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Waldo E. Harder
Waldo Elmer Harder (1918–1976) was the sixth University president, president of Grace University (then Grace Bible Institute) in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He held an undergraduate degree from Wheaton College (Illinois), Wheaton College and M.A. and Th.M. degrees from Columbia International University, Columbia Bible College and Seminary. He also studied at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago. His career marks his commitments to Christian missions and Christian education. He worked as a missionary among the Hopi people of Arizona from 1943-1946. He was the first superintendent of Berean Academy, a private Christian secondary school in Elbing, Kansas. From 1951 through 1961 he directed the Institut Biblique, a pastoral training institute of the Communauté Mennonite au Congo (then Congo Inland Mission) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (then Belgian Congo). The Institute Biblique is also known as the Kalonda Bible Institute and is located at Kalonda Station, jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University President
A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor is usually a ceremonial non-resident head of the university. In such institutions, the chief executive of a university is the vice-chancellor, who may carry an additional title such as ''president'' (e.g. "president & vice-chancellor"). The chancellor may serve as chairperson of the governing body; if not, this duty is often held by a chairperson who may be known as a pro-chancellor. In many countries, the administrative and educational head of the university is known as the president, principal (academia), principal or rector (academia), rector. In the United States, the head of a university is most commonly a university president. In U.S., university systems that have more than one affiliated university or campus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
