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Earlham College company history timeline

1847

After fifteen years of laborious fund-raising, it opened on June 6, 1847.

Earlham’s story begins in 1847, when a group of Quakers sought to foster education rooted in respect, integrity, peace, simplicity and community.

Since 1847, Earlham College has fostered a collaborative learning community that inspires and motivates students with transformative opportunities and experiences—so they can become catalysts for growth and innovation in a changing world.

Earlham was founded in 1847 as a boarding high school for the religious education of Quaker adolescents.

1850

By 1850, it was the largest in the world.

1853

The college began the state’s first natural history collection in 1853, now housed in the Joseph Moore Museum.

1936

Margaret Hamilton, née Margaret Heafield, (born August 17, 1936, Paoli, Indiana, United States), American computer scientist who was one of the first computer software programmers; she created the term software engineer to describe her work.

1960

In 1960, to meet a growing demand for leadership in the Society of Friends, the Earlham School of Religion opened as the only accredited Quaker theological seminary in the world.

1960 marked the establishment of the Earlham School of Religion, then the only Friends seminary in the world.

1976

She cofounded the company Higher Order Software in 1976 and established Hamilton Technologies 10 years later.

2006

A few years later Earlham created Conner Prairie, the living history museum near Indianapolis that became independent in 2006.

2013

The building has achieved LEED Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council—Earlham’s fourth LEED-certified building since 2013.

Built in 2013, it features a turf playing surface and playing dimensions of 310 feet down the left field line, 390 feet to straight-a-way center field and 325 feet to right field.

2014

The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, dedicated in 2014, has achieved LEED Gold certification for its sustainable design.

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