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May 2016 King added a new honor to the list of her accolades – Sagamore of the Wabash, the highest civilian distinction in Indiana. During the SMWC’s board of trustee meeting on May 6, 2016, Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana Senator Jon Ford surprised King with the award on behalf of Governor Mike Pence. October 2016 SMWC students, staff, faculty and alumni participated in a day of volunteerism for the first Foundation Day of Service. True to the charitable spirit of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, America’s eighth saint and foundress of the College, volunteers engaged in a variety of on-campus service projects ranging from gardening to data entry and focus group participation.

L to R: SMWC Former Board Member Greg Gibson, Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb, King, SMWC Board Chair Randy Adams, SMWC Former Board Member Pat Ralston and Indiana Senator Jon Ford.

November 2017 King was recognized at the Girl Scout’s annual Lieutenant Governor’s Leadership Luncheon sponsored by Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. King spoke to 900 people in the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis during her acceptance speech for the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana’s Confidence Leadership Award.

October 2018 SMWC reported fall 2018 enrollment in its campus-based program (which does not include online and graduate students) was at 440 students, the highest since 1969. Enrollment was on a continuing upward trend the previous four years: 291 in 2015, 320 in 2016 and 377 in 2017.

October 2018 SMWC introduced its mascot, a horse named Onyx. She made her debut

as part of the Homecoming 2018 festivities.

October 2019 SMWC was found eligible to participate in federal student aid programs in 2005 to 2010 and would not be required to return $42 million in student aid as determined by a resolution reached with the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). After a thorough review by the DOE, including the records of regular and substantive interactions between students and academic staff during the years audited and findings of SMWC’s accrediting agency regarding its academic model, the College was deemed in full compliance with applicable laws.

November 2018 SMWC expanded its

67-acre campus through the purchase of 160 acres. This purchase agreement with the Sisters of Providence allowed the College to take ownership of athletic fields, the barn and farm land it leased from the Sisters of Providence while also adding new land and properties.

L to R: SMWC President Dottie L. King, Ph.D. and Sisters of Providence General Superior Dawn Tomaszewski, SP, ’74.