# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S 1 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) xvi DIRECTORY — OFFICERS AND BOARDS OF THE SYNOD Rev. Martin W. Steyer, Assistant Executive Secretary: Rev. LeRoy K. Hovel, Project Di- rector — Volunteer Services. Commission on Architecture Mr. Robert A. Bennighof, A. I. A., Mr. Frederick J. Bentz, A. I. A., Secretary, Mr. Robert A. Chervenak, A. I. A.. Mr. Charles A. Haertling, A. I. A... Chairman, Prof. George W. Hoyer, S.T.M,, Vice-Chairman, Mr. Donald Kersten, Mr. Gunter W. Koetter, A. 1. A., Mr. David A. Sauer, A. I. A., Mr. Otto Schumm, A. I. A., Mr. Francis A. Schulz, Mr. Edgar A. Stubenrauch, A. I. A. Commission for Services to the Mentally Retarded Commission Members: Revs. Harry A. Timm, Hans A. Voss; Teacher Paul L, Hill- man, Mr. Victor Bunge, Miss Lea Serck. Staff: Mr. Marshall R. Nelson, M. S., Ex- ecutive Secretary. DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS Dr. Martin W. Mueller, Chairman Board for Public Relations Board Members; Rev. Victor C. Rick- man, Th. M., Chairman; Mrs. Jean Garton, Secretary; Revs. George J. Beto, Ph. D., Ewald M. Mueller, D. D.; Messrs. Ray Dank- enbring, Herbert Freis2, Richard Hanneman. Staff: Mr. Victor W. Bryant, Director of Public Relations, (Vacant) Assistant Direc- tor. Editorial Commission for Official Periodicals Commission Members: Revs. Eugene L. Krentz, Frederick A. Niedner, Vice-Chair- man; George W. Wittmer, D. D., Chairman; Prof, John W. Klotz, Ph. D.; Mrs. Mark J. Steege, M.S.; Messrs. John E. Hoffmeyer. Secretary: E'mer Kraemer, Litt. D.; William J. Roenke, M.S. J., William G. Wagner; Dr. R. P. Wiederaenders, Advisory. Staff: Rev. Martin W. Mueller, Litt. D., Executive Editor, Lutheran Witness and Lu- theran Witness Reporter; Rev. Albert W. Galen, Managing Editor. Lutheran Witness: (Vacant). Managing Editor, Lutheran Wit- ness Reporter; Associate Editors. Rev. Frank D. Starr. Rev. Eldon Weisheit; Der Luther- aner: Rev. Herman A. Mayer, D.D., Acting Editor. Advance Editorial Commission Revs. Victor A. Constien, M.S. T., A. Lorenz Grumm, Chairman, Walter Hoff- mann, Secretary, Leslie F. Weber, D. D.: Teacher Duane Hingst, Lois Dankenbring. Board for Lutheran Television Board Members; Revs. Robert W. Kamp- rath, Leonhard C. Wuerffel, Ed. D., Chair- man; Teachers John C. Pfitzer, M.A., Al H. Senske, Ed. D., Secretary; Messrs. Robert Baal, Kenneth Bagwel, Fred L. Kuhlmann, Vice-Chairman, Walter S. Isenhower, Belno Lange Jr., William Moschell, Charles G. Richman. Staff: Rev. Martin J. Neeb Jr., Ph.D... Executive Secretary; Rev. Ardon D. Al- brecht, Program Director; J. Michael Vin- cent, Distribution Director. Radio Station KFUO Operating Board: Profs. David E. Deppe. Arthur M. Vincent, S. T.M., Vice-Chairman; Rev. Wa ter C. Loeber. Secr2tary-Treasurer: Teacher Willard F. Schroeder: Messrs. Ear] Hagensieker, Ed Scott, Roger Zimmermann, Chairman. Statian Personnel: Oscar H. Spath, Gen- eral Manager; Rev. Walter C. Grotrian, Re- ligious Program and Extension Service Di- rector; Brad Motsinger, Community Program Director; Rev. Paul Devantier, Director of Development; Rick Gaugert, Public Rela- tions and Program Guide Editor; John Fischer, Chief Engineer: Ervin Draeger, Business Manager; Paula M. Zika, Secretary. Board of Directors Concordia Publishing House Carl Dauten, Ph. D., Chairman; Teacher Arthur L. Linnemann, Secretary; Messrs. George Albers, Richard Bock, Paul W. Krue- ger, Fred L. Kuhlmann, Vice-Chairman, Gil- bert Langholz, Ralph Mueller. Enno Sauer; Rev. William Hughes; Ralph L. Reinke, Litt. D., President; Advisory Member: Mr. Rupert Dunklau (Rep. of Synod's Board of Directors). Commission on Church Literature Revs. Gerhard Aho, Theodore E. All- wardt Sr., Kenneth L. Frerking, W. Harry Krieger, S.T.M., D.D., Chairman; Profs. J. Henry Gienapp, M.A., Victor Marxhausen, Robert Preus, Ph.D... Walter R. Roehrs, Ph. D., Vice-Chairman; Wilbert H. Rosin, Ph. D.; Barbara Steege, M. S., Secretary, Carl F, Wiedmann, M. A.; Advisory Member: Ralph L. Reinke, Litt. D. DIVISION OF STEWARDSHIP SERVICES Rev. A. Lorenz Grumm, Chairman Board of Stewardship Board Members: Revs. Carl Hiller, Paul A. Koehneke, Vice-Chairman, G. Holmes Mendelmann; Teacher Robert Demske; Messrs, Charles Bosma, Chairman, Martin F. Littmann, G. Frederick Schroeder, Secre- tary; Advisory Member: Dr. R. P. Wieder- aenders. Staff; Rev. A. Lorenz Grumm, Steward- ship Counselor; Mr. Alfred Bieber, Rev. James C. Pape, Rev. O. A. Soeldner, Rev. William E, Wessler, Associate Stewardship Counselors, Rev. Henry A. Simon, Editorial Assistant. Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Foundation Board of Trustees: Revs. Martin W. Brauer, M.S.T., Stewart Burk, Louis W. Grother, M. A., Oliver R. Harms, D. D,, Chairman, Erwin L. Paul, J. A. O. Preus, Ph.D. (ex officio), Gustav C. Schramm; Messrs. Ernest Balke. Vernon Bryant, Mil- ton Carpenter, LL.D. (ex officio), E. J. Gallmeyer, LL. D., Oliver Graebner, Ed. D.,, Len C. Heine, Richard Huegli, M. P. A,, M.S.W., Arvid Jouppi, Walter W. Kayser, W. P. Rucklos, Edwin Schiewe, President, Donald Snyder, J. D. Werner Stranghoener, Mrs. Ewald Mueller, Mrs. Harold Rammler, Mrs. E. H. Ruprecht. Staff: Victor O. Mennicke. Executive Di- rector, Richard R. Ruzicka, Assistant to the Executive Director. DIVISION OF FINANCE Dr. Milton Carpenter, Chairman Board of Trustees for Trust Funds Dr. Martin E. Strieter, chairman; Rev. J. A. O. Preus, Ph. D.. (ex officio); Dr. Mil- ton Carpventer (ex officio); Messrs. Walter Koch, Ralph E. Petering, Vice-Chairman; Robert W. Selle, Arthur T. Wellman. Secretary to the Board: Mr. Erwin A. Wesche. Treasury Department Mr. Milton Carpenter, LL. D., Treasurer and Trust Officer; Mr. Erwin A. Wesche, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Trust Offi- cer: Mr. Harry Rell, Administrative Assistant to the Treasurer. DIVISION OF GENERAL STAFF SERVICES Mr. William J. Barge, Chairman Department of Research and Statistics Rev. Paul R. Picard, Research Director, Mr. Orville W. Richter, Assistant to the Re- search Director, Mr. Marvin Ehly, Adminis- trative Assistant. Personnel Department Rev. John F. Gaertner, Personnel Direc- tor. Purchasing and Office Services Department Mr. Melvin F. Schlake, Manager. Data Processing Department Mr. Robert L, Daugherty, Manager. Convention Management Mr. William J. Barge, Convention Man- ager. Records Management Mr. William J. Barge, Records Manager. Transportation Department Mr. William J, Barge, Manager. Building Services and Property Management Mr. Francis Free, Superintendent. Legal Counselor Stolar, Heitzmann and Eder. Commission on Ministerial Health Prof. Martin J. Maehr, Ph. D., Secretary; Revs. Leonhard W. Heidemann, D.D., W. C. Langefeld, Ed. D., Chairman; Frede Morten- sen, M. D., Hugh Smith, M.D.; Rev. John F. Gaertuer, Advisory Member. Board of Managers Worker Benefit Plans of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Pension Plan for Pastors and Teachers Concordia Retirement Plan Concordia Survivor Plan Concordia Welfare Plan Board Members: Carl H. Bensene, D.D., Mr. E. Stanley Enlund, Rev. E. H. Fastenau, Messrs. Herbert P. HaschKe, Chairman; Fred Heisler, Robert P. Hopman, D.D., Secre- tary; Edward Kasch, Vice-Chairman; Rev. Walter E. Lichtsinn, Messrs. Richard A. Meyer, Clarence M. Moses, Robert D. Mur- ray. Staff: Mr. Earl E. Haake, Administrator; Rev. Lorenz F. Wahlers, Associate Adminis- trator; Mr. Robert J. Clegg, Business Mana- ger; Mr. S. Gene Lee, Assistant Business Manager; Mr. Harry R. Hammond, Benefit Manager; Mr. Wesley E. Jones, Assistant Benefit Manager; Rev. John Knippenberg, Acting Executive Secretary. Concordia Historical Institute Department of Archives and History Board of Governors: Mr. Gerhardt Kramer, FAIA, President; Mr. Otto A. Dorn, LL. D., Vice-President; Mr. Frederick Nohl, M.A., Secretary; Mr. Harry L. Smith, Trea- surer; Members: Rev. Alfred Buls, Mr. Paul W. Kluge, Mr. William A. Kramer, M.A., Litt. D., Mr. Lester Roth, Mr. George Thomas, Prof. James Weis, Rev. John Kovac, M.A., D.D. Staff: Rev. Aug. R. Suelflow, S.T.M.. D. D., Director; Rev. Marvin A. Huggins, Reference and Research Assistant.