Culver Academies

Culver Academies is a college preparatory boarding school located 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.

Culver Military Academy / Culver Girls Academy
Location
1300 Academy Road No. 157 Culver , Marshall County , Indiana 46511 United States
Coordinates	41°13′18″N 86°24′25″W
Information
Type	Private, Boarding
Established	1894, 131 years ago 1971 (co-ed)
Head of Schools	Douglas W. Bird
Commandant of Cadets	Colonel Michael Squires (US Army Ret.)[1]
Teaching staff	108 (on a FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	830[3] (2021)
Student to teacher ratio	7.7
Campus	1,850 acres (7.5 km2) 44 buildings
Athletics	19 Interscholastic Sports
Athletics conference	Independent
Nickname	Eagles
Endowment	$540M (2022)[4]
Website	www.culver.org
[5]

Aerial image, 1930s

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.^[6] Eppley Auditorium, built 66 years ago in 1959, seats 1,492 people. The new Steinbrenner Performing Arts Center consists of a scene shop, dance studio, and private dance studio.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Culver Academies was expanded with the addition of the 47,000 sq. ft. Huffington Library on October 1, 1993. The building provides a southern terminus to the academic quadrangle while affording library patrons a view of Lake Maxinkuckee. It houses a collection of approximately 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.^[11]

Eppley Auditorium in the winter.

On February 9, 2022, it was announced that Culver Military Academy alumnus George Roberts '62 has donated $65 million to the construction of Roberts Residential Quadrangle that will replace the existing Main, North, and East barracks.^[12]

Notable alumni and faculty

Main article: List of Culver Academies people

See also

• Skyland Camp-Bowman Lake Ranger Station in Glacier National Park, built by the Culver Military Academy
• Delmar T. Spivey, Superintendent, 1956–1967
• John W. Carpenter, Superintendent, 1970-1974
• List of high schools in Indiana

Notes

1. "Culver Military Academy's Unique Military Structure".
2. "At a Glance - Culver Academies".
3. "At a Glance - Culver Academies".
4. "At a Glance - Culver Academies".
5. "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for CULVER ACADEMICS".
6. "Hotelman Eppley gives $1,400,000 to Culver". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 8, 1956. p. 23.
7. Taylor, R.M., Stevens, E.W. and Ponder, M.A. (1992) Indiana: A New Historical Guide. Indiana State Historical Society. p 563.
8. 1959 postcard. Retrieved 6/11/08.
9. 1960s postcard. Retrieved 6/11/08.
10. Dalstrom, H.A. "Eugene C. Eppley: His Life and Legacy." The Journal of American History 57:2 (1970): 468.
11. "Culver Academies Dedicates First World-Class Rowing Center in Indiana".
12. "Culver Academies gets $65 MILLION dollar donation".

External links

• Official website
• The Association of Boarding Schools profile