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'''Davis & Elkins College''' is a liberal arts college in [[Elkins, West Virginia]]<ref name="D&E Facts">{{cite web|url=http://www.dewv.edu/about/quickfacts.cfm|title=Quick Facts|publisher=Davis & Elkins College|accessdate=November 17, 2012}}</ref>
The school was founded in 1904 and is affiliated with the [[Presbyterian Church USA|Presbyterian Church]].<ref name="chronicle">{{Cite journal| last = Carlson | first = Scott | title = Turnaround Pro Makes the Most of His College's Small Size | journal = [[The Chronicle of Higher Education]] | volume = LVI | issue = 13 | page = A13 | date = November 20, 2009}}</ref> The college was named for [[Henry G. Davis]] and his son-in-law [[Stephen B. Elkins]] who were both members of the [[United States Senate]] from [[West Virginia]]. It offers a 4 term system so that many students can graduate in three years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Davis & Elkins College |url=http://archive.org/stream/independen79v80newy#page/n42/mode/1up |newspaper=The Independent |date=Jul 6, 1914 |accessdate=November 17, 2012}}</ref>
The college president is G.T. "Buck" Smith.<ref name="Administration">{{cite web|url=http://www.dewv.edu/about/administration2.cfm|title=Administration|publisher=Davis & Elkins College|accessdate=November 17, 2012 |archivedate=2008-12-08 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5cvDvCrRX}}</ref> He had been a consultant to the college from 1998 to 2001. He was named president in 2008.<ref name="chronicle"/>
''The Senator,'' the college newspaper, was founded in December 1922.
==References==
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[[Category:Colleges]]
{{Nb_US_universities|West Virginia}}
The school was founded in 1904 and is affiliated with the [[Presbyterian Church USA|Presbyterian Church]].<ref name="chronicle">{{Cite journal| last = Carlson | first = Scott | title = Turnaround Pro Makes the Most of His College's Small Size | journal = [[The Chronicle of Higher Education]] | volume = LVI | issue = 13 | page = A13 | date = November 20, 2009}}</ref> The college was named for [[Henry G. Davis]] and his son-in-law [[Stephen B. Elkins]] who were both members of the [[United States Senate]] from [[West Virginia]]. It offers a 4 term system so that many students can graduate in three years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Davis & Elkins College |url=http://archive.org/stream/independen79v80newy#page/n42/mode/1up |newspaper=The Independent |date=Jul 6, 1914 |accessdate=November 17, 2012}}</ref>
The college president is G.T. "Buck" Smith.<ref name="Administration">{{cite web|url=http://www.dewv.edu/about/administration2.cfm|title=Administration|publisher=Davis & Elkins College|accessdate=November 17, 2012 |archivedate=2008-12-08 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5cvDvCrRX}}</ref> He had been a consultant to the college from 1998 to 2001. He was named president in 2008.<ref name="chronicle"/>
''The Senator,'' the college newspaper, was founded in December 1922.
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Colleges]]
{{Nb_US_universities|West Virginia}}