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About Wartburg College

Wartburg College is a selective four-year liberal arts college in Waverly, which is the county seat of Bremer County, situated in the US state of Iowa,having nearly 9000 people, living within its limits, according to the 2000 census.

Wartburg was established in 1852, and was originally founded in Saginaw, Michigan, by Georg M. Grossman, a native of Neuendettelsau, Bavaria. It was moved several times, between Illinois and Iowa, before permanently settling in Waverly, in 1935. The college was named after Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany, where Martin Luther was protected during the stormy days of the Reformation.

Athletics

Wartburg's athletic teams are known as the Knights and they compete in NCAA Division III. Their distinctive colors are orange and black.

Notable Alumni

Among Wartburg's most famous graduates, there are: Dr. Delbert H. Meyer - discovered process for creating purified terephthalic acid (PTA), a key building block in the production of polyester, recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1992), Paul Schell - former Mayor of Seattle, Washington, Missy Buttry - only runner in any division, male or female, to win three consecutive NCAA Cross Country championships, and Coleen Rowley - whistleblower FBI agent, researched suspected WTC terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, joint 2002 TIME `Person of the Year`, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd District in 2006.