Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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The Reverend Dr. David H. Bremer served as Chaplain and Professor of Religion at Muhlenberg College from 1952 to May 21, 1983 when he died of cancer. In addition to his duties as Chaplain and personal counseling of stu- dents, faculty, and administrators of the college, he taught several courses in religion; such as. Psychology of Religion, History of Religions, and Applied Christianity. He was also responsible for arranging the Coffee and Fellowship Lec- ture series which brings many current and important issues to the college community in an informal atmosphere. Dr. Bremer was also a guest preacher and lecturer on many college campuses in the United States and Canada. He has written numerous articles and reviews for religious journals and is the author of a study book, The Jesus We Know, published by Muhlenberg Press. In 1943 Dr. Bremer graduated from Wittenberg College and in 1945 from Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary. In 1949 he received a Ph.D. degree in Psychology of Religion, and in Counseling from Boston University, and he was ordained by the Illinois Synod of the Lutheran Church in America. From 1949 to 1952, Dr. Bremer served on the staff of the Board of Higher Education. During this time, he devel- oped procedures for counseling and guidance of candidates for the ministry and other church vocations and was active in the formation of the Department of the Ministry of the National Council of Churches. We of the Ciarla staff express our thanks and gratitude to Dr. Bremer for thirty years of fatihful service to the spiritual needs and intellectual life of Muhlenberg College as Chaplain and Professor - 1952-1983. Dr. Harold L. Stenger, Jr. has served as teacher and administrator in his years at Muhlenberg College. Dr. Stenger came to Muhlenberg in 1946 when he joined the faculty as an English teacher. By 1956, he had become head of the English Department. During his teaching years, Dr. Stenger became the first professor to hold the John and Fannie Saeger Professorship in Comparative Literature and earned the nickname ‘Prince Hal’ from his students. In 1975, Dr. Stenger was appointed dean of the College, and in 1979 retired as professor and chairman of the English Department. He was named Vice President and Dean of the College on June 3, 1980. During his years at Muhlenberg College, Dr. Stenger has done much for the school. A member of Phi Beta Kappa he achieved top academic distinction for the College by help- ing to secure a Phi Beta Kappa chapter for Muhlenberg. He is credited with establishing the College’s present program in humanities. He has received an Alumni Achievement Award for distinguished service to the college by a non- alumnus and has received the Lindback Award for distin- guished teaching. It was his love of teaching that inspired many Muhlenberg students to study with him. and for those same students to establish the Harold L. Stenger, Jr. En- dowed Scholarship, to be presented annually beginning in 1985 to a graduating senior who plans to do graduate work in the humanities. On April 4, 1984, Muhlenberg College awarded the honorary doctor of literature degree to Dr. Stenger for his thirty-eight years of outstanding teaching, scholarship, and academic leadership at Muhlenberg. It is for his service and dedication to the college that the Ciarla staff wishes to honor and thank Dr. Stenger.