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  • Robert Curtis Nelson (c.1925 - 2018)
    Robert proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1943-1946 as a gunner’s mate. He earned his Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Illinois, pursued a PhD from Saint Lou...
  • Nancy Sue Moon (1941 - 2014)
    Life Guard, Competitive Swimmer, Miss Illinois Runner Up, Pianist, Vocalist, Theologian
  • Richard Vincent Smith, [Twin] (1862 - 1936)
    Richard attended school at McKendree College and at Weleyan College of Bloomington, Illinois. He began his teaching career in Calhoun County and later in Scott County, Illinois.Richard married Ella E. ...
  • David H. Armstrong, U.S. Senator (1812 - 1893)
    David Hartley Armstrong David Hartley Armstrong, a Senator from Missouri; born in Nova Scotia, Canada, October 21, 1812; attended Maine Wesleyan Seminary; taught school in New Bedford, Mass. 1833-183...
  • Judge Oscar Rapier Coghlan (1846 - 1903)
    Judge Oscar Rapier Coghlan, born in Belleville, Illinois, January 22nd, 1846; lost his parents, Cornelius C. and Lavinia Fouke Coghlan, in the cholera epidemic of 1849. Oscar was one of four brothers w...

Wikipedia

McKendree University (McK), formerly known as McKendree College, is a private liberal arts university located in Lebanon, Illinois, United States. The area is a part of the Metro-East region of Greater St. Louis. Founded in 1828 as the Lebanon Seminary, it is the oldest college in Illinois. McKendree enrolls approximately 2,300 undergraduates and nearly 700 graduate students representing 25 countries and 29 states. In the undergraduate program, on average there are 51% females and 49% males. The institution remains affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The school renamed McKendree University beginning with the 2007–08 academic year. McKendree University comprises a College of Arts and Science, a School of Business, a School of Health Professions, and a School of Education.

Fielding athletic teams known as the McKendree Bearcats, the university has recently completed the process of transitioning athletics from the NAIA and member of the American Midwest Conference to NCAA Division II and the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).