This box contains information about the following students.
William Seward Iliff, Sr., Class of 1887 (?)
-Co-founder of Iliff School of Theology
-Wrote story “A Slip from College (Military) Life” 1883
Brian Kates, Class of 1968
-Author of The Murder of a Shopping Bag Lady
-Worked for editorial board of the NY Daily News which received the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.
Jack Klotz, Class of 1956
-In Pennsylvania Sports Hal of Fame for football
Noel Koch, Class of 1966
-Served as Special Assistant to the President of the United States, 1971-1974
Charles W. Law, Class of 1925
-Became superintendent of construction of a highway in New York
Joseph Lees Maude, Class of 1885
-Vice-President of the class of ‘84
James Rush Lincoln, Delaware Military College, Attended 1859-1862
-Served as chief of staff at battle of Gettysburg
-Brigadier general of the Iowa National Guard and commandant of Iowa State College at Ames
-Also served in Spanish-American war and WWI
John A. Logan, Jr., Attended 1881 (?)- 1883
-Died in the battle of San Jacinto during Philippine- American War, posthumously received Medal of Honor
John Winthrop Loveland, PMC, Class of 1887
-Trustee of PMC and President of the Alumni Association
-Served in Spanish-American War and World War I
-Loveland Hall was named after him.
-Director of a regional Security League to improve America’s home defense
Percival G. Lowe, PMC, Class of 1883
-Commander of Lowe Scout company, reconnaissance unit, in Philippine-American War
-Member of the Abercrombie Expedition to survey Alaska – named a river after himself
Wilson G.S. Lowe, PMC, Class of 1883
-Marched in parade with General Grant 1879
-Adjunct of the college immediately after graduating
-Improved the Western Military Academy while working as a professor there
Charles Franklin Miller
-Engineering student.
Samuel Minor, Class of 1892
Sylvanus Morley, PMC (Class of 1904)
-Famous anthropologist and archeologist
-Led an expedition in 1920’s to excavate Chichen Itza and find Mayan hieroglyphics
-Wrote a diary detailing his work and studies
William Parsons, PMC (Attended in 1890)
-Report card.
Theof C. Pendarvis (attended PMC in 1957)
-Called "Bullet Bob" Pendarvis due to his speed
-One of the first African Americans to play varsity sports for PMC, played football
Charles F.B. Price, Class of 1902
-PMA’s highest ranking graduate, as a Lieutenant General
John Pool (Class of 1919) and Joseph Pool (Class of 1921
-Joseph became a member of the Board of Trustees in 1943
-Donated scrapbook
Riddle, Samuel, Class of 1881
-Owner of race horse Man o’ War
-Donated land and money upon his death for the creation of Riddle Memorial Hospital
Henry Robinett, Delaware Military Academy 1860
-Commanded Union forces in Civil War, distinguished in Battle of Corinth 10/4/1862
-Later court marshaled for speaking disrespectfully to a higher officer
-Battery Robinett canon named in his honor