Louis Adelbert Toepfer (August 31, 1919 – March 6, 2000) was the second President of

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...

. Toepfer was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on August 31, 1919. Toepfer earned a Bachelor of Arts,

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, from

Beloit College Beloit College is a private liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin. Founded in 1846, when Wisconsin was still a territory, it is the state's oldest continuously operated college. It is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and has ...

in 1940. He married his college sweetheart, Alice Mary Willy, in 1942. During World War II, he served as a

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in the U.S. Navy from 1942–1946, primarily on the USS Healy, a

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in the

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. In 1947, he graduated from

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Each class ...

. Upon graduation, Toepfer became a member of

's faculty, and served as the school's vice dean from 1950–1966. In 1966, Toepfer came to

as dean of the School of Law. He served as the second president of Case Western Reserve University from 1970–1980. Upon retirement, he joined the national law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue as partner in charge of opening and managing the firm's new office in

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, Ohio.

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Case Western Reserve University bio
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