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Lenoir-Rhyne College
Established	1891
Location	Hickory, North Carolina, United States
Nickname:	Bears
Affiliations:	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Website:	http://www.lrc.edu/

Lenoir-Rhyne College is a co-educational, private liberal arts college founded in 1891 and located in Hickory, North Carolina, in the western part of the state. The college is associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Lenoir-Rhyne enrolls approximately 1,600 students.

The college's curriculum combines liberal arts with professional studies. Lenoir-Rhyne was selected in 2005 as a "College of Distinction" by the college-tracking web site Colleges of Distinction based on student engagement, quality teaching, community, and successful outcomes. Lenoir-Rhyne was also ranked first in the state in its category by U.S. News & World Report in its 2007 America’s Best Colleges issue. The rankings, released Aug. 18, 2006, also placed the college 11th in the South in the category Best Comprehensive Colleges – Bachelor’s.

Contents 1 Students and faculty 2 Organizations and athletics 2.1 Fraternities 2.2 Sororities 3 Notable Alumni 3.1 Scholars 3.2 College Basketball 3.3 NFL Players 4 External links

Lenoir-Rhyne College enrolls approximately 1,600, 13% of which are minorities. 70% of faculty hold doctoral degrees. The student-faculty ratio is 13:1.

There are over 50 student clubs and organizations on campus.

The college fields 13 intercollegiate teams and competes in NCAA Division II. The school nickname is the Bears. Club teams are popular among students and have received national recognition in recent years. The Ultimate Frisbee team at Lenoir-Rhyne, known as Los Osos, was ranked 18th in small college national rankings and ranked 163rd in overall college rankings.

• Phi Beta Sigma
• Pi Kappa Phi
• Theta Chi
• Theta Xi

• Delta Zeta
• Kappa Delta
• Sigma Kappa
• Zeta Tau Alpha

• Richard L. Lael, Current Cotton Endowed Professor of Humanities at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and the author of several award-winning books on American military and diplomatic history.

• Rick Barnes, Current Head Coach of the University of Texas' men's basketball team

• John Milem, DE 49ers/Panthers 2000-01
• Jeremy Phillips, OG Falcons 2004-05
• Craig Keith, TE Steelers/Jaguars 1993-95
• Shannon Myers, WR Dolphins 1994
• Tim Clarke, LB Rhein Fire NFL Europa 2007

• Lenoir-Rhyne College Website
• Lenoir-Rhyne Athletics
• L-R at a Glance
• History of Lenoir-Rhyne College at LRC.edu
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Lutheran Educational Conference of North America

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