# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S424
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Bd. of Dir. 3: Ba. for Evang. 2:
Bd. 1: Counselor & Conf. Chm. 6. €: parish
pastor 22. QO: Prof. Springfield Sem. 13:
Author The Church in the Community; Au-
thor, 4 sermon books.

Ronald H. Lawrenz, 46, Rock Island, I1,,
Immanuel (CI): Parish pastor. S: Evang.
Comm. 2; Area Dir. for Evang. 4; PTRs &
SLMs 5. D: Bd. of Mission Adm. 3. O: Pres.
Rotary Club 2: V. P. Luth. Hosp. Bd. 6: Bd.
of Dir. Pinemont Bank 2; Bd. of Dir. Spring
Branch Academy 2,

TEACHERS

Loren Doehrmann, 43, Evansville, Ind.,
Trinity (In): teacher, prin. S: Mission Floor
Comm. Detroit Conv. D: Chm. Pastor-
Teacher Conf, 2: Bd. of Parish Educ. 3:
Adult Educ. Rep. 2; Family -Life Rep. 2. €C:
teacher 21,

Wiliam R, Wright, 44. Ft. Dodge, Ia.,
Prince of Peace (IW): teacher, Dist. Educ.
& Youth Counselor. S: Bd. for Evang. 2. D:
Fduc. & Youth Exec. 6. C;: teacher 15; prin.

Mission

LAYMEN

Mrs. Evelyn H, Hartman, 55. Richland,
Wash.. Redeemer (Nw); layman, Licensed
Real Estate Saleswoman. S: Vice-Pres. In-
ter. LWML 4: Pres. Inter. LWML 4; Rep.

LCMS LWF Mtg. (Bastad, Sweden) 1.
: Pres.-Vice-Pres, Editor LWML 10:
Comm. for Campus Work 1: Concordia-

Portland- Auxiliary 3. C: Evang. Comm. 2:
Evang.-Stewp. Comm. 4. O: Bd. Assoc.
Luth. Women 5: Luth. Family-Child Ser-
vice 3; Bd.-Lutherhaven Auxiliary 3,

Walter A. Kaufmann, 51, Mt. Clemens,
Mich.. St. Luke (Me); layman, Building
Contractor. D: Bd. of Evang. 4: Key 73
Comm. 1. C: Chm. of Evang. Comm. 6. O:
Christian Business Mens Comm. 9: Billy
Graham to Detroit Comm. 1; Bible College
Stewp. Cabinet 3,

BOARD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
2 pastors, 2 laymen to be elected,

PASTORS

Norbert H. Mueller, 46, Ann Arbor,
Mich., St. Paul's (Mc); parish pastor, S:
CTCR 8. D: Circuit Stewp. 4: Circuit Re-
cruitment 4. O: LWML Zone Couns. 4; LLL
Zone Couns. 4; LC-FS Aux. Dist. Counse-
or 1.

Lewis C. Niemoeller, 61, Springfield, Ill,
Trinity (CI): Parish pastor. S: Assoc. Ed.
Luth. Witness 9: Catechism Comm. 8: Ser-
vices Comm. 3: Bd. of Control. Springfield
7. D: Pres. 7; Vice-Pres. 3. C: pastor 38
O: Sec. & Bd. mem, Luth. Altenheim So-

ciety 8.
Merlin S. Pohl, 53, St.Paul, Minn.,
(Mns); pastor, Headmaster-Concordia

Academy. S$: Chm. BHE 4: Prof. Concordia-
Portland 5; AATS-Task Force 1: Summer
Instr. CTC-Seward 1. : > Youth
Comm. 7; Educ. ._ 8: Pastoral Ady.
Youth 2; Chm. Luth. H. S. Comm, 5; Chm.
Teachers Conf. 4. C: Elem, prin. & teacher
17: Luth. High Prin. 5: parish pastor 4.

Helmut H. Schauland, 54, Sioux City. Ia.
St. Paul's (IW): parish pastor. S: Soc. Wel-
fare Comm.- Detroit: Conv.-Milwaukee. D:
Chm. Worship Comm. 3: Comm. on Study
of Abortion 1. O: Plenary Bd. of Deaconess
Assoc, 4,

LAYMEN

Arthur P. Brackebusch, 46, Missoula,
Mont.. First (Mt): layman, Research For-
ester. S: Dele. Denver. Conv.; mem. BHE
4. C: Pres. 2: Vice-Pres. 4: Planning Bd.
4. O: Univ. School of Forestry Adv. Bd. 8:
mem. Gen. Hosp. Bd. 3; Chief of Nat. Re-
Search Lab. 8.

Alvin W. Czanderna, 42, Potsdam, N.Y.,,
Gloria Dei (Ea): layman, Prof. of Physics.
C: Elder 9; Fin, Sec: 2; Vice-Pres. 2: Chris-
tian Educ. Comm. 5: S. S. teacher 5; See. 1;
Pres, 2. O: College Faculty Senate 1: Curr.
& Academic Policy 1; Tenure Comm. 2;
Development Comm. 3.

Paul W. Nesper, 53, Muncie, Ind., Grace
(In); layman, Prof. Ball State Univ. S:
Asst. Prof.-Prin. CHS-Seward 6. D: Mis-
sion Bd. 4: Nominating Comm. 1. C: Pres.
2; Elder 4. O: Asst. Prof. Educ, Adm. Univ.
: Prof. Educ. Adm & Dir, Grad.
Programs-Ball State 16; Educ. Adm. 1:
Prog. Dir., Mer. Radio Stations 4; U.S.
Navy (Active Duty) 4; Naval Reserve 17,

Phillip F. Ostwald, 41, Boulder, Colo.,
Mt. Hope (Co); layman, Prof. Engineering.

SESS E'— OOO

CONVENTION NOMINATIONS

D: Missions Comm. 1: Conv. Dele. 1: Cir-
cuit Stewp. Rep. 3. C: Pres, 1: Elder 4. O:
Author of technical articles and books:
Regular speaker before professional & man-
agement groups: Chm. coll. faculty group;
Sec. of Univ. faculty group.

BOARD FOR MISSIONS
4 pastors, 2 laymen to be elected.
PASTORS

Eugene R, Bertermann, 58, Whittier,
Calif.. Trinity (SC): parish pastor. S: Dir.
Luth. Hr. 24: Ex. Dir. LCMS Found. 9: Ex.
Sec. Luth TV 7: Ex. Dir. LLL 12: Sec. Bd.
of Foreign Missions 4. C: asst. parish pastor
3. O: Sec. Luth. Bible Trans. Bd. 4: Bd.
Luth. Braille Workers 8; Pres, Nat. Relig.
Broadcasters 6.

Paul Harms, 49, Ft. Wayne. Ind., Holy
Cross (In): pastor, Prof. Sr. Coll. S: CcUW
1: BFM 8; Homiletics Comm, of Comm.
Church Lit. 7: Dept. Campus Ministry
LCUSA 3. D: Circuit Couns. 2: Consultant
1: 125th Ann. Comm. C: pastor 7. O: instr.
Concordia, St. Paul, Minn. 2: Asst. Prof.
Concordia-Portland 4; Resident Couns. Sr.
College 11.

Wm. G. Kennell, 63, New Orleans, La..
Our Savior (So): parish pastor. S: Chm.
Bd. of Control, Ala. Luth. Academy & Col-
lege 12: Supt. Gulf Coast Churches &
Schools 8; Ed., The Missionary Lutheran 8.
D: Ist. Vice-Pres, 4: Chm. Conf. Comm, 4:
2d Vice-Pres. 4: Const. Comm, 4; Evang.
Contact Man 4; Home Missions Comm. 8.

Richard A. Krugler, 47, Reed City,
Mich., Trinity (Me): Parish pastor. S: Mis-
sionary to Nigeria 10. D: Circuit Couns. 10;
Bd..of Evang. 1. O: Bd. of Dir. Luth. Bible
Trans., Inc. 4; Area Dir. Jennifer's Ap-
peal 1,

Herman R. Mayer, 52, Topeka, Kans.,
Calvary (Ks): parish pastor. S: Missionary -
Philippines 15; Bd. European Affairs 2: Bd.
for Missions 6. D: Pres. Philippine Luth.
Ch. 3; Evang. Comm. 4; Nominating Comm.
5

Lorman M. Petersen, 56, Springfield, I1.,
Trinity (CI); pastor, Prof. Academic Dean
Coneordia Sem. S: Bd. for Missions 22:
Comm. for Research 12; Bible Versions
Comm. 8; Curr. Comm. (BHE) 7: Ed,
Comm. 9. D: Bd. of Dir. 3: Educ. & Youth
..9: Mission Comm. 3. C: Bd, of Educ.
7; Church Bldg. Comm. 4; Bd. of Elders 6;
Worship Comm, 2: pastor 12.

Wilbert J. Sohns, 39, Broomfield, Colo.,
Beautiful Savior (Co); parish pastor, S:
Pastoral Adv. Inter. LLL 4; SLM's & PTR's:
Ambassadors for Christ Dir. “Train Two.”
D: Circuit Coun. 5: PR Dir. 4: Dir. Mission
Lecture Bureau 4: LLL Pastoral Adv. 4;
Mass Media Ministry 2; LSV Staff 6: WL &
LWML Pastoral Adv, 4. €: parish pastor 14,
O: Zone WL & LWML; Gamma Delta-
Casper, Wyo.; Chm. Luth. Bible Translators
Ann.

Paul P. Spitz, 49. st. Louis, Mo., Timo-
thy (Mo); parish pastor. S: Doctrinal Re-
viewer 2. D: Witness Ed. 2: PR Comm. 2;
Circuit Visitor 3: Ex. Sec. Miss. & CEF 12:
Circuit Couns. 3. C: pastor 15. O: State
Employment Security Comm. 2: WL Pas-
toral Adv. 2; LWML Pastoral Adv. 1: Bd. of
Dir. St. Louis Luth. Council of Churches 3.

LAYMEN

Ernest Balke, 62, Houston, Tex., Im-
manuel (Tx): layman, A.A.L. Dist. Rep. S:
Know your Syn. Program 1: Bd. of Foreign
Missions 4: Found. Trustee 1. D: Bd. of
Dir. 8: Bd. of Missions 8; Miss. Comm. 2.
C: Elder 6: Trustee 2: Bd. of Educ. 2: §.S.
Supt. 5: Treas. 12: LLL. O: WL 5: Pres.
Dist. LLL 6: Treas. Inner-City Mission
Comm. 6: Chm. Area Luth. Council- Miss.

Alfred E. Jordan, 59, Shawnee Mission,
Kans., Trinity (Ks): layman, Vice-Pres.
TransWorld Airlines. S: Bd. for Missions 11,
-: Pres. 2; Trustee 2: Elder 9: S.S. teacher
15. O: LLL Pres. 2: Bd. Fed. Reserve 5:
United Funds 8: Research Hosp. Bd. 6: Bd.
Valpo. Univ. 3: K. C. Univ. Bd. 6: Rock-
hurst Coll. Bd. 6: K. C. Chamber of Com. 4;
Bd. Boy Scouts 6: Civie Council Bd. 6.

Walter W. Kayser, 55, Grand Rapids,
Mich.. Our Savior (Mei: layman, Mer.-
International Diy. Oliver Machinery Co. S:
Trustee LCMS Found. 10; Bd. of Control,
Springfield 4: Chm. Comm. Conv. Nomina-
tions-Denver; Bd. Missions 4: Chm. Luth.
Hr. Comm. 1. D: Ch. Ext. 4: Stewp. Bd. 4;
Chapel Comm.-Ann Arbor (fund raising).

C: Pres.; Chm. Stewp. Comm. Bible Class
instr.; Bldg. Comm.: Chm. Fund Comm.
church & school: Elder. O: Bd. of Gov.

Mrs. Dorothy Rosin, 47, River Forest. Ii.,
Grace (NI): layman, housewife, S: Aux,
Study Comm, 1: Bd. of Dir. Wheat Ridge
Found. 2: Comm. Lay Higher Educ. 4. D:
Student Center Bldg. Comm. 2. O: Record-
ing Sec. Inter. LWML 4: Assoc. Ed. LWML
Quarterly 5: LWML Bible Study Ed 1:
LWML Inter. Christian Growth Comm. 4.

BOARD OF PARISH EDUCATION

2 pastors, 1 teacher, 2 laymen to be
elected

PASTORS

Maynard H. Brandt, 45, Ft. Dodge. Ia.,
Trinity (IW); parish pastor. D: Chm. Chris-
tian Educ. Comm. 7: Educ. Dir., Concordia
Camp. C: parish pastor 19.

Justus P. Kretzmann, 59, Florissant. Mo.,
Atonement (En): Parish pastor. S: Bd. of
Parish Educ. 19: Survey Comm. 3: Medical
Miss. Council 15: Concordia Hist. Inst. 8.
D: Conv. Comm. C: Nigeria 13; parish pas-
tor 21. O: Hist, Society 18.

Richard Z, Meyer, 45, Canoga Park,
Calif.. Atonement (SC): parish pastor. S:
Comm. YPW-Denver 1. D: Chm. Youth Bd.
3: Bd. of Educ. 3: Bd. of Youth Min. 7; Chm.
S. S. Conv. 1. C: parish pastor 20. O: Relg.
Teacher-L. A. Luth. H., §. 2; Lecturer for
3 Intern. WL Conv.: Adv. Bd. for Adult
Night School, L. A. Schools.

Erich C. Peterson, 60, E. Detroit, Mich.,
St. Peter’s (Mc): parish pastor. S: BPE 4. D:
BPE 18: Bd. of Dir, Luth. High 10: Pastoral
Counselor Luth. Children’s Friend Soc. 4;
LWML Counselor 5, C: parish pastor 36.

TEACHERS

H. James Boldt, 33, West Allis, Wis.,
St. Paul's (SW): teacher. Teacher & Coun-
selor for Support. of Luth. Sec. Ed. for
Luth. H. S. Assoc. S: BPE 4; Chm. BPE
Field Services Comm. 2: Conv, Adv. Dele. 1:
LEA Nom. Comm. 1. D: Bd. of Dir. Luth H. S.
4: Bd. of Dir. Luth. Child Society 1: Stewp.
Priorities Comm. 2: Chm. P.O. P. Comm. 1:
Chm. Prin. Conf. 1. €: Bd. of Christian
Educ. 5; Recruitment & Scholarship
Comm. 2.

Walter H. Moeller, 61, Winter Haven,
Fla.. Grace (FG): teacher, DCE & prin. S:
Bd. of Control Ann Arbor 6: Bd. of Control,
Selma 4. D: Sec. Church Ext. 8; Chm.
Teachers 4; Exec. Sec. 7. C: teacher: prin.,
DCE, organist choir dir.

LAYMEN

Howard F. Lawonn, 56, Lakewood, Colo.,
Bethlehem (Co): layman, Pres. Ins. Service
Co. S: BPE: CCA Bd.. Seward. D: Bd. of
Dir.: BPE: Bd. of Dir. Luth. High. C: Pres.;
Elder: Chm. Bd. of Elders: BPE: S. §. Supt.;
Chm. Stewp. Bd.: choir dir.

Charles Lawrence, 52, W. Lafayette. Ind.,
Redeemer (In:: layman, Prof.-Accounting.
S: Bd. Parish Educ. 8. D: Bd. of Christian
Educ. 3. C: Elder 3: Pres. 1; Treas. 1.

John H. McCants Sr.. 47, Gary, Ind.,
Good Shepherd (In): layman, Electrician.
S: Dele. Milwaukee Conv. D: BPE 3. ¢:
S. S. Supt. 21: Bad. of Educ. 20: Youth
Counselor 12: Chm. 4: Elder 5. O: Sec.
Consolidate Luth, School Corp. 5; S. S.
Assoc. Ex. Bd. 7,

Mrs. Judy Williams, 31, Billings. Mont..
Christ the King (Mt): layman, Reading
teacher. S: Evaluator Mission :Life 2. D:
Chm. WL Christian Growth 3: Sec. Luth.
Tchrs. Assoc. 3: BPE 1. C: teacher 5: WL
Couns. 2: S. S. teacher 15: Asst. training
S.S. teachers 8: Trained VBS tchrs. Revised
CPH VBS mat. 5: Participant & Organizer
S. S. Circuit mtgs. O: Ed. Assoc. 17: public
school teacher 5: Young Educator award
(1968).

BOARD OF STEWARDSHIP

1 pastor, 1 teacher, 1 layman to be
elected.
PASTORS

Robert W. Kavasch, 41. Detroit. Mich.,
Greenfield -Peace (Me); parish pastor. D:
Mission Bd. 6; Luth. School for Deaf 1,