| YEAR |
PLACE |
THEME |
PRESIDENT* |
COLLEGE |
| 1935 |
St. Olaf |
No stated theme |
* No
presidents were selected until 1947.The names are
listed with the meeting that the president planned and
presided over, a year after he or she assumed the
office. Current practice provides for one year served
as president-elect, one year as president (the
year listed here), and one year as past president. |
| 1936 |
Augustana, IL |
No stated theme |
|
|
| 1937 |
Luther, IA |
The Peculiar Responsibilities of the
Teacher in a Christian College |
|
|
| 1938 |
Midland |
No stated theme |
|
|
| 1939 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
Our Lutheran Cultural Heritage |
|
|
| 1940 |
Wartburg |
The Contribution of Christian Education
to Human Freedom |
|
|
| 1941 |
St. Olaf |
The Dynamics of Christian Education |
|
|
| 1942 |
Augustana, SD |
Education for Righteousness and Freedom |
|
|
| 1943 |
Valparaiso |
The Unique Function of Lutheran
Education Today |
|
|
| 1944 |
DeKoven Foundation |
The Lutheran College Graduate in Modern
Society |
|
|
| 1945 |
N O M E E T I N G
H E L D |
| 1946 |
Augustana, SD |
Orientation Toward Tomorrow in the
Christian College |
|
|
| 1947 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
Orientation in Lutheran Colleges Toward
Christian Citizenship |
|
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| 1948 |
St. Olaf |
Christian Centered Education in the
Church College |
Arthur Paulson |
St. Olaf |
| 1949 |
Augustana, IL |
Toward a Lutheran Philosophy of
Education |
Edward Nervig |
Augustana, SD |
| 1950 |
Augsburg |
The Lutheran Teacher |
George Hall |
Gustavus |
| 1951 |
Capital |
Christian Education and Contemporary
Cultural Crises |
W.O. Doescher |
Capital |
| 1952 |
Luther, IA |
The Creative Task of the Christian
College |
Ruth Wick |
Carthage, IL |
| 1953 |
Augustana, SD |
Faculty Welfare and Growth |
Martin Quanbeck |
Augsburg |
| 1954 |
Midland |
Teaching Load and Effective Teaching |
Kenneth Berger |
Luther, IA |
| 1955 |
Wartburg |
Place of Extra Curricular Activity in
the Christian Liberal Arts College |
Herman Gimmestad |
Midland |
| 1956 |
Concordia M, MN |
The Church's Stake in Liberal Arts
Education |
Stanley Olsen |
Augustana, SD |
| 1957 |
Valparaiso |
The Christian Liberal Arts College in a
Science Culture |
Oliver Graebner |
Valparaiso |
| 1958 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
The Christian College and the Social
Man |
Carl E. Bailey |
Concordia M, MN |
| 1959 |
St. Olaf |
The Lutheran College in the Next Decade |
Gerahrd Belgum |
Luther, IA |
| 1960 |
Augustana, IL |
Some of my Best Friends are Students |
Ralph Hansen |
Carthage |
| 1961 |
Luther, IA |
The Lutheran College and the Wall of
Separation |
Philip Quanbeck |
Augsburg |
| 1962 |
Concordia M, MN |
Creativity and Research in the
Christian Liberal Arts College |
Kenneth Andeen |
Augustana, IL |
| 1963 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
Some Issues in the Physical Sciences,
Social Sciences and Humanities |
Harold Ditmanson |
St. Olaf |
| 1964 |
Wartburg |
What is Quality Higher Education? |
Verlyn Smith |
Augustana, SD |
| 1965 |
Augustana, SD |
Christian Higher Education in a Secular
Society |
John R. Holum |
Augsburg |
| 1966 |
St. Olaf |
Genetic Manipulation and Christian
Concern |
Clifford Hansen |
Dana |
| 1967 |
Carthage |
The Current Scene in Catholic Higher
Education |
James Fritschel |
Wartburg |
| 1968 |
Augustana, IL |
The Generation Gap: Can We Learn From
Students? |
Harold Carlson |
Carthage |
| 1969 |
Dana |
Faculty and the New Intellectual |
Andrew Prinz |
Concordia, IL |
| 1970 |
Muhlenberg |
Community and Commitment in Christian
Higher Education |
Elliot Thoreson |
Augustana, SD |
| 1971 |
Wittenberg |
Towards a Philosophy of Christian
Higher Education for the Seventies |
Robert Hartje |
Wittenberg |
| 1972 |
St. Olaf |
The Church College and Law: Value
Centered Education and Public Policy |
Doniver Lund |
Gustavus |
| 1973 |
Valparaiso |
Values and Curriculum |
Arthur L. Olsen |
Augustana, SD |
| 1974 |
Augsburg |
The Christian View of the Human Being:
Implications for Education |
David Grimsrud |
St. Olaf |
| 1975 |
Capital |
Technological Man and Agape |
Alcyone Scott |
Midland |
| 1976 |
Carthage |
The Role of the Professor at the
Lutheran College |
Paul H. Andrews |
Capital |
| 1977 |
Luther, IA |
Church Related College in an Age of
Pluralism: The Search for a Viable Saga |
Arland Hultgren |
Wagner |
| 1978 |
Augustana, SD |
The Prophetic Role of Church Related
Colleges |
Allan Hauck |
Carthage |
| 1979 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
The Role of Lutheran Colleges in Human
Liberation |
Jerry Hamilton |
Wittenberg |
| 1980 |
Wittenberg |
Academic Integrity vs. Economic Reality |
Connie Gengenbach |
St. Olaf |
| 1981 |
Valparaiso |
Reclaiming Humanism: A Challenge for
Arts and Sciences |
Jan Hansen |
Capital |
| 1982 |
Wartburg |
Conscience and Capitalism: What is the
Responsibility of Lutheran Education |
Glenn Halverson |
Upsala |
| 1983 |
Thiel |
The Hope for Global Order |
Donald Koetke |
Valparaiso |
| 1984 |
Augsburg |
USSR: Perspectives and Tensions |
Herman Diers |
Wartburg |
| 1985 |
Augustana, IL |
The Universe: Large and Small |
Ingrid Tiegel |
Carthage |
| 1986 |
Lenoir Rhyne |
Vision and Promise in the Liberal Arts |
Harold Haas |
Lenoir Rhyne |
| 1987 |
Concordia, IL |
On Being an Intellectual as a Religious
Vocation |
Wilfred Bunge |
Luther, IA |
| 1988 |
Luther, IA |
The College Years and the Development
of Character and Values |
Larry Rosenkoetter |
Bethany |
| 1989 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
In Whose Image: Gender and the Identity
of Lutheran Colleges |
Frederick Rusch |
Augustana, SD |
| 1990 |
Pacific Lutheran |
Gaining Perspective: International/
Intercultural Education. and the Liberal Arts |
Peter Hovde |
Concordia M, MN |
| 1991 |
Concordia M, MN |
Environmental Values and the Liberal
Arts College |
Sheri J. Tonn |
Pacific |
| 1992 |
Augustana, SD |
Visions for Faithfulness: Challenges of
Feminist Theologies |
Beverly Stratton |
Augsburg |
| 1993 |
Texas Lutheran |
The Family: Realities and Myths |
Viji George |
Concordia NY |
| 1994 |
Concordia, NE |
Diversity, Multiculturalism, and . . .
Lutherans? |
Wendy McCredie |
Texas Lutheran |
| 1995 |
Wartburg |
Our Encounter with Islam |
Fred Strickert |
Wartburg |
| 1996 |
California Lutheran |
Technology in Lutheran Higher Education |
Herb Gooch |
California Lutheran |
| 1997 |
Valparaiso |
The Role of the Artist in Lutheran
Higher Education |
Albert Trost |
Valparaiso |
| 1998 |
Dana |
INTERSECTIONS: A Conference on
Interdisciplinary Education |
Milt Heinrich |
Dana |
| 1999 |
Luther |
Models of Mentoring |
Donna Kubesh |
Luther |
| 2000 |
Concordia, CA |
Partnerships and Collaborations |
Peter Senkbeil |
Concordia, CA |
| 2001 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
The Impact of Computer Culture on
Liberal Arts Education |
Horst Ludwig |
Gustavus Adolphus |
| 2002 |
Waldorf |
Education in International and
Cross-Cultural Experiences |
Jay Sierszyn |
Waldorf
/Wisconsin Lutheran |
| 2003 |
Roanoke |
Hallmarks of Excellence for the Liberal
Arts in the 21st Century |
C. William Hill, Jr. |
Roanoke |
| 2004 |
Concordia, NY |
A New York State of Mind: City as Text |
Ralph Peters |
Concordia, NY |
| 2005 |
Midland Lutheran |
Ethics in the World Today |
Patricia Trautrimas |
Midland Lutheran |
