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5 unusual facts about Knox College


James A. Macdonald

Macdonald continued his studied at Knox College, where he became editor of the Knox College Monthly.

Jim Edgar

The Lincoln Bowl celebrates the Lincoln connection with Knox College and Eureka College, two Illinois colleges where Lincoln spoke, and is awarded to the winning team each time the two schools play each other in football.

Knox College

Knox College, Otago, a hall of residence and school of ministry at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Knox College, Jamaica, a Junior School, High School, and Community College in Spaldings, Jamaica

Maury Klein

He earned a B.A. degree from Knox College in 1960 and went on to graduate work at Emory University, where he picked up an M. A. degree in 1961 and a Ph. D. in history in 1965.


Edgar D. Coolidge

Born on a farm in Galesburg, Illinois, he attended Knox College from 1901 to 1903 and received a DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) degree from the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, which later became the Loyola University Chicago Dental School.

John A. Dalles

Among his commissioned hymns are those for Presbyterian Heritage Sunday (Praise God for Days Long Past), Augsburg College, Goshen College, Maryville College, Tusculum College, Wilson College and Knox College, University of Toronto, American University, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Lancaster Theological Seminary, the 250th anniversary of the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Peachtree Presbyterian Church and the Lutheran World Federation.

Tim Kasser

After receiving his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Rochester in 1994, Tim Kasser accepted a position at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where he is currently a professor of psychology.

William J. Crowe

Crowe was awarded doctor of laws (LL.D.) honorary degrees from numerous universities, including University of Liverpool, The George Washington University, and Knox College.


see also

Douglas Wilson

Douglas L. Wilson (born 1935), professor and co-director of Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College

George Helgesen Fitch

The Siwash stories were the basis for the movie Those Were the Days! (1940) starring William Holden as Simmons, which was filmed on location at and around Knox College.