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Ferrum, Virginia Ferrum is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2010 census, an increase of over fifty percent from the 1,313 reported in 2000. Ferrum is home to Ferrum College and its Blue R ...
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Ferrum, Virginia Ferrum is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2010 census, an increase of over fifty percent from the 1,313 reported in 2000. Ferrum is home to Ferrum College and its Blue R ...
. The college was established in 1913 as the Ferrum Training School (also referred to as the Ferrum Institute by its board of trustees) for primary and secondary education to serve the mountain communities of rural southwest Virginia before becoming Ferrum Junior College between 1940 and 1976. The school was founded by the
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and gradually developed from primary to post-secondary education. Today, Ferrum enrolls around 800 undergraduate and graduate students and offers over 54 undergraduate majors and four graduate programs. Ferrum College's campus is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia, near
Rocky Mount, Virginia Rocky Mount is a town in and the county seat of Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The town is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area, and had a population of 4,903 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the Roanoke Region of ...
, in Franklin County. Its athletic teams compete in Division III of the
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in the
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(ODAC). Ferrum has 11 men's teams and 14 women's teams, and its mascot is the Panther. The football team is commonly referred to as the "Black Hats." Ferrum College is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register.


History


Founding

Charitable members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church The Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the United States from its founding in 1784 until 1939. It was also the first religious denomination in the US to organize itself on a national basis. In ...
in Virginia established the school in Ferrum, Virginia in 1913 to provide educational opportunities to underprivileged youth in the state's Blue Ridge Mountains region. The Virginia Conference Woman's Home Missionary Society (VCWHMS) under President Mrs. Lee Britt wished to serve and educate the rural population of southwestern Virginia. Already in 1909, President Britt informed Dr. Benjamin Beckham, presiding elder of the Danville district, that the VCWHMS had gathered $1,200 toward constructing a school somewhere in the district. In 1911, the village of Ferrum was selected for the presence of the train depot on the
Norfolk and Western Railway The Norfolk and Western Railway , commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, for most of its existence. Its motto was "Precisio ...
between Roanoke and
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. In 1912, Dr. Beckham offered to help raise $25,000 and in 1913 the Society formed a board of trustees and purchased eighty acres of land for the campus from local farmer George Goode, with another fifty acres donated by citizens of the village, allowing the Board to officially establish Ferrum Training School. Construction began in earnest in 1914 and Dr. Beckham moved his family to the site, opening the first section of John Wesley Hall to open the first term of instruction in the fall of 1914. The small school grew with the support of the Railway, which constructed a cinder road from the Ferrum Depot to Ferrum Training School. The Board of Trustees purchased an additional 96 acres in 1916 and Ferrum graduated their first diploma-earning student in 1917, Berta Thompson (1897-1975), who went on to become a public school teacher. After steady growth in its first decade despite numerous crises involving sickness, financial difficulties, and luring faculty to rural Virginia, in 1926 Ferrum's trustees voted to recast the institution as a junior college. In 1928, the village of Ferrum opened a public elementary school. Between 1926 and 1935, Ferrum Training School transitioned into secondary education with the occasional post-secondary course in religious training. After 1935, Ferrum Training School under President Dr. James A. Chapman began seeking accreditation, the name of the institution in 1940 becoming Ferrum Junior College.


From crisis to growth

By 1940, half of the enrolled students were college level, the elementary division closing before the end of World War II. With the closing of the original Training School's primary school, some thought that the mountain mission school had served its purpose. In a 1948 editorial for the ''Richmond Christian Advocate'', its editor Dr. George Reamey recommended the school be closed. The resignation of the fourth president, the Rev. Derby in 1948, came in part from similar concerns about the viability of the school in post-war Virginia. However, this crisis inspired a wide outpouring of support from alumni and a decision to make stronger appeals and more competitive salaries to entice faculty and staff to the college's rural location. President Derby's successor was fittingly one of the many alumni who championed a future for Ferrum Training School, Dr. Nathaniel Davis of the class of 1924. Under his leadership, the school continued its transition into a junior college and instituted an annual hike for the students in the surrounding mountains. By the 1950s the junior college transformation was complete, the High School division closing in 1955.


Ferrum Junior College

With the arrival of the new President Dr. C. Ralph Arthur in 1954, a new era on campus began. President Arthur pressed the Methodist Church for stronger financial support, oversaw the removal of under-credentialed and ill-trained faculty, and the hiring of professional collegiate-level educators to be enticed by school-provided housing that President Arthur convinced the board of trustees to build. President Arthur was a tireless fundraiser from local businesses, government officials at every level, and throughout the branches of the Methodist Church. The changes at the school led to unprecedented growth in the student population; from only 238 students in 1958 to 646 in 1962. By the 50th Anniversary celebrated in the 1963–1964 academic year, the school had 799 students and fifty full-time faculty. Another shift was the rise in collegiate athletics, exemplified by the long career of Hank Norton, who began coaching in 1960 and continued his association with the college for over three decades. As early as 1963, the Methodist Church Annual Conference had recommended that its schools in Virginia consider enrollment of all students without regard to race. In 1967, Ferrum welcomed its first four African-American students: Alice Baker and Fred Dunnings of Rocky Mount, Jerry Venable from Staunton, and Allen White from Philadelphia. Founded by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Ferrum College saw changes at the Board of Trustees level with the merging of various Methodist branches in 1939 (healing the split in 1844 over the differences between north and south on the criminality of slavery) and again in 1968 to form the
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. In 1970, Dr. Arthur succumbed after a long battle with cancer. His funeral was held in the newly opened Vaughn Chapel, classes suspended but with all students on campus to pay their respects to the man that had utterly transformed the campus from a mountain primary school to a prestigious junior college. Dr. Arthur was interred in a vault beneath the chapel bell tower.


Ferrum College

With the passing of Dr. Arthur, the ambitions of the Board of Trustees turned them to Dr. Joseph Hart for the eighth president. A historian and political scientist by training, Dr. Hart began his tenure by explaining to the board of trustees that Ferrum would continue to grow in academics but also as a cornerstone of the local community, likely a change brought about by Dr. Arthur's insistence that the faculty live within the bounds of the town. Many of the junior colleges of the 1950s and 1960s began to transition either into the new Community College model or otherwise to transform into four-year colleges; Ferrum Junior College was in an increasingly untenable position. In response, the school moved to attract more faculty and programs until, in 1976, Ferrum received accreditation from the
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to operate as a four-year college. In 2020, this historic trend continued when Ferrum College received similar accreditation to confer graduate degrees. Today, Ferrum College offers bachelor's degrees in over fifty major degree programs and several graduate programs. The college is affiliated with the Virginia Annual Conference of the
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and the United Methodist Women of the Virginia Annual Conference.


Campus

The Ferrum campus is located on near the town of
Ferrum, Virginia Ferrum is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2010 census, an increase of over fifty percent from the 1,313 reported in 2000. Ferrum is home to Ferrum College and its Blue R ...
. The nearest large cities are
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( northeast) and
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(70 miles south).


Notable buildings

The Blue Ridge Institute and Museum, designated as the State Center for Blue Ridge Folklore by the
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in 1986, is on the main campus near the Blue Ridge Farm Museum. Since 1973, the institute has held the annual
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on the fourth Saturday in October to showcase regional traditions. In 1999, the museum's collection of Great Road Pottery was featured on an episode of the American version of
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. The Titmus Agricultural Center has a modern barn where the students raise sheep, cattle, and horses. The farm also has a garden where students grow vegetables and herbs for the campus dining hall. In 2016, College Ranker ranked The Titmus Agricultural Center as #8 in the country for Best College Farms. Stanley Library, named after the 57th Governor of Virginia, Thomas B Stanley, is the three-storied library on campus. It serves not only as a library but also contains many quiet areas for study, including also an art gallery, the International Programs office, the Carter Center for Academic Success, and several classrooms. The Hank Norton Center contains a sports medicine facility, locker rooms for teams, offices, and a kitchen. It was built in 2012 and named in honor of former Football Coach and Athletic Director Hank Norton, who spent 34 years at Ferrum. The Stratton House, Spilman-Daniel House, John Wesley Hall, Roberts Hall, Richeson Hall, and Beckham Hall are part of the Ferrum College Historic District and are listed in the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.


Academics

Ferrum College currently offers fifty-four undergraduate degree programs and two graduate degree programs (Master of Science in Psychology, and Ed.S. in Teacher Leadership and Coaching). In 2020, the college started offering degrees in Nursing, and a 100% online RN to BSN program. The college's environmental science program is the second oldest in the country, and Ferrum is the only private college in Virginia to offer a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Science. In partnership with NAFSA, the Association of International Educators, Ferrum offers the #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship to promote international students seeking education in the United States. The college currently has students representing over 12 countries on its campus. The Boone Honors is an interdisciplinary program committed to challenging students enrolled in the program. The Honors program is for students enrolling with a combined math/verbal SAT score of 1200 or higher and a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5. Every student in the program is eligible to receive travel scholarship money for Study Abroad, and other extracurricular activities.


Student life

Ferrum College has four sororities and three fraternities. The Chrysalis Literary and Arts Magazine is a collection of works created by students and faculty. New issues are published each semester, and they display works of poetry, prose, photography, and visual art. Spiritual Life at Ferrum offers students a chance to grow their spirituality. Due to COVID-19, the previously weekly in-person offerings, are now shown virtually over social media. The Iron Blade was established in 1955 and is the campus newspaper. The content is written primarily by students and it delivers news to the Ferrum College campus and the broader Franklin community. Norton Outdoors is the outdoor connection for students, faculty and staff. Trips are frequently taken involving various outdoor activities such as sailing, skiing, rock climbing, hiking, and caving.


Athletics

The Ferrum athletic teams are called the Panthers. The university is a member of the
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of the
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(NCAA), primarily competing in the
Old Dominion Athletic Conference The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) is an NCAA Division III athletic conference. Of its 15 member schools, all but one are located in Virginia; the other full member is in North Carolina. The conference also has an associate member in Nort ...
(ODAC) since the 2018–19 academic year. The Panthers previously competed in the
USA South Athletic Conference The USA South Athletic Conference (formerly the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference or the Dixie Conference) is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member schools are located in North Carolina and Virginia. H ...
(USA South) for most of its sports from 1988–89 to 2017–18; while its football team competed in the
Atlantic Central Football Conference The Atlantic Central Football Conference (ACFC) was a college athletic conference which competed in football only in the NCAA Division III. Its member teams were located in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The conference disbanded following the 2 ...
(ACFC) from the 1998 to 2000 fall seasons (1998–99 to 2000–01 school years) before it later joined with the rest of their sports in the USA South; and as an NCAA D-III Independent from 1985–86 to 1987–88. Ferrum competes in 25 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, equestrian, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball and wrestling.


History

Ferrum joined the NCAA Division III ranks in 1985 after being previously classified as a junior college. Under head coach W. H. "Hank" Norton, Ferrum won the
National Junior College Athletic Association The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is the governing association of community college, state college and junior college athletics throughout the United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions ...
(NJCAA) national football championship four times (1965, 1968, 1974, 1977). Norton's last great team, in 1989, finished third overall in the NCAA Division III rankings. This team featured future AFC leading rusher Chris Warren and Freddie Stovall. Seven members of the Panthers' 1968 championship team—all of whom had transferred to
Marshall University Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. The university is currently composed of nine colleges: L ...
—died in the 1970 plane crash which also claimed the lives of 37 Marshall University Thundering Herd players and 30 others, including the team's coaches, 25 boosters and the entire flight crew. Ferrum was the first college in Virginia to offer collegiate women's wrestling. In March 2019, Ferrum College hosted the NCAA Division III men's wrestling championships, held at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia. In January 2020, the college announced plans to launch both women's and men's track & field programs beginning in the fall 2020 season. The spring 2020 athletics season was abruptly canceled in March of that year, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.


Notable alumni

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Watkins Abbitt, Jr. Watkins Moorman Abbitt Jr. (born October 20, 1944) was an American politician. He was a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Biography Abbitt was born in Appomattox, Virginia. He attended Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia, and earne ...
, former member of the
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* Jake Cabell, college football assistant coach * Ed George, former NFL player *
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, Former kicker,
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, former head football coach *
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, head men's basketball coach at
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* Jim Kitts, former NFL player *
Al Latimer Albert Latimer (born October 14, 1957) is a former American football defensive back who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions. He first enrolled at Ferrum College before transferri ...
, former NFL player * Eric Owens '93, baseball outfielder.
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, former NFL player *
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, former wrestler and current submission grappler *
John Paul Vann John Paul Vann (born John Paul Tripp; July 2, 1924 – June 9, 1972) was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, later retired, who became well known for his role in the Vietnam War. Although separated from the military before the Vietnam ...
, lt. colonel in the U.S. Army, the only civilian to receive the
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in the
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. Subject of
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's book, and the HBO series ''
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, baseball pitcher for the
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* Chris Warren '90, football
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References


External links

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Official athletics website


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