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By Mary Rodrique
The old adage “good things come
in small packages” might seem
an odd way to describe an
institution of higher learning, but it’s an
accurate assessment of Albion College.
With just 1,600 students, Albion is
smaller than many suburban high
schools. Yet this private liberal arts school
founded 175 years ago 90 miles west of
Detroit by early Methodist settlers is
consistently ranked a top college by U.S.
News and World Report, the Princeton
Review and Forbes. It also has maintained
long ties with the DAC.
Graduates include Rhodes and
30 DAC NEWS JULY 2011
Historic Albion College
Liberal arts school
spans 175 years
Fulbright scholars, prominent
surgeons, politicians, professors,
authors, the former Michigan
Superintendent of Public
Instruction and the recently
retired chairman of Newsweek,
who was the commencement
speaker last spring.
“It’s a challenging time for
higher education with funding cutbacks
but we’re growing the college and dealing
with the financial aspects of the
recession,” said Stephen Greenhalgh, a
Club member since 1983 and an Albion
trustee with deep ties to the school.
Top, the Albion campus today. Above, students and faculty during the
groundbreaking of the Charles Stockwell Library in 1938. All photos
courtesy of Albion College.
Through the years many DAC
members have graduated from Albion
and served on its board, including 1930sera
Club member Stanley Kresge, son of
1915 DAC member Sebastian S. Kresge,
the founder of the discount merchandise