wfn.org | Jack Ohle Named 15th President of Wartburg College

[Frank Imhoff <FRANKI@elca.org>]

ELCA NEWS SERVICE
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September 2, 1998

JACK OHLE NAMED 15TH PRESIDENT OF WARTBURG COLLEGE
98-31-180-MR

     CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Jack R. Ohle, 51, took office July 1 as the 15th
president of Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa.  He succeeds former president
Robert L. Vogel, who retired June 30 after 18 years of service.  Wartburg
is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
     Ohle left his position as senior vice president for external affairs
and secretary to the university at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.
     "Jack Ohle brings to Wartburg considerable experience as an
administrator and fund-raiser," said Frederick W. Hagemann, chair of the
college's Board of Regents.  "These are traits the board was looking for
when searching for someone to continue the work of Vogel in making Wartburg
one of the strongest liberal arts colleges in the Midwest, as it nears its
150th anniversary year.  We think Ohle is the right fit for us at this
point in history." 
     Ohle had been at Drake since 1987, serving first as vice president
for institutional advancement.  He coordinated a $190-million fund-raising
campaign there.  Prior to Drake, Ohle served for nine years as vice
president for institutional advancement at Nebraska Wesleyan College,
Lincoln.  
     Ohle began his career as assistant to the dean of students and a
resident counselor at another ELCA school -- Wittenburg University,
Springfield, Ohio -- during the 1970-1971 academic year.  He earned a
master of arts degree in higher education administration at Bowling Green
University, Ohio, in 1974.
     A member of the board of trustees of the Council for the Advancement
and Support of Education (CASE), Ohle chairs CASE's Board Committee for
Education.  Earlier this year he received the Distinguished Service Award
from CASE District VI, an international association of educational
institutions.
     Ohle and his wife, Kirsten Lindquist Ohle, are the parents of three
children.  They are members of Faith Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Iowa.

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