In 1932, Preus was elected the fourth president of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. His father, Christian Keyser Preus, had served as the second president of the college from 1902 to 1921.[3] When Preus assumed the presidency, the college was facing many problems, including financial troubles, declining enrollment, and faculty cuts.[3] Under his presidency, the college began admitting women beginning in 1936.[1] Preus also helped organize the Diamond Jubilee of Luther College in 1936, and oversaw the transition of power from the Board of Education of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America to the Board of Trustees of Luther College, freeing the college from the control of the church.[3] On June 3, 1948, Preus retired as president. He continued teaching Norwegian culture at the college until his death on February 13, 1951.[1]
Personal lifeedit
Preus married Amanda Magdalene Forde in 1908, and they had six children.[1]
^ abcdef"Ove J. H. Preus". Luther College Archives. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
^David T. Nelson (1961). Luther College 1861-1961. Decorah, IA: Luther College Press.
^ abcdWilfred F. Bunge (2010). Transformed by the Journey. Decorah, IA: Luther College Press.
External linksedit
Ove J. H. Preus at Luther College
April 11, 2024
preus, january, 1880, february, 1951, fourth, president, luther, college, decorah, iowa, born, 1880, january, 1880spring, prairie, wisconsindiedfebruary, 1951, 1951, aged, decorah, iowaeducationluther, seminaryspouseamanda, magdalene, fordeparentchristian, key. Ove J H Preus January 21 1880 February 13 1951 was the fourth president of Luther College in Decorah Iowa Ove J H PreusBorn 1880 01 21 January 21 1880Spring Prairie WisconsinDiedFebruary 13 1951 1951 02 13 aged 71 Decorah IowaEducationLuther SeminarySpouseAmanda Magdalene FordeParentChristian Keyser PreusChurchNorwegian Lutheran Church of AmericaOrdained1904Offices heldPresident Augustana College 1929 1932 President Luther College 1932 1948 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 President of Luther College 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editOve J H Preus was born January 21 1880 in Spring Prairie Wisconsin to Christian Keyser Preus and Louise Augusta Hjort 1 Preus attended Luther College from 1895 to 1901 earning degrees in theology and law 1 Preus later graduated from Luther Seminary in 1904 and spent a year at Johns Hopkins University from 1904 to 1905 2 Career editBetween 1905 and 1929 Preus served as pastor to congregations in Tacoma Washington and in California 1 He was appointed president of Augustana College in Sioux Falls South Dakota in 1929 3 President of Luther College edit In 1932 Preus was elected the fourth president of Luther College in Decorah Iowa His father Christian Keyser Preus had served as the second president of the college from 1902 to 1921 3 When Preus assumed the presidency the college was facing many problems including financial troubles declining enrollment and faculty cuts 3 Under his presidency the college began admitting women beginning in 1936 1 Preus also helped organize the Diamond Jubilee of Luther College in 1936 and oversaw the transition of power from the Board of Education of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America to the Board of Trustees of Luther College freeing the college from the control of the church 3 On June 3 1948 Preus retired as president He continued teaching Norwegian culture at the college until his death on February 13 1951 1 Personal life editPreus married Amanda Magdalene Forde in 1908 and they had six children 1 See also editHerman Amberg Preus 1825 1894 Robert Preus 1924 1995 Christian Keyser Preus 1852 1921 J A O Preus 1883 1961 J A O Preus II 1920 1994 J A O Preus III 1953 2022 David W Preus 1922 2021 References edit a b c d e f Ove J H Preus Luther College Archives Retrieved May 7 2018 David T Nelson 1961 Luther College 1861 1961 Decorah IA Luther College Press a b c d Wilfred F Bunge 2010 Transformed by the Journey Decorah IA Luther College Press External links editOve J H Preus at Luther College Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ove J H Preus amp oldid 1104227016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
