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The American Mideast Conference (AMC) was an affiliate of the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to its st ...
that included eight member institutions in
Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
,
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, New York, and
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. Founded in 1949, it was known as the Mid-Ohio League, and named the Mid-Ohio Conference from 1962 until 1998, when it adopted its final moniker. The name change was the first step in a multi-phase expansion that extended the conference into states beyond Ohio before the league was eventually disbanded in 2012.


History

In its final five years the conference experienced a number of changes, with numerous members moving to the
National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges ...
(NCAA). Former members
Roberts Wesleyan Roberts Wesleyan University is a private Christian university offering liberal arts and professional programs in Rochester, New York. It was the first educational institution established for Free Methodists in North America. Roberts is accredite ...
and
Walsh University Walsh University is a private Roman Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio. It enrolls approximately 2,700 students and was founded in 1960 by the Brothers of Christian Instruction as a liberal arts college. Walsh College became Walsh Univ ...
received admission to the NCAA and underwent the process of transferring athletics into Division II;
Houghton College Houghton University is a private Christian liberal arts college in Houghton, New York. Houghton was founded in 1883 by Willard J. Houghton and is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church.
transitioned to
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and joined the Empire 8 conference in 2012–13. Daemen, Roberts Wesleyan, and Point Park applied for NCAA Division II status in June 2011 and in July 2011 Roberts Wesleyan was approved for membership. In June 2011 former AMC members Cedarville,
Notre Dame College Notre Dame College (Notre Dame College of Ohio or NDC) is a private Roman Catholic college in South Euclid, Ohio. Established in 1922 as a women's college, it has been coeducational since January 2001. Notre Dame College offers 30 majors and i ...
,
Urbana __NOTOC__ Urbana can refer to: Places Italy *Urbana, Italy United States *Urbana, Illinois **Urbana (conference), a Christian conference formerly held in Urbana, Illinois *Urbana, Indiana * Urbana, Iowa *Urbana, Kansas * Urbana, Maryland *Urbana, ...
, and
Ursuline College Ursuline College is a private Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was founded in 1871 by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and was one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States and ...
announced the creation of a new NCAA DII conference that hoped to develop and expand for an anticipated lifting of the moratorium on new NCAA DII conferences in 2013. In July 2011, Cedarville, and Notre Dame were awarded NCAA provisional status, while
Malone University Malone University is a private Christian university in Canton, Ohio. It was founded in 1892 by Walter and Emma Malone as a small, co-educational Bible institute called Cleveland Bible College. The institution has always maintained a close rela ...
and
Ursuline College Ursuline College is a private Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was founded in 1871 by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and was one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States and ...
were granted candidacy year two, all three left the NAIA and AMC for the 2011–12 academic year. With the addition of Fisher College from the collapsed Sunrise Athletic Conference, there were reports that the AMC would operate as an eight team conference in 2011–12 with the eight teams being Carlow, Daemen, Fisher, Houghton, Point Park, Roberts Wesleyan, Wilberforce, and Walsh. However, on January 12, 2012, the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC; now known as the River States Conference) announced that it had accepted
Point Park University Point Park University is a private university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Grea ...
and
Carlow University Carlow University is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1929 by the Sisters of Mercy. Carlow's thirteen athletic teams are the Celtics, a reflection of the university's Irish heritage and roots. In 201 ...
as full members beginning with the 2012–13 school year. This left Fisher College and
Wilberforce University Wilberforce University is a private historically black university in Wilberforce, Ohio. Affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), it was the first college to be owned and operated by African Americans. It participates ...
as the only remaining members, but as they have now become
NAIA independent schools NAIA independent schools are four-year institutional members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that do not have formal conference affiliations. NAIA schools that are not members of any other athletic conference are ...
in the Association of Independent Institutions, the conference has been shut down.


Chronological timeline

* 1949 - The American Mideast Conference was founded as the Mid-Ohio League (MOL). Charter members included Ashland College (now Ashland University),
Bluffton College Bluffton University is a private Mennonite university in Bluffton, Ohio. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, with four programs that have earned programmatic accreditation: dietetics, education, music, and social work. The unive ...
(now Bluffton University),
Cedarville College Cedarville University is a private Baptist university in Cedarville, Ohio. It is chartered by the state of Ohio, approved by the Ohio Board of Regents, and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Established in 1887, the school was origin ...
(now Cedarville University),
Defiance College Defiance College is a private college located in Defiance, Ohio and affiliated with the United Church of Christ. The campus includes eighteen buildings and access to the Thoreau Wildlife Sanctuary. History The college began as Defiance Female ...
and
Findlay College The University of Findlay (UF) is a private Christian university in Findlay, Ohio. It was established in 1882 through a joint partnership between the Churches of God General Conference and the city of Findlay. UF has nearly 80 undergraduate ...
(now the University of Findlay), effective beginning the 1949–50 academic year. * 1950 -
Ohio Northern University Ohio Northern University (Ohio Northern or ONU) is a private United Methodist Church–affiliated university in Ada, Ohio. Founded by Henry Solomon Lehr in 1871, ONU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It offers over 60 programs to ...
joined the MOL, effective in the 1950–51 academic year. * 1955 - Wilmington College joined the MOL, effective in the 1955–56 academic year. * 1962 - Findlay and Ohio Northern left the MOL, effective after the 1961–62 academic year. * 1962 - The MOL was renamed as the Mid-Ohio Conference (MOC), effective in the 1962–63 academic year. * 1965 - Malone College (now Malone University) joined the MOC, effective in the 1965–66 academic year. * 1966 - Ashland left the MOC, effective after the 1965–66 academic year. * 1967 - Findlay re-joined back to the MOC for a second time, effective in the 1967–68 academic year. * 1971 - Bluffton, Defiance and Wilmington (with Findlay for a second time) left the MOC to form part as charter members of the Hoosier–Buckeye Collegiate Conference (HBCC), effective after the 1970–71 academic year. * 1971 - Ohio Dominican College (now Ohio Dominican University),
Rio Grande College The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College (originally Rio Grande College) is a private university and public community college merged into one institution in Rio Grande, Ohio. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commissio ...
(now the University of Rio Grande) and Urbana College (now Urbana University) joined the MOC, effective in the 1971–72 academic year. * 1973 -
Tiffin University Tiffin University is a private university in Tiffin, Ohio. It was founded in 1888 and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs at the main campus in Tiffin, Ohio; the Unive ...
joined the MOC, effective in the 1973–74 academic year. * 1975 - Mount Vernon Nazarene College (now Mount Vernon Nazarene University) joined the MOC, effective in the 1975–76 academic year. * 1976 -
Walsh College Walsh College is a private college focused on business education with its main campus in Troy, Michigan. It was founded in 1922. History The college began with the founding of the Walsh Institute of Accountancy and the introduction of the Pac ...
(now Walsh University) joined the MOC, effective in the 1976–77 academic year. * 1989 - Malone left the MOC, effective after the 1988–89 academic year. * 1991 -
Shawnee State University Shawnee State University (SSU) is a public university in Portsmouth, Ohio. Established in 1986, Shawnee State is an open admissions university. It is the southernmost member of the University System of Ohio. History Although its roots date ba ...
joined the MOC, effective in the 1991–92 academic year. * 1993 - Two institutions re-joined back to the MOC (Findlay for a third time, and Malone for a second time), effective in the 1993–94 academic year. * 1997 - Findlay left the MOC for a third time and the NAIA to join the Division II ranks of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges ...
(NCAA) and the
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) is a competitive college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. Its ele ...
(GLIAC), effective after the 1996–97 academic year. * 1998 - The MOC had rebranded as the American Mideast Conference during its 50th anniversary, effective in the 1998–99 academic year. * 1998 -
Geneva College Geneva College is a private Christian college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional under ...
,
Notre Dame College Notre Dame College (Notre Dame College of Ohio or NDC) is a private Roman Catholic college in South Euclid, Ohio. Established in 1922 as a women's college, it has been coeducational since January 2001. Notre Dame College offers 30 majors and i ...
and
Saint Vincent College Saint Vincent College is a private Benedictine college in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1846 by Boniface Wimmer, a monk from Bavaria, it is operated by the Benedictine monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey, the first Benedictine monastery in the ...
joined the American Mideast, effective in the 1998–99 academic year. * 1999 -
Point Park College Point Park University is a private university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Formerly known as Point Park College, the school name was revised in 2004 to reflect the number of graduate programs being offered. History Beginnings The university bega ...
(now Point Park University),
Seton Hill College Seton Hill University is a private Catholic university in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Formerly a women's college, it became a coeducational university in 2002 and enrolls about 2,200 students. History The school was founded in 1885 by the Sis ...
(now Seton Hill University) and
Wilberforce University Wilberforce University is a private historically black university in Wilberforce, Ohio. Affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), it was the first college to be owned and operated by African Americans. It participates ...
joined the American Mideast, effective in the 1999–2000 academic year. * 2000 - Central State University joined the American Mideast, effective in the 2000–01 academic year. * 2001 - Carlow College (now Carlow University),
Daemen College Daemen University is a private university in Amherst, New York and Brooklyn, New York. Formerly Daemen College and Rosary Hill College, the now-nondenominational school was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis in 1947. As of fall 2020, 2,536 s ...
,
Houghton College Houghton University is a private Christian liberal arts college in Houghton, New York. Houghton was founded in 1883 by Willard J. Houghton and is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church.
,
Roberts Wesleyan College Roberts Wesleyan University is a private Christian university offering liberal arts and professional programs in Rochester, New York. It was the first educational institution established for Free Methodists in North America. Roberts is accredite ...
and
Ursuline College Ursuline College is a private Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was founded in 1871 by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and was one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States and ...
joined the American Mideast, effective in the 2001–02 academic year. * 2002 - Central State left the American Mideast and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an NCAA D-II Independent, effective after the 2001–02 academic year. * 2006 - Saint Vincent left the American Mideast and the NAIA to join the
NCAA Division III NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their st ...
ranks and the
Presidents' Athletic Conference The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Of its 11 current member schools, all private, liberal arts institutions of higher learning, nine are located in Western Pennsylvania. T ...
(Presidents'), effective after the 2005–06 academic year. * 2007 - Three institutions left the American Mideast and the NAIA to join their respective new home primary conferences: Geneva to join the NCAA Division III ranks and the Presidents', Seton Hill to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) was a collegiate athletic conference which historically operated exclusively in the state of West Virginia, but briefly had one Kentucky member in its early years, and expanded into Pe ...
(WVIAC), and Tiffin to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an NCAA D-II Independent (who would later join the GLIAC, effective beginning the 2008–09 academic year), effective after the 2006–07 academic year. * 2007 - The
University of Northwestern Ohio The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) is a private university in Lima, Ohio. It was founded in 1920. As of 2020, the school had an enrollment of approximately 4,500 students on a campus. The university, approved by the Ohio Department of ...
joined the American Mideast as an associate member for some sports, effective in the 2007–08 academic year. * 2008 - Urbana left the American Mideast and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an NCAA D-II Independent (who would later join the
Great Midwest Athletic Conference The Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. It was named the 24th (at the time) NCAA Division II conference and oper ...
(G-MAC), effective beginning the 2012–13 academic year), effective after the 2007–08 academic year. * 2008 - Northwestern Ohio had upgraded to full membership within the American Mideast for all sports, effective in the 2008–09 academic year. * 2009 - Two institutions left the American Mideast to join their respective new home primary conferences: Ohio Dominican to leave the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an NCAA D-II Independent (who would later join the GLIAC, effective in the 2010–11 academic year), and Rio Grande to the Mid-South Conference, effective after the 2008–09 academic year. * 2010 - Two institutions left the American Mideast to join their respective new home primary conferences: Northwestern Ohio to the
Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference The Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and it's heaquartered in Livonia, Michigan. The conference consists of twelve college ...
(WHAC), and Shawnee State to the Mid-South Conference (MSC), effective after the 2009–10 academic year. * 2011 - Four institutions left the American Mideast to join their respective new home primary conferences: Cedarville, Notre Dame (Oh.) and Ursuline (with Malone for a second time) to leave the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks as NCAA D-II Independents (which Cedarville and Ursuline later join the G-MAC; Malone would later join the GLIAC, effective beginning the 2012–13 academic year; and Notre Dame (Oh.) would later join the
Mountain East Conference The Mountain East Conference (MEC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level and officially began competition on September 1, 2013. It consists of 12 schools, mo ...
, effective beginning the 2013–14 academic year), and Mount Vernon Nazarene to the
Crossroads League The Crossroads League (formerly the Mid-Central College Conference) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Its members are private Christian colleges in Indiana, Michigan, an ...
, all effective after the 2010–11 academic year. * 2011 - Fisher College joined the American Mideast, effective in the 2011–12 academic year. * 2012 - The American Mideast ceased operations as an athletic conference, effective after the 2011–12 academic year; as many schools left to join their respective new home primary conferences, effective beginning the 2012–13 academic year: Roberts Wesleyan to leave the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the
East Coast Conference The East Coast Conference (ECC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of C ...
(ECC), Houghton to leave the NAIA to join the NCAA Division III ranks and the Empire 8 Athletic Conference, Walsh to leave the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the GLIAC, Carlow and Point Park to the
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The River States Conference (RSC), formerly known as the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC), is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Although it was historical ...
(KIAC; now known as the River States Conference), and Daemen, Fisher and Wilberforce as NAIA Independents (although Daemen would later follow Roberts Wesleyan to join the NCAA D-II ECC, effective since the 2013–14 academic year).


Member schools

A list of past members of the American Mideast Conference:


Final members

The American Mideast ended with eight full members, all were
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Members leaving before 2012

The American Mideast had 21 former full members, all but two were
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Membership timeline

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(1965–1989) bar:8 color:FullxF from:1993 till:2011 text:(1993–2011) bar:9 color:FullxF from:1971 till:2009 text: Ohio Dominican (1971–2009) bar:10 color:FullxF from:1971 till:2009 text: Rio Grande (1971–2009) bar:11 color:FullxF from:1971 till:2008 text:
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(1971–2008) bar:12 color:FullxF from:1973 till:2007 text:
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(1973–2007) bar:13 color:FullxF from:1975 till:2011 text: Mount Vernon Nazarene (1975–2011) bar:14 color:FullxF from:1976 till:2012 text:
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(1976–2012) bar:15 color:FullxF from:1991 till:2010 text: Shawnee State (1991–2010) bar:16 color:FullxF from:1998 till:2007 text:
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(1998–2007) bar:17 color:FullxF from:1998 till:2011 text: Notre Dame (Oh.) (1998–2011) bar:18 color:FullxF from:1998 till:2006 text: Saint Vincent (1998–2006) bar:19 color:FullxF from:1999 till:2012 text: Point Park (1999–2012) bar:20 color:FullxF from:1999 till:2007 text: Seton Hill (1999–2007) bar:21 color:FullxF from:1999 till:2012 text: Wilberforce (1999–2012) bar:22 color:FullxF from:2000 till:2002 text: Central State (2000–2002) bar:23 color:FullxF from:2001 till:2012 text: Carlow (2001–2012) bar:24 color:FullxF from:2001 till:2012 text:
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Sports

The AMC formerly sponsored 15 sports: * Women's championships: cross-country, soccer,
volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
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basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
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softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
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golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
,
tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
,
track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
* Men's championships: cross-country, soccer,
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baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...
,
golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
,
tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
,
track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...


Administration

Presidents of member institutions maintained active rolls of governance over the organization by way of the Council of Presidents. Additionally, the AMC included a staff of conference officials: *James D. Houdeshell, Commissioner *Mark Womack, AMC Administrative Assistant *Deron Brown, Supervisor of Umpires, Baseball *Linda Cairney, Supervisor of Umpires, Softball *Bill Ek, Supervisor of Officials, Basketball *Karen Fulks, Treasurer *James Phipps, Eligibility Chair *Diane Plas, Supervisor of Officials, Women's Basketball, Volleyball *Kim Vieira, Supervisor of Officials, Men's and Women's soccer


See also

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List of NAIA institutions The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has 250 member colleges and universities for athletic competition in 2022–23 season. NAIA institutions *Note: The NAIA once had basketball teams split into two divisions. In April 2018, the ...


References

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