University of Dubuque - Key Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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VICE-PRE IDE TCF PLANNING AND DE ELCP E Z W.. :lt ff Mrs. Doris Brechiler, secretary to the Vice-President. The position of Vice President of Planning and Develop- ment has been most adequately filled by Dr. Thomas H. Johns since August of 1961. Dr. Johns received the B.A. degree from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana. He holds the B.D. degree from the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary as well as the M.A. and Ed.D. degrees from Indiana University. I-Ie has previously served as the Hrst chaplain of Hanover College, its Dean of Men, and as the director of its public relations program with the Presbyterian Church. Although he has been with the University a relatively short time, Dr. Johns has effected several improvements. Most not- able among those is the new and much used Student Union and remodeled Commons. Plans for new and improved con- ditions throughout the University are under his guidance. Dr. Johns has also assumed the responsibility of reviving the Alumni Association.

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PRE IDE TCF THE UNIVER ITY Dr. Gaylord M. Couchman has begun his second decade of leading Dubuque toward its goal of serving the whole church and the world. As president of the University, he maintains an intense interest in higher education and a con- cern for the individual in the college community. Dr. Couchman, a native Iowan, is a graduate of Des Moines University and McCormick Theological Seminary where he received his B.D. degree. The Honorary Doctor of Divinity was presented to him by the University of Dubu- que. Before assuming the presidency at Dubuque, Dr. Couchman served as a pastor for twenty years including a 1 Miss Betty Muir, secretary to the President pastorate at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dubuque. He is nationally recognized in college organizations and in the education circles of the United Presbyterian Church. He is a member of both the Board of National Missions of the United Presbyterian Church and the Association of Iowa College Presidents. An able administrator, Dr. Couchman commands the re- spect of everyone who comes in Contact with him. He is never too busy to discuss a problem with a student or to just enjoy a relaxed conversation.

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BOARD CF DIRECTCR - ss .nl ,fi i., . -3,- L- Members of the Board of Directors are: Robert G. Adams, Charles H. Albers, Robert N. Allen, Donald B. Blackstone, B. Alvin Buss, I. H. Carnes, David B. Cassat, George L. Cassat, Robert W. Clc- well, Donald C. Conzett, Mrs. David Corbett, W. M. Dillon, A. D. Donnell, L. E. Felton, Leonard C. Ferguson, Alvin E. Goldhorn, Mrs. Eflie Goldtholp, David Griffith, Leroy Heusinkveld, The University is governed by the Board of Directors which is responsible for every aspect of its functioning. Policy decisions and all major plans concerning the life of the University must receive Board approval before they can be implemented. The more particular affairs of the University are over- seen by the Executive Committee which meets monthly, while the semi-annual meetings of the entire Board handle matters of general importance, A minimum number of 20 Rowe Hinsey, Ben Jaspers, Lawrence M. Jensen, M. L. Kapp, Louis H. Kornder, Andrew Kurth, Paul Laube, George W. Lind- quist, Robert F. Loetscher, Ronald Meyer, H. J. Noeding, Mrs. Albert G. Parker, Jr., Gene Siekmann, H. F. Sinning, George Sisler, Gerald Smith, William Tjaden, J. William Wimberly. twenty-one members must be maintained. Cf those elected, approval must be secured from both the General Council of the Synod of Iowa and the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States. The Board of Directors is a body conscientiously striv- ing for the improvement of the University. Due to its ef- forts and the efforts of its individual members, the Univer- sity of Dubuque is moving forward at a previously unparal- lelled pace.