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Culver Academies

Prep school in Culver, Indiana, US

Summary

Prep school in Culver, Indiana, US

Field	Value
name	Culver Military Academy / Culver Girls Academy
image	Culver_C.jpg
location	1300 Academy Road No. 157
city	Culver
state	Indiana
county	Marshall County
zipcode	46511
country	US
coordinates
established	1894,
1971 (co-ed)
type	Private, Boarding
grades	9–12
head_name	Head of Schools
head	Douglas W. Bird
head_name2	Commandant of Cadets
head2	Colonel Michael Squires (US Army Ret.)
campus	1850 acre
44 buildings
enrollment	830
enrollment_as_of	2021
endowment	$540M (2022)
teaching_staff	108 (on a FTE basis)
ratio	7.7
nickname	Eagles
conference	Independent
athletics	19 Interscholastic Sports
homepage
footnotes

1971 (co-ed) 44 buildings

Culver Academies is a college preparatory boarding school in Culver, Indiana, which is composed of three entities: Culver Military Academy (CMA) for boys, Culver Girls Academy (CGA), and the Culver Summer Schools and Camps (CSSC). Culver Military Academy was founded in 1894 by Henry Harrison Culver.

Facilities

Fields at the Academies, with buildings in the background

The Eugene C. Eppley Foundation donated the funds for three classroom buildings that comprise the Gignilliat Memorial Quadrangle.

Eppley Auditorium, built in 1959, seats 1,492 people.

The Steinbrenner Performing Arts Center consists of a scene shop, dance studio, and private dance studio.

The 47,000-sq.-ft. Huffington Library opened on October 1, 1993. The building provides a southern terminus to the academic quadrangle; it has views of Lake Maxinkuckee. It houses a collection of about 55,000 volumes and the academies' information technology resources.

Henderson Arena is home to Culver Military Academy and Culver Girls Academy hockey teams.

On October 5, 2012, Culver dedicated the White-Devries Rowing Center for the men's and women's crew teams.

In 2022, Culver Military Academy alumnus George Roberts '62 donated $65 million to replace the Main, North, and East barracks with Roberts Residential Quadrangle.

Notable alumni and faculty

Main article: List of Culver Academies people

Notes

References

"Culver Military Academy's Unique Military Structure".
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"Search for Private Schools – School Detail for CULVER ACADEMICS".
(October 8, 1956). "Hotelman Eppley gives $1,400,000 to Culver". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Taylor, R.M., Stevens, E.W. and Ponder, M.A. (1992) ''Indiana: A New Historical Guide.'' Indiana State Historical Society. p 563.
[http://www.culver.lib.in.us/gallery_academy/buildings/eppley_auditorium_1959_postcard.jpg 1959 postcard]. Retrieved 6/11/08.
[http://www.culver.lib.in.us/gallery_academy/buildings/eppley_auditorium_undated_postcard.jpg 1960s postcard]. Retrieved 6/11/08.
Dalstrom, H.A. "Eugene C. Eppley: His Life and Legacy." ''[[The Journal of American History]]'' 57:2 (1970): 468.
"Culver Academies Dedicates First World-Class Rowing Center in Indiana".
"Culver Academies gets $65 MILLION dollar donation".

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