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{{Infobox University
|name = Park University
|image_name = Park University logo.png
|motto = ''Fides et Labor''
|mottoeng = “Faith & Work”
|established = Park [[College]] 1875 <br />Park [[University]] 2000
|city = [[Parkville, Missouri|Parkville]]
|type = Private
|president = Greg Gunderson, Ph.D.
|provost = Michelle Myers, Ed.D.
|students = 11,457; 9,861 undergraduate<br />(fall 2017)<ref name="NCES"/>
|undergrad =
|postgrad =
|sports = [[Soccer]], [[baseball]], [[basketball]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[track & field]], [[volleyball]], [[golf]], [[softball]]
|colors = Canary and Wine (gold and burgundy)
|mascot = Pirates
|affiliations = [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]], [[American Midwest Conference]]
|website = http://www.park.edu
|address = 8700 N.W. River Park Drive
|coor = {{Coord|39.18986|-94.68014|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:US-MO}}
|state=[[Missouri]]|postalcode=64152|free_label=Song|free="Hail, Park, Hail" and "Canary and Wine"}}
[[Image:Mckay-hall-parkville.jpg|thumb|230x230px|Mackay Hall]]
'''Park University''' is a private non-profit educational institution in [[Parkville, Missouri]] founded in 1875.<ref name="NCES"/> Its setting is [[suburb]]an, and the campus size is 700 acres. Park University is [[regional accreditation|regionally]] [[educational accreditation|accredited]] by the [[Higher Learning Commission]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Park University| website=U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs | url=https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/InstAccrDetails.aspx?756e697469643d3132363030332663616d70757349643d30267264743d382f32332f3230313820353a31303a353120414d | access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> and is affiliated with the [[Council of Independent Colleges]] and the Independent Colleges and Universities of Missouri.<ref>{{cite web | title=Members of CIC | website=The Council of Independent Colleges | date=2018-08-23 | url=https://www.cic.edu/about/members/listing | access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Our Members | website=The Independent Colleges and Universities of Missouri | date=2018-08-23 | url=https://www.independentcollegesanduniversitiesofmo.com/members | access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
In the fall of 2017, Park had an enrollment of 11,457; a retention rate{{#tag:ref|Defined as percentage of freshmen returning as sophomores in the following year.|group="nb"}} of 44% for full-time students and 18% for part-time students; a six-year undergraduate graduation rate of 24%; and a median annual net price of $16,048.<ref name=NCES>{{cite web | title=College Navigator - Park University | website=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |publisher=[[U.S. Department of Education]] | year=2017 | url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=park+university&s=all&id=178721| access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
==Locations==
The flagship campus of Park University is located in the city of [[Parkville, Missouri]]. The Park University Graduate School is located in downtown [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. There are 41 campuses in 22 [[U.S. state]]s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.park.edu/about-park/at-a-glance.html|title=Park University|work=park.edu|accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref> including three campuses in the Kansas City area (Downtown Kansas City, Independence, Lenexa and Parkville) and a campus center in [[Austin, Texas]]. Most of the [[satellite campus]]es are on or near United States military bases and share quarters with other businesses/organizations.
The {{convert|800|acre|ha|1|sing=on}} home campus currently has an enrollment of 1,600 students representing 50 states and 106 countries.<ref>[http://www.parkvideo.net/news/publish/mp/report050106.pdf - Park University 2006 Master Plan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009094611/http://www.parkvideo.net/news/publish/mp/report050106.pdf |date=2007-10-09 }}</ref> The entire extended system had an annual student enrollment of 23,000.<ref>[http://education.yahoo.com/college/facts/8055.html;_ylt=AoQImtLCEAUEkEeN08wW9JIZvskF Park University Facts, Stats and Admissions Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523135413/http://education.yahoo.com/college/facts/8055.html |date=2008-05-23 }}, Yahoo.com</ref>
==History==
The school which was originally called '''Park College''' was founded in 1875 by John A. McAfee on land donated by [[George S. Park]] with its initial structure being the stone hotel Park owned on the bluff above the Missouri River.
The original concept called for students to receive free tuition and board in exchange for working up to half day in the college’s farm, electrical shop or printing plant. According to the terms of the arrangement if the “Parkville Experiment” did not work out within five years, the college grounds were to revert to Park.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jw1ExqwyW-4C&pg=PA40&dq=%22Park+College%22+George+S.+Park&as_brr=1#PPA41,M1 Centennial History of Missouri: (the Center State) One Hundred Years in the Union, 1820-1921 By Walter Barlow Stevens –1921 – S.J. Clarke Publishing – Page 41] (available on print.google.com)</ref>
There were 17 students in the first school year and in the first graduation class there were five women. McAfee led until his death in 1890. His son Lowell M. McAfee became the second president of Park until stepping down in 1913. The first international student at Park University arrived in 1880 from Japan.
The defining landmark of the campus is [[Mackay Hall]], named after [[Carroll County, Illinois]] banker Duncan Mackay who donated $25,000 in materials for the structure shortly before his death.<ref>Decatur Daily Dispatch - Among Our Neighbors - 1890-09-11</ref> The building was constructed using [[limestone]] mined on the campus grounds and built with the labor of students. Construction began in 1883 and was finished by 1893. Today the building is the main focal point of the campus and dominates the hillside, overlooking the town of Parkville. It is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
For many decades the school was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church but it no longer has that affiliation.{{When|date=March 2011}} The college has had a relationship with the military since 1889. However, the relationship was greatly expanded in the late 1960s with the establishment of a Military Degree Completion Program and later in 1972 with the Military Resident Center System. Park’s total enrollment has grown from its small base since 1996 when it first began offering online courses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3J50QZDutT8C&pg=PA215&dq=%22Park+University%22+Parkville+1996&sig=B8NhrIHFsoiLoO1Tmu42TmqhD5s|title=Distance Learning Programs 2004|work=google.com|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> In 2000 it was renamed Park University.
==Hauptmann lecture==
The Park University Dr. Jerzy Hauptmann Distinguished Guest Lecture Series was established through the generosity of alumni, colleagues and friends of Hauptmann upon his 40th anniversary at Park. The lecture series brings outstanding scholars to the Kansas City area to address topics related to Hauptmann's three areas of study: international politics, public administration and democracy.
==Athletics==
Park University teams are known as the Pirates. The university competes in the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) as a member of the [[American Midwest Conference]] (AMC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track & field and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball.
The Department of Athletics at Park University is led by Claude English, Director of Athletics, who was also the Pirates’ men’s basketball coach from 1992 to 2005. From 1980 to 1984, English was the head men’s basketball coach at his alma mater, the University of Rhode Island, and he played one season in the NBA with the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] in 1970-71.
Six former Park Pirates compete currently for the [[Kansas City Comets (2010–)|Kansas City Comets]] of the [[Major Arena Soccer League]].
===Championships===
* 2017 Men's Volleyball (NAIA Invitational Tournament)
* 2014 Women's Volleyball (NAIA National Champions)
* 2014 Men's Volleyball (NAIA Invitational Tournament)
* 2012 Men's Volleyball (NAIA Invitational Tournament)
* 2008 Men's Volleyball (NAIA Invitational Tournament)
* 2003 Men's Volleyball (NAIA Invitational Tournament)
==Recognition==
*Ranked 1st among all private colleges and universities in the U.S. and ranked 2nd in the “online and nontraditional” category on the ''Military Times’'' "Best for Vets: Colleges 2016" list.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best for Vets: Colleges 2016|url=http://www.militarytimes.com/story/veterans/best-for-vets/2015/11/09/best-vets-colleges-2016-our-top-175-schools/75311832/|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
*Ranked 2nd “Best for Vets” business school in the country among private colleges/universities in the country, according to ''Military Times.''<ref>{{cite web|title=Best for Vets: Business Schools 2016|url=http://bestforvets.militarytimes.com/business-schools/2016/|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
*Selected as one of the top military-friendly colleges and universities in the country for seven consecutive years by Victory Media.<ref>{{cite web|title=Park University Designated Military-Friendly Institution For Seventh Straight Year|url=http://www.park.edu/news/2015/11/military-friendly-designation-2016.html|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
*Ranked 2nd among all private colleges/universities in the country with a 9.5 percent annual ROI by 2015 PayScale College ROI Report.<ref>{{cite web|title=PayScale College ROI Report|url=http://www.payscale.com/college-roi|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
*2015-16 Colleges of Distinction list.<ref>{{cite web|title=Colleges of Distinction|url=http://www.collegesofdistinction.com/|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
* 2016 [[Washington Monthly]] Best 4-Year Colleges for Adult Learners list <ref>{{cite web|title=Colleges of Distinction|url=http://washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide?ranking=best-colleges-for-adult-learners-4-year-colleges|accessdate=3 October 2016}}</ref>
* Ranked by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' as the 126-165 best Midwest college in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Park University|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/park-university-2498|website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|accessdate=February 16, 2018}}</ref>
==Notable people==
*[[Marsia Alexander-Clarke]], artist<ref name="Resume">{{cite web | author=Marsia Alexander-Clarke | year=2003 | title=Resume | work= | publisher= | url=http://student1www.fullcoll.edu/00029861/Marsia/resume.html | accessdate=24 August 2011 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331045408/http://student1www.fullcoll.edu/00029861/Marsia/resume.html | archivedate=31 March 2012 | df= }}</ref>
*[[James J. Barry Jr|James J. Barry, Jr.]] (1969) - former [[New Jersey General Assembly]]man and [[New Jersey]] Director of [[Consumer Protection|Consumer Affairs]]
*[[Ralph von Frese]] (1969) - American [[geologist]]
*[[Tsiang Tingfu]] (Chinese: 蔣廷黻)- Chinese scholar and diplomat. In 1911, he attended the Park Academy
*[[Don H. Compier]] (1985) - founding Dean of the [[Community of Christ Seminary]]
*[[Stephen Cox (writer)|Steve Cox]] - American freelance writer
*[[Maurice Greene (athlete)|Maurice Green]] Olympic Sprinter; world record holder
*[[Melana Scantlin]] (2002) - former [[Miss Missouri USA]], [[television personality]]
*[[Chance Browne]] - American musician, painter, and cartoonist
*[[Robert E. Hall]] - eleventh [[Sergeant Major of the Army]]
*[[Charles A. Holland]], Los Angeles, California, City Council member, 1929–31
*[[James A. Roy]] - sixteenth [[Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force]]
*[[Edwin Kagin]] - [[Lawyer|attorney]], founder [[Camp Quest]]
*[[George Kelly (psychologist)|George Kelly]] - American [[psychologist]], [[psychotherapy|therapist]] and [[education|educator]]
*[[Texe Marrs]] - American [[preacher]]
*[[Cleland Boyd McAfee]] (1884) - American [[Theology|theologian]]
*[[Newell A. George]] - United States [[Congressman]], 1959–1961.
*[[Carl McIntire]] - [[Broadcasting|radio broadcaster]]
*[[Stephen M. Veazey]] - [[Prophet-President]] of the [[Community of Christ]]
*[[George S. Robb]], [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] (1912) - [[Medal of Honor]] - [[World War I]]
*[[Lewis Millet]], [[U.S. Army]] (1964) - [[Medal of Honor]] - [[Korea]]
*[[Thaddeus J. Martin]], [[U.S. Air Force]], [[Connecticut Adjutant General]]
*[[David Grace (basketball)]] UCLA and Oregon State University men's assistant basketball coach (USAF Retired) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207913802 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-04-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602085913/http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207913802 |archivedate=2016-06-02 |df= }}</ref>
*[[Anthony Melchiorri]] - Hospitality expert and [[Travel Channel]] host
*[[Hollington Tong]] - transferred to [[University of Missouri]], [[Republic of China ambassador to the United States]]
===Faculty===
*[[Stanislav Ioudenitch]] (Professor of Music and Piano) - Pianist and gold medalist of [[Van Cliburn International Piano Competition]] in 2001
*[[Kay Barnes]] (Distinguished Professor for Public Leadership) - Former mayor of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] and candidate for Congress in 2008<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.park.edu/pub/news_00510.shtml | title=Mayor Kay Barnes to Join Park University, Lead New Center | publisher=Park University | date=April 4, 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate=2008-10-17 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120716173536/http://news.park.edu/pub/news_00510.shtml | archivedate=July 16, 2012 | df= }}</ref>
==References==
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===Notes===
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==External links==
*[http://www.park.edu/ Official website]
*[http://www.parkathletics.com/ Official athletics website]
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{{Infobox University
|name = Park University
|image_name = Park University logo.png
|motto = ''Fides et Labor''
|mottoeng = “Faith & Work”
|established = Park [[College]] 1875 <br />Park [[University]] 2000
|city = [[Parkville, Missouri|Parkville]]
|type = Private
|president = Greg Gunderson, Ph.D.
|provost = Michelle Myers, Ed.D.
|students = 11,457; 9,861 undergraduate<br />(fall 2017)<ref name="NCES"/>
|undergrad =
|postgrad =
|sports = [[Soccer]], [[baseball]], [[basketball]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[track & field]], [[volleyball]], [[golf]], [[softball]]
|colors = Canary and Wine (gold and burgundy)
|mascot = Pirates
|affiliations = [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]], [[American Midwest Conference]]
|website = http://www.park.edu
|address = 8700 N.W. River Park Drive
|coor = {{Coord|39.18986|-94.68014|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:US-MO}}
|state=[[Missouri]]|postalcode=64152|free_label=Song|free="Hail, Park, Hail" and "Canary and Wine"}}
[[Image:Mckay-hall-parkville.jpg|thumb|230x230px|Mackay Hall]]
'''Park University''' is a private non-profit educational institution in [[Parkville, Missouri]] founded in 1875.<ref name="NCES"/> Its setting is [[suburb]]an, and the campus size is 700 acres. Park University is [[regional accreditation|regionally]] [[educational accreditation|accredited]] by the [[Higher Learning Commission]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Park University| website=U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs | url=https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/InstAccrDetails.aspx?756e697469643d3132363030332663616d70757349643d30267264743d382f32332f3230313820353a31303a353120414d | access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> and is affiliated with the [[Council of Independent Colleges]] and the Independent Colleges and Universities of Missouri.<ref>{{cite web | title=Members of CIC | website=The Council of Independent Colleges | date=2018-08-23 | url=https://www.cic.edu/about/members/listing | access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Our Members | website=The Independent Colleges and Universities of Missouri | date=2018-08-23 | url=https://www.independentcollegesanduniversitiesofmo.com/members | access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
In the fall of 2017, Park had an enrollment of 11,457; a retention rate{{#tag:ref|Defined as percentage of freshmen returning as sophomores in the following year.|group="nb"}} of 44% for full-time students and 18% for part-time students; a six-year undergraduate graduation rate of 24%; and a median annual net price of $16,048.<ref name=NCES>{{cite web | title=College Navigator - Park University | website=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |publisher=[[U.S. Department of Education]] | year=2017 | url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=park+university&s=all&id=178721| access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
==Locations==
The flagship campus of Park University is located in the city of [[Parkville, Missouri]]. The Park University Graduate School is located in downtown [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. There are 41 campuses in 22 [[U.S. state]]s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.park.edu/about-park/at-a-glance.html|title=Park University|work=park.edu|accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref> including three campuses in the Kansas City area (Downtown Kansas City, Independence, Lenexa and Parkville) and a campus center in [[Austin, Texas]]. Most of the [[satellite campus]]es are on or near United States military bases and share quarters with other businesses/organizations.
The {{convert|800|acre|ha|1|sing=on}} home campus currently has an enrollment of 1,600 students representing 50 states and 106 countries.<ref>[http://www.parkvideo.net/news/publish/mp/report050106.pdf - Park University 2006 Master Plan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009094611/http://www.parkvideo.net/news/publish/mp/report050106.pdf |date=2007-10-09 }}</ref> The entire extended system had an annual student enrollment of 23,000.<ref>[http://education.yahoo.com/college/facts/8055.html;_ylt=AoQImtLCEAUEkEeN08wW9JIZvskF Park University Facts, Stats and Admissions Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523135413/http://education.yahoo.com/college/facts/8055.html |date=2008-05-23 }}, Yahoo.com</ref>
==History==
The school which was originally called '''Park College''' was founded in 1875 by John A. McAfee on land donated by [[George S. Park]] with its initial structure being the stone hotel Park owned on the bluff above the Missouri River.
The original concept called for students to receive free tuition and board in exchange for working up to half day in the college’s farm, electrical shop or printing plant. According to the terms of the arrangement if the “Parkville Experiment” did not work out within five years, the college grounds were to revert to Park.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jw1ExqwyW-4C&pg=PA40&dq=%22Park+College%22+George+S.+Park&as_brr=1#PPA41,M1 Centennial History of Missouri: (the Center State) One Hundred Years in the Union, 1820-1921 By Walter Barlow Stevens –1921 – S.J. Clarke Publishing – Page 41] (available on print.google.com)</ref>
There were 17 students in the first school year and in the first graduation class there were five women. McAfee led until his death in 1890. His son Lowell M. McAfee became the second president of Park until stepping down in 1913. The first international student at Park University arrived in 1880 from Japan.
The defining landmark of the campus is [[Mackay Hall]], named after [[Carroll County, Illinois]] banker Duncan Mackay who donated $25,000 in materials for the structure shortly before his death.<ref>Decatur Daily Dispatch - Among Our Neighbors - 1890-09-11</ref> The building was constructed using [[limestone]] mined on the campus grounds and built with the labor of students. Construction began in 1883 and was finished by 1893. Today the building is the main focal point of the campus and dominates the hillside, overlooking the town of Parkville. It is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
For many decades the school was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church but it no longer has that affiliation.{{When|date=March 2011}} The college has had a relationship with the military since 1889. However, the relationship was greatly expanded in the late 1960s with the establishment of a Military Degree Completion Program and later in 1972 with the Military Resident Center System. Park’s total enrollment has grown from its small base since 1996 when it first began offering online courses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3J50QZDutT8C&pg=PA215&dq=%22Park+University%22+Parkville+1996&sig=B8NhrIHFsoiLoO1Tmu42TmqhD5s|title=Distance Learning Programs 2004|work=google.com|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> In 2000 it was renamed Park University.
==Hauptmann lecture==
The Park University Dr. Jerzy Hauptmann Distinguished Guest Lecture Series was established through the generosity of alumni, colleagues and friends of Hauptmann upon his 40th anniversary at Park. The lecture series brings outstanding scholars to the Kansas City area to address topics related to Hauptmann's three areas of study: international politics, public administration and democracy.
==Athletics==
Park University teams are known as the Pirates. The university competes in the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) as a member of the [[American Midwest Conference]] (AMC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track & field and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball.
The Department of Athletics at Park University is led by Claude English, Director of Athletics, who was also the Pirates’ men’s basketball coach from 1992 to 2005. From 1980 to 1984, English was the head men’s basketball coach at his alma mater, the University of Rhode Island, and he played one season in the NBA with the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] in 1970-71.
Six former Park Pirates compete currently for the [[Kansas City Comets (2010–)|Kansas City Comets]] of the [[Major Arena Soccer League]].
===Championships===
* 2017 Men's Volleyball (NAIA Invitational Tournament)
* 2014 Women's Volleyball (NAIA National Champions)
* 2014 Men's Volleyball (NAIA Invitational Tournament)
* 2012 Men's Volleyball (NAIA Invitational Tournament)
* 2008 Men's Volleyball (NAIA Invitational Tournament)
* 2003 Men's Volleyball (NAIA Invitational Tournament)
==Recognition==
*Ranked 1st among all private colleges and universities in the U.S. and ranked 2nd in the “online and nontraditional” category on the ''Military Times’'' "Best for Vets: Colleges 2016" list.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best for Vets: Colleges 2016|url=http://www.militarytimes.com/story/veterans/best-for-vets/2015/11/09/best-vets-colleges-2016-our-top-175-schools/75311832/|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
*Ranked 2nd “Best for Vets” business school in the country among private colleges/universities in the country, according to ''Military Times.''<ref>{{cite web|title=Best for Vets: Business Schools 2016|url=http://bestforvets.militarytimes.com/business-schools/2016/|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
*Selected as one of the top military-friendly colleges and universities in the country for seven consecutive years by Victory Media.<ref>{{cite web|title=Park University Designated Military-Friendly Institution For Seventh Straight Year|url=http://www.park.edu/news/2015/11/military-friendly-designation-2016.html|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
*Ranked 2nd among all private colleges/universities in the country with a 9.5 percent annual ROI by 2015 PayScale College ROI Report.<ref>{{cite web|title=PayScale College ROI Report|url=http://www.payscale.com/college-roi|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
*2015-16 Colleges of Distinction list.<ref>{{cite web|title=Colleges of Distinction|url=http://www.collegesofdistinction.com/|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
* 2016 [[Washington Monthly]] Best 4-Year Colleges for Adult Learners list <ref>{{cite web|title=Colleges of Distinction|url=http://washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide?ranking=best-colleges-for-adult-learners-4-year-colleges|accessdate=3 October 2016}}</ref>
* Ranked by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' as the 126-165 best Midwest college in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Park University|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/park-university-2498|website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|accessdate=February 16, 2018}}</ref>
==Notable people==
*[[Marsia Alexander-Clarke]], artist<ref name="Resume">{{cite web | author=Marsia Alexander-Clarke | year=2003 | title=Resume | work= | publisher= | url=http://student1www.fullcoll.edu/00029861/Marsia/resume.html | accessdate=24 August 2011 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331045408/http://student1www.fullcoll.edu/00029861/Marsia/resume.html | archivedate=31 March 2012 | df= }}</ref>
*[[James J. Barry Jr|James J. Barry, Jr.]] (1969) - former [[New Jersey General Assembly]]man and [[New Jersey]] Director of [[Consumer Protection|Consumer Affairs]]
*[[Ralph von Frese]] (1969) - American [[geologist]]
*[[Tsiang Tingfu]] (Chinese: 蔣廷黻)- Chinese scholar and diplomat. In 1911, he attended the Park Academy
*[[Don H. Compier]] (1985) - founding Dean of the [[Community of Christ Seminary]]
*[[Stephen Cox (writer)|Steve Cox]] - American freelance writer
*[[Maurice Greene (athlete)|Maurice Green]] Olympic Sprinter; world record holder
*[[Melana Scantlin]] (2002) - former [[Miss Missouri USA]], [[television personality]]
*[[Chance Browne]] - American musician, painter, and cartoonist
*[[Robert E. Hall]] - eleventh [[Sergeant Major of the Army]]
*[[Charles A. Holland]], Los Angeles, California, City Council member, 1929–31
*[[James A. Roy]] - sixteenth [[Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force]]
*[[Edwin Kagin]] - [[Lawyer|attorney]], founder [[Camp Quest]]
*[[George Kelly (psychologist)|George Kelly]] - American [[psychologist]], [[psychotherapy|therapist]] and [[education|educator]]
*[[Texe Marrs]] - American [[preacher]]
*[[Cleland Boyd McAfee]] (1884) - American [[Theology|theologian]]
*[[Newell A. George]] - United States [[Congressman]], 1959–1961.
*[[Carl McIntire]] - [[Broadcasting|radio broadcaster]]
*[[Stephen M. Veazey]] - [[Prophet-President]] of the [[Community of Christ]]
*[[George S. Robb]], [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] (1912) - [[Medal of Honor]] - [[World War I]]
*[[Lewis Millet]], [[U.S. Army]] (1964) - [[Medal of Honor]] - [[Korea]]
*[[Thaddeus J. Martin]], [[U.S. Air Force]], [[Connecticut Adjutant General]]
*[[David Grace (basketball)]] UCLA and Oregon State University men's assistant basketball coach (USAF Retired) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207913802 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-04-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602085913/http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207913802 |archivedate=2016-06-02 |df= }}</ref>
*[[Anthony Melchiorri]] - Hospitality expert and [[Travel Channel]] host
*[[Hollington Tong]] - transferred to [[University of Missouri]], [[Republic of China ambassador to the United States]]
===Faculty===
*[[Stanislav Ioudenitch]] (Professor of Music and Piano) - Pianist and gold medalist of [[Van Cliburn International Piano Competition]] in 2001
*[[Kay Barnes]] (Distinguished Professor for Public Leadership) - Former mayor of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] and candidate for Congress in 2008<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.park.edu/pub/news_00510.shtml | title=Mayor Kay Barnes to Join Park University, Lead New Center | publisher=Park University | date=April 4, 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate=2008-10-17 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120716173536/http://news.park.edu/pub/news_00510.shtml | archivedate=July 16, 2012 | df= }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.park.edu/ Official website]
*[http://www.parkathletics.com/ Official athletics website]
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