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ELCA NEWS SERVICE

April 6, 1999

UNGLAUBE NAMED DIRECTOR FOR ELCA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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     CHICAGO (ELCA) -- LaRue Unglaube has been named director of the
Department for Information Technology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America (ELCA).
     Unglaube served as a systems analyst from 1988 to1993 and the
unit's manager for systems development from 1993 to 1999.  She succeeds
Kenneth F. Aicher, who recently joined the staff of the ELCA's Florida-
Bahamas Synod as an assistant to the bishop.
     "Her broad knowledge of information technology and her work in the
past have proven that she will be a superb manager for this unit," said
Richard L. McAuliffe, treasurer of the ELCA.
     Prior to coming to the ELCA, Unglaube was an engineering aid for
the Continuum Dynamics, Inc., Princeton, N.J.
     Unglaube is a graduate of Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis., where
she received a degree in elementary education.  She taught five years in
the public school system and was the director of Christian education for
eight years at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Hickory, N.C.
     The Information Technology unit provides information services and
data processing links among congregations, synods and the churchwide
organization for communication of  information and data.  They also
implement guidelines and polices for computer standards, security,
application development, data storage, and data retrieval for all
congregations, synods, and the churchwide organization.
     The unit is also responsibile for insuring that all ELCA computer
equipment and software is Y2K compliant. According to Unglaube the
churchwide office is ninety percent Y2K compliant to date.
     The department also provides computer and technical support for
the ELCA staff during churchwide assemblies and Women of the ELCA
triennial conventions.
     LaRue Unglaube is married to Jim Unglaube, associate vice
president for advancement and planned giving at Carthage College, a
college of the ELCA.  They have two adult children, Carla Erickson and
Andrew.

For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html