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Office of the President Jack R. Ohle became the 16th president of Wartburg College on July 1, 1998. He has spent 30+ years in higher education administration. Before accepting the presidency at Wartburg, he served Drake University as senior vice president for external affairs and secretary to the university from 1994 to 1998 and as vice president for institutional advancement from 1987 to 1994. He coordinated and directed two major university fundraising campaigns, one that raised $131 million from 1987 through 1994 and a $190 million campaign that was launched in 1997. Dr. Ohle has also served as vice president for institutional advancement at Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska (1978 to 1987); as director of development and director of alumni and special programs at Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio (1974 to 1978); and as associate dean of students, director of freshman counseling, and assistant football coach at Muskingham College, New Concord, Ohio (1973-1974). Before his work at Muskingham College,
he was a teacher and head football coach at Riverview High School,
Warsaw, Ohio, and served as a supply pastor for the three congregations
of the Adamsville Parish (LCA), Adamsville, Ohio. He also was
assistant to the dean of students and resident counselor at Wittenburg
University, Springfield, Ohio, and served as a program director
at the Lutheran Church of America Camp in Mansfield, Ohio, while
in seminary. Dr. Ohle currently serves as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Council of Presidents of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Colleges and Universities. He has been active in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE.) He served as Chair of the CASE Board of Trustees from 2001-2003 and was a member of the Board from 1994 through 2003, also serving as the chair of its Commission on Philanthropy from 1994 through 1997 and as treasurer from 1998 to 2000. He received a Distinguished Service Award from CASE District VI in 1998. Dr. Ohle also currently serves as Chair of the Iowa College Foundation Board and its Executive Committee and on the Executive Committee of the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. He was active on the Nebraska Independent College Foundation President’s Advisory Council and the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Advisory Board, while serving institutions in those states. He was a 1994 recipient of the Outstanding Fundraising Executive Award from the central Iowa chapter of the National Society of Fundraising Executives. He also currently serves on the Division III Nominating Committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). His involvement in community organizations has included service on the board of directors of Central Iowa Health System, Central Iowa Health System Hospital Corporation, Health Network of Iowa, Community Focus, Inc., United Way of Central Iowa, National Life Share Foundation, all in Des Moines, and Goodwill Industries, Lincoln, Nebraska. He currently serves on the board of directors of the State Bank of Waverly, Allen Memorial Hospital and Allen Health Systems, Inc., Waterloo, Iowa Special Olympics, Tuition Plan Consortium, and recently served on the Board of the Foundation for Independent Higher Education (FIHE), serving on its Executive Committee. He has been an active church member, serving in leadership roles at Faith Lutheran Church in Des Moines and First Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dr. and Mrs. Ohle are presently members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Waverly. He has served as a Boy Scout leader and a Little League and youth soccer coach. Dr. Ohle is married to Kirsten (Kris) Lindquist Ohle and they have three sons: Robert, John, and Thomas. |
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