# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S 1
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DIRECTORY — OFFICERS AND BOARDS OF THE SYNOD xv

Leverenz, Clarence W. Luekens, Maynard F.
Pollex; Mr. Gus A. Bremer, Jr.

Staff: Rev. Kenneth L. Ahl, D.D., Executive
Director; Rev. Walter G. Malinsky, Asst.
Director.

Board of Stewardship, Mission
Education, and Promotion

Board Members: Mr. Ben Eggers, Chairman;
Mr. G. Frederick Schroeder, Vice-Chairman
and Secretary; Revs. Paul A. Koehneke, Carl
Hiller; Mr. Charles Bosma.

Staff: Rev. A. Lorenz Grumm, Stewardship
Counselor; Mr. Alfred Bieber, Rev. O. A.
Soeldner, Associate Stewardship Counselors.

Concordia Historical Institute

Board of Governors: Prof. Arthur C. Repp,
Ph. D., LL. D., President; Mr. Gerhardt Kramer,
Vice-President; Mr. Frederick Nohi, M.A.,
Secretary; Mr. Harry L. Smith, Treasurer;
Prof. Carl S. Meyer, Ph. D., D. D.; Messrs. Otto
A. Dorn, LL. D., Paul W. Kluge, George Thomas,
Lester Roth; Rev. John Kovac, M.A., D.D.,
Representative of the SELC; Rev. Aug. R.
Suelfiow, S. T. M., D. D., Director.

DIVISION OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
Mr. Arthur M. Ahischwede, Chairman

Board for Higher Education

Board Members: Rev. Albert G. Huegli,
Ph. D., Chairman; Rev. Elmer A. Neitzel, M. A.,
Vice-Chairman; Mr. Elmer Pflieger, Ph. D.,
Secretary; Rev. A. Lorenz Grumm; Messrs.
Richard Engebrecht, Ed.D., Adolph Ritt-
mueller, Martin E. Strieter, LL. D.

Staff; Mr. Arthur M. Ahlschwede, M.A.,
Litt. D., Executive Secretary; Mr. Lester R.
Bayer, Ed.D., Assistant Executive Secretary;
Rev. Samuel I. Goltermann, D.D., Assistant
Executive Secretary; Mr. Delphin L. Schulz,
M. A., Assistant Executive Secretary.

Committees on Colloquies

Chairman: Rev. R. P. Wiederaenders, D. D.

For Ministry: Rev. Alfred O. Fuerbringer,
D.D., Concordia Seminary, St. Louis; Rev.
J. A. O. Preus, Ph. D., Concordia Seminary,
Springfield.

For Teaching: Rev. Martin L. Koehneke,
M.Ed. LL.D., Concordia Teachers College,
River Forest; Rev. W. Theophil Janzow, M. A.,
D.D., Concordia Teachers College, Seward;
Prof. Erlo H. Warnke, M.A., Concordia Col-
lege, St. Paul.

For Deaconesses: Rev. Arne P. Kristo, Val-
paraiso University; Rev. Edgar H. Albers,
Acting Executive Director, Lutheran Dea-
coness Association.

Advisory Committee
for Valparaiso University

Rev. E. T. Bernthal, D. D., Leslie F. Frer-
king, D. D.

DIVISION OF PARISH
EDUCATION AND SERVICES
Mr. Arthur L. Miller, Chairman

Board of Parish Education

Board Members: Rev. J. P. Kretzmann,
D.D., Chairman; Revs. Rudolph A. Haak,
Arthur Ziegler; Profs. Robert Conrad, M. Ed.,
Erich E. Helge, Ed. D., Victor C. Krause, Ph. D.,
Martin Luebke, Ph. D.; Teachers B. H. Arke-
bauer, M.Ed., Walter F. Dobberfuhl, M. A.,
Messrs. Howard Lawonn, Charles Lawrence,
Ph. D., Willis L. Wright, Ph. D.

Executive
Ph. D., Litt. D.

Director of Research and Development:
Rev. Delbert Schulz, M. A.

Editorial Division: Rev. Allan H. Jahsmann,

Secretary: Arthur L. Miller,

Ph.D., Executive Editor. Editors: General
School Materials—Frederick Nohl, M.A;
School Religion Materials—Frederick A.

Meyer, M. A., Henry Niermeier, M. Ed.; Week-
day Materials— Rev. Paul Pallmeyer, M. S. T.;
Sunday School Materials — Revs. Earl Gaulke,
M.A., Donald Hoeferkamp; Vacation Bible
School Materials— Arlon W. Rueter, Rev. Jack
Muhlenbruch, M.A., Miss Evelyn Schulze;
Youth Materials—Rev. Harold Rast, M.S. T.;
Adult Materials — Rev. Robert J. Hoyer; Special
Publications—Revs. Walter Riess, Jaroslav
Vajda, Daniel R. Burow, Frederick A. Radtke.

Field Services Division: Martin F. Wessler,
M.A., Director of Field Services; Wm. A.
Kramer, M.A., Litt. D., Secretary of Schools;
Rev. Dale Griffin, M.S. T., M.Ed., Secretary
of Part-Time Agencies; Rev. Victor Constien,
M.S. T., Secretary of Adult Education.

Board for Young People’s Work

Board Members: Teacher Leonard C. Ram-
ming, M. A., Chairman; Prof. Michael J. Stel-
machowicz, Ph. D., Vice-Chairman; Rev. Gil-
bert Oldsen, Secretary; Profs. Kenneth L.
Heinitz, Ph.D., Warren N. Wilbert, M.A;
Teacher Eldor C. Kaiser, M. Ed.; Messrs. Alvin
W. Graef, James C. Lampman, D. D.S., Robert
T. Sohn, D.D.S., Norman E. Wright, M.D.

Staff: Mr. Ben W. Eggers, M. A., Executive
Secretary; Rev. Martin Steyer, Dean Dam-
mann, M.Ed., Asst. Executive Secretaries.

Commission on Architecture

Mr. Uel C. Ramey, A.I. A., Chairman, Mr.
Robert A. Bennighof, A.1.A., Mr. Frederick
J. Bentz, A.I.A., Mr. Robert A. Chervenak,
A.I.A., Mr. Bernard W. Guenther, A.LA.,
Mr. Gunter W. Koetter, A.I.A., Mr. David A.
Sauer, A.I.A.. Mr. Edgar A. Stubenrauch,
A.1.A., Prof. George W. Hoyer, S. T. M.

DIVISION OF
COMMUNICATIONS
AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Rev. Kenneth M. Lindsay, Chairman

Board for Public Relations

Board Members: Rev. Victor C. Rickman,
Th.M., Chairman; Mr. Harold Dunkelmann,
Vice-Chairman; Revs. George J. Beto, Ph. D.,
R. P. F. Ressmeyer; Messrs. Lynn Christian,
Richard Hanneman.

Offices and Staff

St. Louis Headquarters: Rev. Kenneth M.
Lindsay, Director of Public Relations, Rev.
William E. Wessler, Assistant Director.

New York Office: Mrs. Marie Maier, Execu-
tive Assistant.

Editorial Commission for Official
Periodicals

Commission Members: Rev. William E.
Wessler, M. A., Chairman; Rev. Erwin E. Tie-
man, Vice-Chairman; Mr. John E. Hoffmeyer,
Secretary; Rev. Martin E. Marty, Ph. D.; Profs.
Robert W. Bertram, Ph. D., Lorman M. Peter-
sen, Th. D.; Messrs. Louis P. Lochner, Litt. D.,
William J. Roepke, M.S.J., Howard Woods;
Rev. R. P. Wiederaenders, D.D., Advisory.

Staff; Rev. Martin W. Mueller, Litt D.,
Executive Editor; Rev. Omar Stuenkel, Man-
aging Editor Lutheran Witness; Mr. Elmer
Kraemer, Litt. D., Managing Editor Lutheran
Witneas Reporter; Associate Editors: Rev.
Albert W. Galen, Messrs. Russell Ainsworth,
Ros Jensen. Lutheraner: Dr. Herman A. Mayer,
Acting Editor.

Advance Editorial Committee

Rev. William H. Kohn, D.D., Chairman;
Mr. Arthur L. Miller, Ph. D.; Revs. Leslie F.
Weber, Marcus T. Zill; Mr. Melvin H. Doering,
Editor.

Lutheran TV Productions Board

Board Members: Prof. L. C. Wuerffel, Ed. D.,
Chairman; Mr. Fred L. Kuhlmann, Vice-Chair-
man; Rev. Robert W. Kamprath, Secretary;
Teachers Robert W. Garmatz, M.Ed., Al H.
Senske, Ed. D.; Messrs. Robert Baal, Kenneth
Bagwell, Charles H. Burmeister, William H.
Driemeier, A. W. Herrmann, Belno Lange, Jr.

Staff: Rev. Martin J. Neeb, Jr., Ph. D.,
Executive Secretary; Rev. H. W. Gockel, D. D.,
Program Director.

Radio Station KFUO

Operating Board: Mr. Roger Zimmermann,
Chairman; Mr. William H. Pfaff, Vice-Chair-
man; Teacher George Albers, Secretary; Mr.
Arnold Knippenberg, Treasurer; Profs. Lewis
W. Spitz, Ph.D., D.D., Arthur M. Vincent,
S.T.M.; Rev. Arnold Wangerin; Mr. Earl
Hagensiecker.

Station Personnel: Rev. Walter Grotrian,
Religious Supervisor; Mr. Brad Motsinger,
Production Manager; Rev. Charles M. Conner,
Supervisor of Radio and TV Extension Dept;
Mr. O. H. Spath, Office Manager; Mr. John
Fischer, Chief Engineer.

DIVISION OF SOCIAL ACTION
AND WELFARE
Mr. Earl E. Haake, Chairman

Board of Social Ministry

Board Members: Revs. Alton F. Wedel,
Chairman; Arnold G. Deke, J. G. Majoros,
Wm. M. Stieve; Messrs. George Eberle, Julian
Hoffmann.

Staff: Rev. Leslie F. Weber, Executive
Secretary; (Vacant), Secretary for Institu-
tional Chaplaincy Services; Rev. Eugene Cc.
Gunther, Secretary for District and Parish
Welfare Services; Alfred Y. Armstead,
A.C.S.W., Secretary for Agencies and Insti-
tutions; Rev. Eugene W. Linse, Ph.D., Admin-
istrator for Housing Concerns.

Commission on Social Action

Rev. James G. Manz, S.T.D., Chairman;
Profs. Richard Caemmerer, Ph. D., Secretary,
Eugene F. Klug, M. A.; Messrs. Herbert W.
David, John A. Fraser, Elmer W. Schroeter,
Richard Spitz, M. D.

Commission for Services
to the Mentally Retarded

Mr. Karl E. Holderle, Chairman; Teacher
Frederick Matzke, M. Ed., M.S. W., Secretary;
Revs. Hubert May, Berthold O. Streufert,
Harry A. Timm; Teacher Clifford Lochhaas,
M. Ed.: Messrs. Victor Bunge, John C. Mueller,
M.S.W.; Advisory Members: Mrs. Audrie
Avery, Ph. D., Miss Eliese Kammeyer, M. Ed.;
Mr. Marshall R. Nelson, M.S., Executive
Secretary.

Board of Managers

Concordia Retirement Plan
Concordia Welfare Plan

Board Members: Mr. Herbert W. Schuppan,
Chairman; Revs. E. H. Fastenau, Secretary;
Henry E. Gaertner; Prof. Robert V. Schnabel,
Ph. D.; Messrs. Herman F. Feucht, Herbert
Haschke, Robert H. Mugge, Ph. D.

Staff: Mr. Earl E. Haake, Administrator,
Rev. Lorenz E. Wahlers, Associate Admin-
istrator; Mr. Robert J. Clegg, Business Man-