}

In The Princeton Review's 2016 rankings, Carthage was among 159 schools listed as a Best Midwestern College.{{cite web|title=Best Midwestern Colleges|url=http://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=best-midwestern|website=The Princeton Review|access-date=January 22, 2016}}

From 2008 through 2016, 17 students from the college won Fulbright fellowships.{{cite web|title=Fulbright Fellows|url=https://www.carthage.edu/about/fulbright/|website=Carthage College}} In 2016, the college was named a top Fulbright producer.{{cite journal|title=Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Scholars and Students|url=http://chronicle.com/article/Top-Producers-of-US/235384|journal=The Chronicle of Higher Education|access-date=May 4, 2016|date=February 22, 2016}}

The college has a student-to-faculty ratio of 13 to 1. In fall 2016, the college employed 160 full-time professors and 162 part-time faculty members.{{cite web|title=College Navigator – Carthage College|url=http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Carthage&s=all&id=238476#general|website=College Navigator|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=January 22, 2016}} In the summer of 2020, the college announced a plan to reduce "total full-time faculty by 10 to 20 percent. That reduction would include a mix of tenured and contract faculty." It is to be effected via a "reorganization" affecting ten departments, including Biology, Classics, English, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy and Great Ideas, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology and Criminal Justice.{{cite web|title=Academic Department Reorganization: FAQs|url=https://www.carthage.edu/bridge/academic-department-reorganization-faqs/|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=carthage.edu}} In fall 2021, the college employed 142 full-time professors and 145 part-time faculty members.{{cite web |title=College Navigator - Carthage College |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=carthage+college&s=all&id=238476#general |access-date=December 31, 2022 |website=nces.ed.gov}}

In 2014, the college launched the Carthage in Chicago program. Participating students spend a semester in Chicago, securing an internship or pursuing a major academic project while living and taking classes in the city. Housing and classroom space are located at HI-Chicago.{{cite news|title=Doorway to Careers|url=http://issuu.com/carthagecollege/docs/carthaginian_fall2014?e=0/10959937|access-date=January 22, 2016|work=The Carthaginian|issue=Fall 2014|publisher=Carthage College}}

For decades, the Old Main Bell sat in the tower at the top of Old Main, the first building on the campus in Carthage, Illinois. After athletic victories, students would race down Evergreen Walk to ring the bell. When Carthage moved from Illinois to Wisconsin in the 1960s, the Tau Sigma Chi fraternity helped move the victory bell to Kenosha.{{cite news|title=Tau Sigma Chi and Carthage Victory Bell|work=Campus Life Collection, Fraternities & Sororities|agency=Staubitz Archives|date=1967}} In 2004, the victory bell found a new home in the scoreboard on Art Keller Field."Bart Starr Kicks off Keller Field Campaign". The Carthaginian. Autumn 2005, 7.

Kissing Rock has been a part of Carthage since 1913. Dennis Swaney and other members of the Class of 1913 found the 2 ½-ton chunk of granite in a farmer's field and moved the stone to the campus.Swaney, Dennis. Diary. 1913. Kissing Rock Collection. Staubitz Archives, Carthage College.

Stationed prominently at the entrance to Evergreen Walk, the rock quickly became part of Carthage life.{{cite news|title=Evergreen Walk|url=http://guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=56693&sid=518033|access-date=June 24, 2014|date=1920}} One tradition recounts that any woman sitting on the rock was obligated to kiss the man who found her there and countless marriage proposals have been made and accepted near it. Members of the Beta Phi Epsilon fraternity moved Kissing Rock to the Kenosha campus in the mid-1960s.{{cite news|title=College Kissing Rock Goes, Too|work=Freemont Tribune (Freemont, NE)|date=May 16, 1964}} It now sits facing Lake Michigan between Lentz and Tarble Halls.

Today, Kissing Rock is a multifaceted symbol of the Carthage spirit. Students paint the Rock to promote their organizations and causes, publicize upcoming events, and celebrate. Kissing Rock has served as a memorial to beloved alumni, an expression of protest against injustice, a tribute after 9/11, and more.{{cite web|title=Kissing Rock: A Century of Memories|url=http://www.carthage.edu/about/college-history/kissing-rock/memories/|website=Carthage College|access-date=January 22, 2016}}

The Christmas Festival has been a part of Carthage's holiday season since 1974.{{cite news|last=Kneiszel|first=Jim|title=The sounds of Christmas|url=http://journaltimes.com/news/local/the-sounds-of-christmas/article_75ace073-1ba5-5654-aac3-b7d9a61d915e.html|access-date=January 22, 2016|work=The Journal Times|date=December 2, 1993}} Every year at the start of December, Carthage hosts a musical celebration of the birth of Christ for the community. The event highlights student vocal and instrumental ensembles, as well as performances by students in Carthage's Theatre Department.{{cite web|title=A Carthage Christmas|url=https://www.carthage.edu/events/christmas-festival/|website=Carthage College|access-date=January 22, 2016}}

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Carthage athletic teams are the Firebirds. The college is a member of the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) since the 1961–62 academic year; which they were a member on a previous stint from 1946–47 to 1951–52. The Firebirds previously competed in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1912–13 to 1940–41.

In 2005, the NCAA ruled that Carthage, along with several other colleges, would be ineligible to host NCAA-sanctioned playoffs and tournaments because their nickname, "Redmen", was perceived as an offensive reference to Native Americans. A decision was made to rename the Carthage men's teams the "Red Men". This is in accordance with the circa 1920 origin of the name—the team's red uniform jersey—while removing any possible controversial connotations.{{cite news|last1=Lederman|first1=Doug|title=Changing Nicknames, Under NCAA Duress|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005/11/10/mascot#sthash.FWmgRrhS.dpbs|access-date=April 20, 2016|work=Inside Higher Ed}} In conjunction with the rearticulation of the name, a new logo for the team replaced the traditional feathered Carthage C. It includes a torch, a shield, and a C.

In men's volleyball, Carthage became a founding member of the single-sport Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) in 2011. In 2014, the CVC amicably split along regional lines, with Carthage and the CVC's other Midwestern members forming the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. The team then moved into the CCIW once the conference began sponsoring men's volleyball in 2020.

In women's water polo, Carthage is a member of the single-sport Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Conference since the team's inception in 2010. In the spring of 2021, Carthage announced the creation of an e-sports team as a varsity sport.

Over a third of Carthage students are involved in varsity intercollegiate athletics, and another third participate in the many intramural and club sports offered. Club sports include men's bowling, and co-ed curling and ice hockey.

The men's baseball team averaged over 35 wins per season from 1990 to 2010, with an overall record of 702–237.{{cite web|url=http://athletics.carthage.edu/sports/2013/8/8/Baseball_0808134414.aspx?path=baseball|publisher=athletics.carthage.edu|title=Baseball year by year records|access-date=June 27, 2014}} They have been invited to the NCAA Division III World Series several times, finishing third in 2009.

Since 1990, Carthage has claimed eight outright CCIW divisional titles, one divisional-title tie, nine conference crowns, 16 NCAA regional berths, including nine-straight from 1992 to 2000, six regional titles, third-place finishes in both the 1993 and 1994 NCAA Division III baseball championships and fourth place in both 1995 and 1997. For his efforts, Coach Augie Schmidt has been named American Baseball Coaches Association/Diamond Sports NCAA Division III Central Regional "Coach Of The Year" nine times (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2009), won the ABCA/Louisville Slugger Conference Award seven times from 1993 to 1999, and has been named CCIW "Baseball Coach of the Year" on 10 occasions (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2009).

:See List of Carthage Firebirds head football coaches

In 2004, Carthage's football team set a school record for most wins in a season, going 11–2.{{cite web|url=http://www.d3football.com/teams/Carthage/2004/index|publisher=d3football.com|title=Carthage 2004 Schedule|access-date=June 27, 2014}} That season was also the first time the Red Men made the NCAA Division III playoffs since the school joined the NCAA in 1976. The team was coached by Tim Rucks. Carthage went on to win their first two games of the playoffs defeating Alma College and Wooster College. The Red Men then lost to Mount Union College.{{cite web|url=http://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2004/index|publisher=d3football.com|title=2004 Playoffs|date=December 18, 2004|access-date=June 27, 2014}} The Red Men finished the 2004 season ranked 5th in the nation.{{cite web|url=http://www.d3football.com/top25/2004/final|publisher=d3football.com|title=D3football.com Top 25, 2004 final|access-date=June 27, 2014}}

Mike Yeager served as the head coach beginning with the 2012 season and concluding in 2017. Dustin Hass took over the role in 2018,{{cite news|url=http://journaltimes.com/sports/college/yeager-points-red-men-in-new-direction/article_12c8f352-1c29-11e3-be58-001a4bcf887a.html|newspaper=RacineSportsZone|title=Yeager points Red Men in new direction|first=Peter|last=Jackel|date=September 12, 2013|access-date=September 23, 2013}} followed by Matt Popino in 2024.{{Cite web |title=Matt Popino - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory |url=https://athletics.carthage.edu/staff-directory/matt-popino/1546 |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Carthage College Athletics |language=en}}

In 2020, the Carthage Board of Trustees and Athletics voted unanimously to retire the Red Men/Lady Reds nickname and mascot "Torchie" from athletics. The teams will compete as Carthage Athletics for the 2020–2021 academic year with a new name and mascot approved and announced prior to the 2021–2022 academic year.{{cite web|url=https://athletics.carthage.edu/news/2020/9/9/general-carthage-retires-red-men-lady-reds-as-its-athletic-team-names.aspx|title = Carthage Retires Red Men, Lady Reds as Its Athletic Team Names}} On February 19, 2021, the Carthage Board of Trustees, along with President Swallow, voted to change the nickname to the Firebirds, and the new nickname was immediately adopted for all sports.{{cite press release|url=https://athletics.carthage.edu/news/2021/2/19/general-carthage-selects-firebirds-as-new-team-name.aspx |title=Carthage Selects Firebirds as New Team Name |publisher=Carthage College |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=July 5, 2021}} At the Homecoming Football Game in October 2021, the Carthage team unveiled their new mascot, named "Ember".

The men's volleyball team went undefeated in the 2021 spring season and went on to win the school's first Division III National Championship. They repeated as champions in 2022, becoming the first sport to win back-to-back national championships at the college. They have been invited on several occasions, finishing 2nd in their very first year. In 2022 they were the hosts of the Division III Final Four, winning the National Championship on their home court.

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• George A. Anderson{{cite web|title=Anderson, George Alburtus|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000187|website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}} – U.S. Representative from Illinois
• J. Arthur BairdCrimson Rambler 1915, Carthage College – athlete and coach
• Alden W. Clausen{{cite web |title=Tom Clausen, Bank of America CEO, World Bank Chief |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-01-23/tom-clausen-bank-of-america-ceo-world-bank-chief-dies-at-89 |publisher=BloombergBusiness |date=January 23, 2013}} – former President of the World Bank
• Caroline Bartlett Crane{{cite book |last1=James |first1=Edward |last2=James |first2=Janet |last3=Boyer |first3=Paul |title=Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary |publisher=Radcliffe College |location=Cambridge, MA |edition=2 |page=401}} – American Unitarian minister, suffragist, civic reformer, educator and journalist{{cite web |title=Caroline Bartlett Crane: Everyman's House – Digitization Center Western Michigan University Libraries |url=http://web.library.wmich.edu/digidb/everyman/}}
• Tony D'Souza{{cite web|title=About Tony|url=http://www.tonydsouza.com/|website=Tony D'Souza|access-date=April 24, 2016}} – novelist
• Scott C. Fergus{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2205&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=people&letter=F|title=Fergus, Scott C. 1955|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society}} – Wisconsin State Representative
• Daniel L. Gard{{cite web|title=Rear Admiral Daniel L. Gard Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters|url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/bio.asp?bioID=703|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416233445/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/bio.asp?bioID=703|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 16, 2014|website=United States Navy}} – U.S. Navy admiral
• Steve Hanson{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/stevehanson/2515783/profile|website=NFL.com|access-date=April 24, 2016|title=Steve Hanson}} – NFL player for the Louisville Colonels and Kansas City Blues/Cowboys
• John Hay - journalist, White House senior aide, and U.S. Secretary of State
• David Holliday{{cite web|last=Gardner|first=Rayna|title=Actor A 'Happy Fella'|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-07-15/entertainment/9407130436_1_holliday-noel-coward-roles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603033239/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-07-15/entertainment/9407130436_1_holliday-noel-coward-roles|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2016|website=The Sun Sentinel|access-date=April 22, 2016|date=July 15, 1994}} – Broadway, film, and television actor
• Alie "Muffy" Israel{{cite web|title=Carthage Athletic Hall of Fame|url=http://athletics.carthage.edu/hof.aspx?hof=181&path=&kiosk=|website=Carthage College Athletics|access-date=April 24, 2016}} – track and field sprinter
• James L. Jelinek, 8th Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota
• Jim Jodat{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jimjodat/2517546/profile|website=NFL.com|access-date=April 21, 2016|title=Jim Jodat}} – NFL player for the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and San Diego Chargers
• Susan Lee Johnson[http://history.wisc.edu/people/faculty/johnson.htm University of Wisconsin-Madison Web site bio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031010843/http://history.wisc.edu/people/faculty/johnson.htm |date=October 31, 2010}} – historian and professor
• William George Juergens{{cite web|title=Biographical Directory of Federal Judges|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1215&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|website=Federal Judicial Center}} – United States federal judge
• Laura Kaeppeler[http://www.misswisconsin.com/miss-wi-pageants/2011-miss/2011_miss_laura/2011_laura.html "The Official Miss Wisconsin Pageant"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120045447/http://www.misswisconsin.com/miss-wi-pageants/2011-miss/2011_miss_laura/2011_laura.html |date=January 20, 2012}}. misswisconsin.com. – 2012 Miss America Winner
• Rick Kehr{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/rickkehr/2518233/profile|website=NFL.com|access-date=April 24, 2016|title=Rick Kehr}} – NFL player for the Washington Redskins
• Jon Kukla[http://www.jonkukla.com/bio.html Jon Kukla Web site bio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720195507/http://www.jonkukla.com/bio.html |date=July 20, 2013}} – author and historian
• Scott M. Ladd[https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/iowa-courts-history/past-justices/scott-m-ladd Scott M. Ladd (1897-1920)]. Iowa Judicial Branch. – Iowa Supreme Court justice
• David J. Lepak – Wisconsin State Representative
• Paul Miller{{cite web|title=Paul Miller|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millepa01.shtml|website=Baseball Reference}} – MLB player
• Fernando Sanford – founding faculty member and physics professor at Stanford University
• Marie Sarantakis{{cite web|last=GoodReads|title=About Author Marie Sarantakis|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6113896.Marie_Sarantakis?auto_login_attempted=true|work=GoodReads Online Bio|publisher=GoodReads}} – author
• Ross H. Trower{{cite book|title=The Military Chaplains Association of the United States of America|publisher=Turner Publishing Company|location=Nashville, Tennessee|page=97}} – Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy
• Adam Walker{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/adamwalker/2528077/profile|website=NFL.com|access-date=April 24, 2016|title=Adam Walker}} – NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings
• A. Gilbert Wright[http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217691 A. Gilbert Wright] at SIA archives. – zoologist

• Thomas Carr, paleontologist
• Alice L. Kibbe, biologist
• Perry Kivolowitz, computer science
• Augie Schmidt, baseball head coach

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