Dr. Ronald Matthias, professor emeritus of history and retired Wartburg vice president for administration and finance, has accepted a position as interim vice president for finance at Newberry College,  Newberry, S.C., effective March 1.

Matthias ’54 previously served at Newberry in 2006 as interim vice president for administration and finance. Newberry is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Matthias is a Wartburg professor emeritus of history, served as the academic dean, vice president for administration and finance, was the Artist Series director and, as college historian, wrote, “Still on the Move: Wartburg College, 1852-2002.” He was the grand marshal of Wartburg’s 2011 Homecoming parade.