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Remembering the Bethany College Presidents
~ Remembering the College Professors and Graduates Honored by the Kings of Sweden
Remembering the Bethany College Presidents
~ Remembering the College Professors and Graduates Honored by the Kings of Sweden
Below is the Lindsborg, Kansas, Bethany College Messiah history of the earliest times that is found within this record album cover. It was composed by Director of Public Relations and Alumni Affairs Messiah historian writer A. John Pearson who worked with Delta Records to produce this album.
Mr. Pearson writes that, "This historical summary of the first 100 years of the Messiah Festival is presented with acknowledgement to Dr. Elmer Copley for research into the history of the Messiah Festival in his work "Messiah on the Plains, 1882-1976, A History of The Bethany Oratorio Society," and to Dr. Emory Lindquist for material contained in his book, "Bethan in Kansas: The History of a College" (Bethany College Publications, 1975).
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Mr. Pearson writes that, "This historical summary of the first 100 years of the Messiah Festival is presented with acknowledgement to Dr. Elmer Copley for research into the history of the Messiah Festival in his work "Messiah on the Plains, 1882-1976, A History of The Bethany Oratorio Society," and to Dr. Emory Lindquist for material contained in his book, "Bethan in Kansas: The History of a College" (Bethany College Publications, 1975).
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Kenneth Sjogren
1935-2022
Bethany College, B. A., 1957
Bethany College Director of Public Relations and Alumni Affairs: 1961 - 1967
Bethany College Director of Development and Assistant to the President: 1967 - 1984
Bethany College Volunteer: 1984 - 2020
Honored by: The Sjogren Center for Advancement & Alumni
Co-founder and co-owner of the Hemslöjd: 1984 - 2011
(A Swedish import shop with folk artists and woodworkers and importer of traditional Dala horses from Sweden)
- Timed perfectly for Bethany's Lindsborg's 150th Founding Year Celebration of 2019 -
2019 Published, 63 pages
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Kenneth Sjogren
1935-2022
Bethany College, B. A., 1957
Bethany College Director of Public Relations and Alumni Affairs: 1961 - 1967
Bethany College Director of Development and Assistant to the President: 1967 - 1984
Bethany College Volunteer: 1984 - 2020
Honored by: The Sjogren Center for Advancement & Alumni
Co-founder and co-owner of the Hemslöjd: 1984 - 2011
(A Swedish import shop with folk artists and woodworkers and importer of traditional Dala horses from Sweden)
- Timed perfectly for Bethany's Lindsborg's 150th Founding Year Celebration of 2019 -
2019 Published, 63 pages
Editor: Marty Schupbach / Graphic Designer: Angeline Collier
The back cover of Mr. Sjogren's book reads:
"Let author Kenneth Sjogren take you on an historic journey through six decades of Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS. He'll guide you through first-hand accounts of her beloved presidents and halls; her tough times and miraculous triumphs. Gathered within are memoirs of Bethany that will be of interest to students and historians alike for years to come."
Without Mr. Sjogren's 2019 book, there would have been no ongoing story of the Bethany College Presidents that Mr. Pearson started for the College's Centennial Celebration in 1981. Together, now (8/10/20), Mr. Sjogren and Mr. Pearson have accounted for all of the Bethany College Presidents with the exception of Interim President Dr. Elizabeth Mauch holding this position since July 2019.
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Their study and review of the Bethany College Presidents
( + means knighted/honored by the Crown of Sweden )
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Mr. Pearson's Presidents
Rev. Edward Nelander (1882-1889) Founder Dr. Rev. Carl A. Swensson+ (1889-1904) Rev. Dr. Ernest F. Pihlblad+ (1904-1941) Dr. Emory K. Lindquist+ (1941-1953) Dr. Robert A. L. Mortvedt (1953-1958) Rev. Dr. L. Dale Lund (1958-1965) Rev. Dr. Gustav Kenneth Andeen (1965-1967) Dr. Arvin W. Hahn+ (1967-1983) |
Mr. Sjogren's Presidents
Dr. Emory K. Lindquist+ (1941-1953) Dr. Robert Mortvedt (1953-1958) Rev. Dr. L. Dale Lund (1958-1965) Rev. Dr. G. Kenneth Andeen (1965-1967) Dr. Arvin Hahn+ (1967-1983) Dr. Peter Ristuben+ (1983-1990) Dr. Joel McKean (1991-1996) Rev. Dr. Christopher Thomforde (1996-2000) Dr. Paul Formo (2001-2006) Rev. Dr. Robert Vogel (2006 - 6 months) Interim Dr. Edward Leonard III (2007-2015) Rev. Dr. Robert Vogel (2015-2016) Interim --- After Sjogren: Dr. William Jones (2016 - 2019) Dr. Elizabeth Mauch (2019-2020) Interim Dr. Elizabeth Mauch -- August 14, 2020 |
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Many thanks to these gentlemen for providing this most important account of Bethany's leaders!!
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(Mr. Sjogren's book can be found at amazon.com.)
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Many thanks to these gentlemen for providing this most important account of Bethany's leaders!!
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(Mr. Sjogren's book can be found at amazon.com.)
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* Fall 1981, Bethany College Magazine
Swedes: TheWayTheyWere
~ restoring lost local histories ~
reconnecting past to present
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Copyright © since October 8, 2015 to Current Year
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~ restoring lost local histories ~
reconnecting past to present
* * *
All color photography throughout Swedes: The Way They Were is by Fran Cochran unless otherwise indicated.
Copyright © since October 8, 2015 to Current Year
as indicated on main menu sections of
www.swedesthewaytheywere.org. All rights reserved.
