Alexander Meiklejohn was a philosopher,university administrator,educational reformer,and free-speech advocate,best known as president of Amherst College.
The Concordia Theological Seminary is a Lutheran seminary in Fort Wayne,Indiana. It offers professional,master's degrees,and doctoral degrees affiliated with training clergy and deaconesses for the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS).
The Concordia University System (CUS) is an organization of six colleges and universities and one satellite campus in the United States that are operated by the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). All of the institutions are named "Concordia"—a reference to the Latin title of The Book of Concord,the collection of Lutheran confessions—and all include professional church work programs as part of their curricula. The CUS was formed in 1992. As of 2011,28,421 students attend Concordia University System institutions.
Concordia Seminary is a Lutheran seminary in Clayton,Missouri. The institution's primary mission is to train pastors,deaconesses,missionaries,chaplains,and church leaders for the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). Founded in 1839,the seminary initially resided in Perry County,Missouri. In 1849,it was moved to St. Louis,and in 1926,the current campus was built.
Seminex is the widely used abbreviation for Concordia Seminary in Exile,which existed from 1974 to 1987 after a schism in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). The seminary in exile was formed due to the ongoing Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy that was dividing Protestant churches in the United States. At issue were foundational disagreements on the authority of Scripture and the role of Christianity. During the 1960s,many clergy and members of the LCMS grew concerned about the direction of education at their flagship seminary,Concordia Seminary,in St. Louis,Missouri. Professors at Concordia Seminary had,in the 1950s and 1960s,begun to utilize the historical-critical method to analyze the Bible rather than the traditional historical-grammatical method that considered scripture to be the inerrant Word of God.
Concordia Senior College was a liberal arts college located in Fort Wayne,Indiana,and affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). It was founded in 1957 and closed in 1977.
Concordia College (CCNY) was a private college in Bronxville,New York. It was sponsored by the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and was a member of the Concordia University System. It was chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York to offer associate,bachelor,and master's degrees.
Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private university in Valparaiso,Indiana. It is an independent Lutheran university with five undergraduate colleges and a graduate school,home to about 2,500 full-time enrolled students on a campus of 350 acres (140 ha).
Jeffrey Sean Lehman is an American scholar,lawyer and academic administrator who is the vice chancellor of New York University Shanghai. Known as an advocate for the role of universities in globalization,he previously served as chancellor and founding dean of the Peking University School of Transnational Law in Shenzhen,China,president of Cornell University,dean of the University of Michigan Law School,and chairman of Internet2.
Heritage Hall is the oldest building on the campus of Valparaiso University in the U.S. state of Indiana. Built in 1875 by John Flint,it was used as a residence hall for men. In 1878,a fire destroyed the third floor. The building was later purchased by Richard Abraham Heritage,remodeled into a two-story school of music,and renamed Heritage Hall. At different times throughout its history,Heritage Hall underwent renovations. It was used as a dormitory,a barracks,a machinery classroom,and finally a library when Valparaiso University was bought by the Lutheran University Association in 1925. In 1959,the new Moellering Library had been completed and the building was converted to classrooms and offices. Heritage Hall was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus III American academic administrator,who was the president of Concordia University,Irvine from 1998 to 2009. Previously,he was a professor at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis,Missouri. On September 23,2009,he resigned his position as the university president to become the executive vice president for Mission Advancement for Bethesda Lutheran Communities in Watertown,Wisconsin.
Oswald Carl Julius Hoffmann was an American clergyman and broadcaster who was best known as a speaker for The Lutheran Hour,a long-running radio program affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). During his time on the Lutheran Hour,the weekly broadcast was heard on 1,200 stations in the U.S. and in thirty other nations.
Willard Lee Boyd was an American legal scholar,academic administrator and president of The University of Iowa and Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago,Illinois. He was latterly part of the faculty of the University of Iowa College of Law as the Rawlings/Miller Professor of Law and President Emeritus.
Paul J. Olscamp was a Canadian-American academic and university administrator,born in Montreal,Quebec. While attending the University of Western Ontario,Olscamp was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in 1958 and 1960,respectively. He received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Rochester in 1962,the first such degree awarded there. His continuing love of the subject was evident during his time at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) because he taught a philosophy course almost every semester,despite managing all his duties as president. While studying at the University of Rochester,Olscamp was a student of Colin Murray Turbayne.
Robert John Henle was an American Catholic priest,Jesuit,and philosopher who was the president of Georgetown University from 1969 to 1976. Born in Iowa,Henle entered the Society of Jesus in 1927. He taught high school classics and published a series of instructional books on Latin,one of which became widely used. He then became at professor at Saint Louis University and was known as one of the leaders of the revival of Thomistic philosophy and theology. He also served as a dean and vice president for nearly 20 years. In this latter capacity,he oversaw Saint Louis University's growing independence from,but continuing affiliation with,the Jesuit order.
Otto Paul Kretzmann was a Lutheran pastor,professor,author,and long-tenured president of Valparaiso University.
Robert B. Schnabel is an American computer scientist. He was executive director and CEO of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) from November 1,2015 to 2017. He is now professor and external chair of computer science at University of Colorado Boulder.
Diego Lasansky is an American artist whose focus is on printmaking,painting,and drawing. He lives in Iowa City,Iowa.
Alfred Ottomar Fuerbringer was an American Lutheran minister and college president.
Albert George Huegli was an American professor and academic administrator who served as the 15th President of Valparaiso University from 1968 to 1978. He previously held the position as the university's vice president for Academic Affairs from 1961 to 1968.
