Stormy is the
cyclonic
In meteorology, a cyclone () is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an anti ...
costumed mascot for
Lake Erie College
Lake Erie College is a private liberal arts college in Painesville, Ohio. Founded in 1856 as a female seminary, the college converted to a coeducational institution in 1985. As of the 2016–2017 academic year, the total enrollment was 1,177 stud ...
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Origin of Stormy
In the winter of 1994,
Lake Erie College
Lake Erie College is a private liberal arts college in Painesville, Ohio. Founded in 1856 as a female seminary, the college converted to a coeducational institution in 1985. As of the 2016–2017 academic year, the total enrollment was 1,177 stud ...
held a contest for a new mascot for the 1994-95 academic year. The contest was published within the Alumni magazine to determine a new mascot for the college. As a result of this contest, the current mascot of the College, Stormy, was born.
See also
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List of college mascots in the United States
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This is an incomplete list of U.S. college mascots' names, consisting of named incarnations of live, costumed, or inflatable mascots. For team names, see List of college sports team nicknames.
Mascot index
0–9
* #1 Fan – child- ...
References
College mascots in the United States
Mascots introduced in 1994
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