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Alma Adds Wrestling, Bowling as Varsity Sports
Alma College has launched searches for coaches to develop nw intercollegiate varsity sports programs for men's wrestling and women's bowling.

 

Alma College was born on Oct. 14, 1886. George F. Hunting was appointed the College’s first president and professor of moral and mental science. The College’s founding was made possible by Ammi W. Wright, a lumberman, businessman and civic leader who gave 30 acres of land and more than $300,000 to found and sustain the institution in its early years.

 

Student Profile

Joshua Pugh

Joshua Pugh
Graduation: 2011
Major: Political Science

Majoring in political science at Alma College was just as much of a no-brainer as voting is for Joshua Pugh ’11.

“When I first visited campus, I met with Dr. Hulme and knew that I wanted to pursue political science,” he says. “After taking my first research methods class with Dr. Cartrite, it was clear that I had made the right choice.”