Drury University

Drury University was founded in 1873 as Springfield College by Congregationalist church missionaries in the mold of other Congregationalists universities such as Dartmouth College and Yale University. Pastor Nathan Morrison, Samuel Drury, and James and Charles Harwood provided initial perennial schools and organizations; Gift Samuel Drury is the largest of the group and the school immediately renamed in honor of the recently deceased child Drury.

Drury University offers 54 undergraduate majors and some professional degrees through Hammons School of Architecture, Breech School of Business Administration, and the School of Education and Child Development.

Universities enroll about 1,600 students, 450 graduate students in six master's programs, and 3,160 students in the College of Continuing Professional Studies.

Drury is consistently ranked among the best liberal arts college in the American Midwest.

In 2013, Drury Panthers Men's basketball team won the NCAA Division II Championship

Druri university is also famous for the trees. There are about 800 trees that adorn the campus. And because of the trees, Drury University received a certificate of appreciation from the government, the American Tree Farm.In 2011, there was one tree at a university which celebrated the 100th anniversary.

One of the people who have important roles in Drury University is Bob Barker. Where funds in 2008, Bob Barker has donated $ 1 million to establish the Bob Barker Endowment, which is used for the Study of Animal Rights.