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Viewpoint from the Board of Regents

Jon Volkert ’67
Home: Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Hometown: Cushing, Iowa
Family: wife, Guyla; daughter, Brooke, an aspiring actress living in New York City
Profession: retired president of John Deere Credit
Education: bachelor’s degree in business administration from Wartburg

I lost touch with Wartburg for a number of years. I reconnected with the college when President Ohle and Fred Hagemann (’67) approached me about serving on the Board of Regents.

Today, I feel very strongly about Wartburg College; I believe much of my success is attributed to my Wartburg College experience. I say “experience,” not “education,” because the experience had much more of an impact. I graduated form high school in northwest Iowa, and there were 15 people in my graduating class. Wartburg was perfect for me and prepared me for what came next. The opportunity to attend a small college is a wonderful experience for those who choose it.