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Winthrop University

Winthrop is a public university located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. In the fall of 2021, there were 3,973 undergraduates enrolled and 1,201 graduate students enrolled. The school employed 276 full time faculty, 218 part time faculty, and 51 graduate assistants. [1]

Brief History

Timeline

1886 - Winthrop Training School was founded in Columbia, South Carolina by the school's first president David Bancroft Johnson with funding from Robert Charles Winthrop and the Peabody Fund. [2][3][4]

1891 - Changed its name to South Carolina Industrial and Winthrop Normal College. [4]

1895 - Moved to Rock Hill, South Carolina. [4][2]

1893 - Changed its name to Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina. [4][2]

1920 - Changed its name to Winthrop College (The South Carolina College for Women). [4][2]

1929 - James Pickney Kinard became the second president. [2][3][4]

1934 - Shelton Phelps became the third president. [2][3][4]

1942 - "The U.S. Army Air Force (known as the Army Air Corps, 41st College Training Detachment) and Civilian Pilot Training Program was based at Winthrop in "Fort Bancroft."" [2]

1944 - Henry Radcliffe Sims became the fourth president. [2][3][4]

1959 - Charles S. Davis became the fifth president. [2][3][4]

1964 - Removed restrictions to allow minorities to attend. [4][2]

1973 - Charles B. Vail became the sixth president. [2][3][4]

1974 - Changed its name to Winthrop College and became co-ed.[4][2]

1983 - Phillip Lader became with seventh president. [2][3][4]

1986 - Martha Kime Piper became the eight eighth president. [2][3][4]

1989 - Anthony DiGiorgio became the ninth president. [2][3][4]

1992 - Changed its name to Winthrop University as it is known today. [4][2]

2013 - Jamie Comstock Williamson became the tenth president. [2][3][4]

2015 - Daniel F. Mahony became the eleventh president. [2][3][4]

2022 - Edward A. Serna became the twelfth president. [2][3][4]

Programs

The four academic colleges at Winthrop are:

  • College of Business Administration
  • Richard W. Riley College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences
  • College of Visual and Performing Arts
  • College of Arts and Sciences

The top five most popular undergraduate degrees awarded in the 2021-2022 academic year were:

  1. Business Administration (154) [1]
  2. Education, all concentrations (107) [1]
  3. Psychology (68) [1]
  4. Biology (66) [1]
  5. Exercies Science and Kinesiology (49) [1]

University Presidents

  1. David Bancroft Johnson (1886-1929) [2][3][4]
  2. James Pickney Kinard (1929-1934) [2][3][4]
  3. Shelton Phelps (1934-1944) [2][3][4]
  4. Henry Radcliffe Sims (1944-1959) [2][3][4]
  5. Charles S. Davis (1959-1973) [2][3][4]
  6. Charles B. Vail (1973-1983) [2][3][4]
  7. Phillip Lader (1983-1986) [2][3][4]
  8. Martha Kime Piper (1986-1989) [2][3][4]
  9. Anthony DiGiorgio (1989-2013) [2][3][4]
  10. Jayne Marie "Jamie" Comstock Williamson (2013-2014) [2][3][4][5][6][7]
  11. Daniel F. Mahony (2015-2020) [2][3][4]
  12. Edward A. Serna (2022-present) [2][3][4]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Winthrop University," National Center for Education Statistics, Accessed July 18, 2023. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=winthrop&s=all&id=218964
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 "Chronology," Winthrop University, Accessed July 18, 2023. https://www.winthrop.edu/aboutus/history/chronology.aspx
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 "About the Office Presidential History," Winthrop University, Accessed July 18, 2023, https://www.winthrop.edu/president/about-the-office-presidential-history.aspx
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 "The Garnet & Gold: Treasures and Traditions of Winthrop University 2023," Winthrop University, Accessed July 18, 2023, https://www.winthrop.edu/uploadedFiles/alumniassociation/GarnetGoldBook.pdf
  5. ↑ "Winthrop president changes name to Jamie Comstock Williamson," WRHI, April 24, 2014. accessed July 19, 2023. https://www.wrhi.com/2014/04/winthrop-president-change-name-to-comstock-williamson-92450
  6. ↑ "Board Suspends President of Winthrop University and Issues a Notice of Termination," WIAReport, June 20, 2014. Accessed July 19, 2023. https://www.wiareport.com/2014/06/board-suspends-president-of-winthrop-university-and-issues-a-notice-of-termination/.
  7. ↑ "Winthrop Trustees Fire President," WFAE, June 26, 2014. https://www.wfae.org/local-news/2014-06-26/winthrop-trustees-fire-president.

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