{"id":19019,"date":"2024-05-13T14:30:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T18:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=19019"},"modified":"2025-02-21T13:25:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T18:25:59","slug":"etown-eras-1980s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2024\/05\/13\/etown-eras-1980s\/","title":{"rendered":"Etown Eras &#8211; 1980s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 1980s marked another decade of growth and accomplishment for Elizabethtown College. Athletics experienced unprecedented national success by capturing three team national championships and producing an individual national champion.<\/p>\n<p>Academically, the College continued its dedication toward adapting to a changing world with the inclusion of highly sought-after majors such as Computer Science. Two faculty members were named Fulbright Scholars during the decade, and students continued to fight for social justice causes both on campus and in the community. In the winter of 1989-90, the Student Senate passed and sent to faculty an honor code for students, which all first-year seminar classes still sign today.<\/p>\n<p>Etown exited the decade with excitement for the future, as a 10-year building plan unveiled in 1987 featured several key initiatives, including the construction of a new library.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>A Look Through the Decade<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1981 &#8211; The National Endowment for the Humanities awards a $250,000 challenge grant to Etown to be matched by $750,000 from the College. The funds established professorships that included chairs in History, English, and International Studies.<\/li>\n<li>1982 &#8211; Beckie Donecker \u201982 wins the program\u2019s first NCAA Division III Women\u2019s Tennis National Singles Championship on May 17.<\/li>\n<li>1982 &#8211; The Blue Jays Women\u2019s Basketball team wins the program\u2019s first NCAA Division III National Championship, defeating Greensboro College by a score of 67-66.<\/li>\n<li>1983 &#8211; Musser Hall is dedicated on Oct. 29, named after loyal alumni Dr. Benjamin G. \u201942 and Vera Shroop Musser \u201942.<\/li>\n<li>1987 &#8211; The High Foundation contributed $1.5 million to be used toward the new library on Oct. 26, the largest single gift in the College\u2019s history at the time. Alumnus S. Dale High \u201963, H\u201993, P\u201986 founded the Foundation in 1980 to support community growth and vitality within the Lancaster community.<\/li>\n<li>1989 &#8211; The Rufus P. Bucher Meetinghouse and adjoining Galen S. and Jessie B. Young Center for the Study of Anabaptist and Pietist Groups were dedicated on Oct. 28.<\/li>\n<li>1989 &#8211; The Women\u2019s Basketball team wins their second NCAA Division III National Championship, beating California State University by a score of 66-65 on March 18.<\/li>\n<li>1989 &#8211; The Men\u2019s Soccer team, coached by Arthur \u201cSkip\u201d Roderick \u201974 wins their first NCAA Division III National Championship, shutting out Greensboro by a score of 2-0 on Nov. 18.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Snapshots of the Decade<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19019 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/1.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2062\" height=\"1624\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/1.png 2062w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/1-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/1-1024x806.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/1-768x605.png 768w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/1-1536x1210.png 1536w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/1-2048x1613.png 2048w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/1-1080x851.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2062px) 100vw, 2062px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19024'>\n\t\t\t\tCookout at Lake Placida, 1980\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/2-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1811\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/2-scaled.jpg 1811w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/2-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/2-768x1085.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1811px) 100vw, 1811px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19025'>\n\t\t\t\tRider Memorial Hall, 1980\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19026\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19026'>\n\t\t\t\tStudents in a dorm room, 1980\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/4.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/4.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/4-300x236.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/4-768x604.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19027'>\n\t\t\t\tAerial campus view, 1981\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/5-1.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/5-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19048\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19048'>\n\t\t\t\tA.C. Baugher Professor of Chemistry Emeritus Dr. Charles D. Schaeffer Jr., 1981\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/6.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/6.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/6-300x241.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/6-768x618.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19028'>\n\t\t\t\tRoyer Residence Hall, 1981 \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/7.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/7.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/7.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/7-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/7-768x545.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/7-400x284.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19029'>\n\t\t\t\tConstruction of Musser Hall, 1982-83\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/9.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/9.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/9.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/9-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/9-768x544.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/9-400x284.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19030'>\n\t\t\t\tJazz Band, 1983-84\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/10.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/10.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/10.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/10-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/10-768x532.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19031'>\n\t\t\t\tNicarry Hall, 1980s\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/12.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/12.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/12.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/12-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/12-768x517.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19032'>\n\t\t\t\tRalph Schlosser in front of Schlosser Hall, 1980s\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/14.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/14.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/14.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/14-300x217.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/14-768x556.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19033'>\n\t\t\t\tConstruction of the High Library, 1989-1990 \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/15.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/15.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/15.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/15-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2025\/01\/15-768x531.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19034'>\n\t\t\t\tNCAA Division III Women\u2019s Basketball Champions, 1989\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout Elizabethtown College\u2019s 125th anniversary year, follow along as we share 125 compelling stories about the College\u2019s defining moments, alumni stories, and fun facts since our founding in 1899 at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etown.edu\/125-celebration\/stories.aspx\">etown.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1980s marked another decade of growth and accomplishment for Elizabethtown College. Athletics experienced unprecedented national success by capturing three team national championships and producing an individual national champion. Academically, the College continued its dedication toward adapting to a changing world with the inclusion of highly sought-after majors such as Computer Science. Two faculty members [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":19037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19019"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19233,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19019\/revisions\/19233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}