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About Hendrix College

Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college located in Conway, which is the county seat of Faulkner County, situated in the US state of Arkansas, having a population estimated at a number of nearly 60 000 inhabitants, during the 2009 census, fact which makes it 8th populous city in the state.

Hendrix College was established in 1876, being founded as a primary school called Central Institute, at Altus, AR. It received its current name in 1889, being named after Rev. Eugene Russell Hendrix, a presiding bishop over three Arkansas Methodist conferences, its current location being chosen in 1890, by the Hendrix Board of Trustees.

The college is ranked annually in the top tier of liberal arts colleges, in US News and World Report's America's Best Colleges, and in 2009, Forbes ranked it 81st of America's Best Colleges.

Athletics

Hendrix's athletic teams are known as the Warriors and they compete in NCAA Division III, in various sports, for both men and women, which include baseball, basketball, lacrosse, golf, soccer, swimming and volleyball. Their distinctive colors are orange and black.

Notable Alumni

Among Hendrix's famous alumni, there are: Ashlie Atkinson - film, television and stage actress, Douglas Blackmon - Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for his book Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, Hayes Carll - country singer-songwriter; Americana Award winner, Natalie Canerday - actress, notable roles in Sling Blade and October Sky, minor roles in Walk the Line and the movie version of Biloxi Blues and Margaret Pittman - first female head of a National Institute of Health laboratory and pioneer in developing the vaccine for pertussis, plus others.