25-397: (Redirected from HAPS ) Haps may refer to: People [ edit ] Haps Benfer (c. 1893-1966), American football and basketball player and college coach and administrator Marie Haps (1879-1939), Luxembourg-born Belgian educationalist Ridgeciano Haps (born 1993), Dutch footballer Other uses [ edit ] Haps ,
50-563: A Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees in education. The college also offers online and accelerated degree programs. Albright offers a wide range of classical and pre-professional programs. It created one of the first undergraduate psychobiology programs in the nation in the 1960s. The college's liberal arts curriculum has a cross-program focus that allows students to create an individualized education. Fully half of Albright students have concentrations that combine two or three fields of learning. The theatre program has been honored by
75-635: A Dutch village Haps Magazine High altitude platform station High altitude pseudo satellite or Atmospheric satellite Histories and Addresses of Philosophical Societies Hydrazine Auxiliary Propulsion System , a rocket upper stage developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation haps, social gatherings of youth in Laestadianism Institut libre Marie Haps , a college of higher education based in Brussels, Belgium Marie Haps Faculty of Translation and Interpreting ,
100-566: A faculty of Saint-Louis University, Brussels (UCLouvain) See also [ edit ] HAP (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Haps . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haps_(disambiguation)&oldid=903475695 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
125-565: A junior, was the school's career scoring record for nearly 70 years, and he also set the school's single-game scoring record with 50 points against Steelton on January 6, 1911. Benfer was also a star for William Penn's football team for three years and played goalkeeper on the school's first soccer team in 1910. After graduating from York High School, Benfer enrolled at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania . At Albright, he played football, basketball, and baseball. He played fullback for
150-523: A majority-white institution. The Philadelphia Eagles held pre-season training camp at Albright from 1968 through 1972. Wilbur G. Renken was athletic director and basketball head coach for 38 consecutive seasons. A highly regarded figure in collegiate athletics in general and specifically basketball, Renken was the president of the United States Olympic Basketball Team Selection Committee for
175-548: A minister at Hummels Wharf, Pennsylvania , he became engaged to Mabel M. Hoffman. Benfer served as the head college football coach at Westmar University in LeMars, Iowa from 1916 to 1917. Benfer later worked as a teacher, coach, and administrator for 50 years. He also played baseball for St. Louis Cardinals' farm teams for two summers. He was the basketball and baseball coach at Bucknell University from 1918 to 1919. He then returned to Albright College where he served as
200-478: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Haps Benfer Harold Arthur "Haps" Benfer (October 24, 1893 – January 2, 1966) was an American football and basketball player and college coach and administrator. He was selected as a first-team All-American fullback while playing for Albright College in 1914. He later spent 40 years as an athletic coach and administrator at Muhlenberg College . Benfer
225-935: Is the present location of Albright, at the base of Mount Penn in Reading. The college is named for Pennsylvania-German evangelical preacher Jacob Albright , who founded the Evangelical Association (later known as the Evangelical United Brethren Church ). Born in 1759 in Douglass Township , (now Montgomery County ) with the given name of Johannes Jacob Albrecht, the family changed their surname to "Albright" following Jacob's 1808 death. Albright College students are encouraged to cross and combine areas of study without taking longer to graduate. The college offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, as well as
250-484: The 1976 Olympic Games . He also served as the president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) in 1979–1980. On October 11, 2017, sophomore backup quarterback Gyree Durante was dismissed from the football team for kneeling during the national anthem before the team's game against Delaware Valley University , going against a collective team decision made before the game to kneel for
275-912: The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival consistently for many years. Albright's Domino Players Company has been invited to perform at the Region II KCACTF Festival 10 times in the last 18 years (2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020). At the National Conference held every April in Washington DC, Albright's theatre program has garnered dozens of awards for distinguished work in performance, direction, dramaturgy, scenic, sound, costume, and lighting design. Acclaimed productions of “Waiting for Godot” (2007), “Clybourne Park” (2016), “A Raisin in
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#1732783535264300-854: The National Football League , Dietz had coached the Boston "Redskins" (1933–1934), the forerunner of the Washington Commanders . Dietz is in the Albright College Athletic Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame . In 1948, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and Albright College played the first intercollegiate football game between an Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) institution and
325-669: The Pennsylvania American Legion state championship tournament. Benfer died at his home in Allentown, Pennsylvania , in January 1966 at age 73. He was survived by his wife, the former Mabel Hoffman, and a son, Robert H. Benfer. As a tribute to Benfer, Albright College awards the Haps Benfer Trophy to an outstanding student athlete each year, and Muhlenberg dedicated Benfer Hall, a dormitory, in
350-459: The Sun” (2018) have also been named “Outstanding Production of a Play” – recognizing them as the best college production of their years. “A Raisin in the Sun” also received eight other national awards, for distinguished performance, scenic and lighting design, director and performances. The Albright Creative Research Experience (ACRE) is a multi-disciplinary program that affords undergraduate students
375-508: The athletic director and taught Latin and history until 1925. From 1925 to 1965, he worked at Muhlenberg College as a teacher of religion and a coach of football, basketball and baseball. He was also Muhlenberg's director of admissions from 1935 to 1963 and the director of men's dormitories until his poor health forced him to retire in August 1965. He was also known for his work on behalf of American Legion baseball. He served as chairman of
400-491: The baseball field as Kelchner Field in 1952. Branch Rickey gave the dedication speech, with Connie Mack in attendance. Kelchner was a graduate of Lafayette College with two degrees and was proficient in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Classical Latin and Greek. He served as Professor of Languages and athletic director. Doggie Julian was the head football coach at Albright from 1929 to 1930. Clarence Lester "Biggie" Munn
425-550: The coin toss and stand for the anthem. Then-president Jacquelyn Fetrow later offered reinstatement to the team to Durante (and two other players who did not fully kneel during the coin toss), saying that further review of the details surrounding the game's events found that "what we understood to be shared agreement among players, student leaders and coaches has not been adequately supported.”. Durante, however, declined reinstatement, citing his former teammates' stated lack of trust in him. Albright's campus radio station, WXAC 91.3 FM
450-533: The fall of 1965. In 1963, he was also inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in Hershey, Pennsylvania . # denotes interim head coach Albright College Albright College is a private liberal arts college in Reading, Pennsylvania . It was founded in 1856. Albright College traces its founding to 1856 when Union Seminary opened. Present-day Albright was formed by
475-654: The football team and was selected as a first-team All-American fullback in 1914 by the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin . He was also named Albright College's "Athlete of the Century" in 1956. After graduating from Albright College, Benfer received a post-graduate education at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Illinois and was ordained as a minister of the United Evangelical Church . In 1916, while serving as
500-566: The mergers of several institutions: Albright Collegiate Institute, Central Pennsylvania College, and Schuylkill College. Albright Collegiate Institute opened in 1895 and was renamed Albright College three years later. Union Seminary , meanwhile, became Central Pennsylvania College in 1887 and merged with Albright College in 1902. Schuylkill Seminary , the third institution, was founded in 1881, became Schuylkill College in 1923, and merged into Albright in 1928. Albright's campus relocated from Myerstown , to Schuylkill College's campus, which
525-404: The opportunity to conduct research or pursue creative endeavors during the three-week January Interim or summer break. The students, who work one-on-one with faculty members, can be from any discipline, from STEM subjects to the humanities. In 2017, Albright College was named one of the "Best Northeastern" schools by The Princeton Review ; this was the fourteenth consecutive year that the college
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#1732783535264550-645: The top 50 American colleges and universities for economic value in 2015. Albright College athletic teams compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conferences . Charles "Pop" Kelchner founded the men's basketball team in 1900 and was athletic director at Albright College for 21 years. He was involved in aspects of Major League Baseball for over 50 years. Albright College dedicated
575-466: Was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania , on October 24, 1893, to Anna Leah Hengst and Henry Abraham Benfer, a prominent Evangelical minister. Benfer became a five-sport star athlete at William Penn High School. He became the first York County, Pennsylvania high school basketball player to score 1,000 points in basketball. His 1,101 points scored for William Penn High School, including 531 points as
600-640: Was included in that category. For 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked the college tied at #146 out of 211 in National Liberal Arts Colleges and tied at #31 in Top Performers on Social Mobility. In 2018, U.S. News ranked Albright 33rd out of 208 national liberal arts colleges in the "Campus Ethnic Diversity" category, and in the "Economic Diversity" category, Albright ranked 27th out of 210 national liberal arts schools. The Economist magazine listed Albright among
625-468: Was the head football coach at Albright College from 1935 to 1936, before coaching Syracuse University (1946), and most notably Michigan State College (1947–1953), where his 1952 squad won a national championship. William "Lone Star" Dietz was the director of athletics and head football coach at Albright from 1937 to 1942. Dietz led the football team to their first undefeated season in 1937. He previously led Washington State to 1916 Rose Bowl victory. In
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