Tabor College is a four-year private Christian liberal arts college in Hillsboro, Kansas, United States. Tabor is currently owned and operated by the Mennonite Brethren Church and adheres to Anabaptist doctrine. There were 594 students enrolled at the Tabor College Hillsboro campus for the Fall 2014 semester. Total enrollment, including the Tabor College School of Adult and Graduate Studies in Wichita was 766.
History
In 1908, Tabor College was founded by the Mennonite Brethren and Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Christian churches.
In 1961, Reimer Stadium was built on the south side of Tabor College campus and named after former athletic director Del Reimer. In 2008, the old stadium was demolished then replaced by Joel Wiens Stadium in 2009, which was a joint venture between Tabor College and Hillsboro USD 410. The new 3,000-seat stadium includes new artificial football and soccer turf, synthetic track and a throwing area for field events, new bleachers on the home side, a new press box, and new concession stand and restroom facilities. The team locker rooms and athletic offices were also constructed at the north end of the stadium at college expense.
Campus
Tabor's main campus is situated in Hillsboro, Kansas, located approximately 50 miles north of Wichita, Kansas.
Organization and administration
Tabor is owned and operated by the Mennonite Brethren Church.
Athletics
Tabor College teams are known as the Bluejays. The college participate in 17 sports: football, men's/women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's/women's cross country, men's/women's basketball, men's/women's swimming, baseball, softball, men's/women's tennis, men's/women's track and field and bowling. Tabor is a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) which is part of the NAIA.
Notable people
- Faculty
- Mike Gottsch, former head football coach at Tabor College.
- Alumni
- Donald Dahl, (1945â€"2014) â€" Kansas House of Representatives from 1997 to 2008, U.S. Navy.
- Dennis Janzen â€" six-time NAIA national champion women's volleyball coach at Fresno Pacific University.
- Rolland Lawrence (b1951) â€" former professional football cornerback.
- Theodore Schellenberg (1903â€"1970) â€" archivist and important archival theorist.
- Roger Wollman (b1934) - United States federal appellate judge.
See also
- List of colleges and universities in the United States
- Joel Wiens Stadium
References
External links
- Official website
- Tabor Athletics
- Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
- Tabor Campus Map
- Hillsboro City Map - KDOT