Notable People Related To The College
- The Rev. George Gordon, a local Presbyterian minister and abolitionist, served as the first president of the college.
- In 1882, future president Warren G. Harding graduated from the college. While a student, Harding helped create a school newspaper. He then learned about journalism while working for the Union Register in Mount Gilead, Ohio. Harding went on to own a newspaper, The Marion Star, in nearby Marion, Ohio. This paper helped serve as the launching pad for his political career, which culminated in the Presidency.
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