Evan H. Bergwall Named" Alumnus of the Year
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Taylor University Pillars at Taylor University Taylor University Bulletin Ringenberg Archives & Special Collections 6-1-1959 Taylor University Bulletin (June 1959) Taylor University Follow this and additional works at: https://pillars.taylor.edu/tu-bulletin Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Taylor University, "Taylor University Bulletin (June 1959)" (1959). Taylor University Bulletin. 128. https://pillars.taylor.edu/tu-bulletin/128 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Ringenberg Archives & Special Collections at Pillars at Taylor University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Taylor University Bulletin by an authorized administrator of Pillars at Taylor University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NEWS FROM TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, UPLAND, IND. JUNE 1959 - Taylor President Announces Resignation 113TH COMMENCEMENT RITES SET FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 6 To Return to Pastoral Ministry Dr. Paul Rees to Give Address Commencement speaker for Tay EVAN H. BERGWALL NAMED lor's 113th Graduation Exercises will be Dr. Paul S. Rees, Viee-President- "ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR" at-large of World Vision Inc. and President Evan Bergwall has been noted minister and author who named "Alumnus 01 cne Year" for gained international recognition as 19oa in recognition of his accom a "Minister to Ministers" during plishments ana the growth of Taylor Billy Graham's Evangelistic Cam aurmg ms eignt years as President. paigns, both in this country and Since coming to the conege in abroad. 1951, student enrollment has in Dr. Rees re creased from 400 to nearly 700 and signed recently a long-range five million dollar de as pastor of velopment program was launched. the well-known The new S7h3.uimi Storer Food Cen First Covenant ter and Samuel Morris Men s Resi Church, Minne dence Hail, which were constructed apolis, after last summer, represent the first serving there completed phase of this program. since 1933. For Other significant gains made un 18 years he der his administration, include the maintained a liquidation of the debt on the Ayres Christian Radio Alumni Memorial Library and the Broadcast and erection of 39 housing units for mar is author of 9 ried students, known as Fairiane Vil religious books lage. Expressing their confidence in including If the administration, twenty three God Be for Us, Paul S. Rees Pres. Evan H. Bergwall members of the faculty and staff The Radiant Cross, Prayer and Life's have built homes on the campus Highest, and Christians, Commit Dr. Evan H. Bergwall has an within the past few years. Yourself. nounced his resignation as President In addition, both alumni total giv He is past president and currently of Taylor University after eight ing and the number of aiumni donors a member of the Executive Commit years as head of the college. His have nearly tripled during his term tee of the National Association of resignation becomes effective June of office. Evangelicals, vice-president of the 30th. A graduate of Taylor, Dr. Berg wall returned to the college as Ad World Evangelical Fellowship, and In submitting his resignation to a member of the Editorial Board of ministrative Head only 12 years the Evangelical Book Club. He is the Board of Trustees, the President after his graduation in 1939, to be stated that he desired to return to come the youngest president in the listed in Who's Who in the Mid-West the ministry. He has been a Method history of the school. and in Who's Who in America. ist minister for twenty years and He was graduated from Taylor The commencement exercises will came to the college by special ap with Magna Cum Laude honors, begin at 9:30 a.m. in Maytag Gym pointment of Bishop Richard Raines first in his class. He received the nasium. of the North Indiana Conference of Bachelor of Divinity Degree from The Baccalaureate service will be the Methodist Church. Yale in 1943 where he graduated held May 31, Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in The Executive Committee of the Cum Laude, again first in his class. Maytag Gymnasium, with Dr. Arthur Board of Trustees requested Dr. Dr. Bergwall has done graduate work W. Howard bringing the address. Bergwall to continue serving the col at Yale, New York University, Em lege as a member of the Board of ory, and Oxford University, Oxford, ALUMNI DAY, JUNE 5 Trustees, and will so recommend at England, and was recognized with their next meeting early in June. an Honorary Degree from Asbury Schedule for the day is as follows: During his fruitful term of office, Theological Seminary. Dr. Bergwall has gained many In 1950, President Bergwall made Alumni Registration, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. friends for the college and has been a trip to Europe as a Good Will Am Class Reunions, Noon Hour appreciated greatly for his intellec bassador by appointment of Bishop Alumni Business Meeting, 2:30 p.m. tual and consecrated leadership, Raines on behalf of the Methodist Alumni Tea, 3:30 p.m. deep sincerity, and devotion to the work in Germany. He also toured Alumni-Senior-Parents Banquet, 6:00 strengthening of Taylor's total pro the Scandinavian countries. In 1953 p.m. gram. (Continued on page 4) Evening Program, 8:00 p.m. from the President's Desk. ESTERLINE, WRIGHT NAMED APPRECIATION AWARD WINNERS Dr. John W. Esterline, of Indian "OUR HOPE" apolis, and Mr. Selah G. Wright, of Upland, have been named Apprecia tion Award Winners for 1959 for As Taylor University anticipates their significant service to Taylor a change in administrative leader University. Both recipients have had HALFAST, REDIGER TO RECEIVE ship our thinking naturally turns to a long history of association with the ALUMNI MERIT AWARDS the future. Wherein lies our hope? college. The basic answer, of course, is that Mr. Esterline, who is the only liv ing Taylor alumnus who went to our hope is in our Lord. This is right school with Sammy Morris in Fort and we are glad in that fact. Wayne, was graduated in 1893 while We must, however, exercise all the school was still in Fort Wayne. our human efforts to do our best He is currently sponsoring and di recting the landscaping of the cam also for the tomorrows. The past pus around the new buildings and does give us a foundation on which in the projected campus addition to to build. Taylor University has the south of the present campus. gained strength and stature in the Following his graduation from the educational world for which we are Purdue Engineering School in 1897, grateful. Our work with Gonser and Mr. Esterline taught in the electrical Gerber, educational consultants, our engineering department and became internal self-study programs, the acting head of the department. He R. W. Halfast Milo A. Rediger declined the offer to head the de splendid cooperation of faculty, staff, partment in 1907 to develop and Dr. Milo A. Rediger, Academic and trustees together with our stu market a line of electrical instru Dean at Taylor, and Dr. Richard dents have all given substance to ments which he invented. The com Halfast of Kokomo, Indiana, have our academic and spiritual strength. been selected to receive Alumni pany he founded became one of the Merit Awards during Alumni Day The organization of Taylor in its most successful manufacturing firms ceremonies on June 5. Board, its Administration as well in the United States. These awards will be presented as its faculty and students leads us Upland Native by President Bergwall in apprecia to believe there is an excellent ba Mr. Wright was born in Upland tion of the outstanding contribution sis for future growth. This in turn and is President of the Upland Bank. which these men have made to the has paid great dividends both in As a local resident he has been an Taylor program. terms of morale on the campus and influential friend of Taylor for many Dr. Rediger has been associated of good will and acceptance in our years. He has participated regularly with Taylor for fourteen of the past communities as well as among our in the annual community campaign sixteen years. He has given academ publics. This is reason for hope. to secure local support for the col ic and spiritual leadership to the lege. college as a professor of religion and Dedicated Faculty He recently produced a unique as Academic Dean, and has been a Faculty strength and student ad twenty-eight page public relations major force in the strengthening of missions further give encouragement. brochure with several pages devoted the faculty and the raising of Tay Taylor can be proud of and grateful to Taylor and its personnel and to lor's scholastic standing to the posi to a splendid group of committed the Upland community. This bro tion of recognition which it now teachers. May God bless them richly! chure has received wide-spread at holds in Christian higher education A fine student body with almost ca tention and has been featured in circles. He has been administrative pacity enrollment is a sign of hope. Bankers Magazine. Vice-President of the college since Mr. Wright also has developed the 1954. Our hope must also lie in vision. new and rapidly growing Lakeview There are many needs that Taylor North Central Coordinator housing addition located on Lions faces. An enlarged constituency with lake on the east edge of Upland. Dr. Rediger is a Coordinator for greater financial potential will be Mr. Wright is a director and officer the Commission on Liberal Arts Ed required to meet the challenge of in several corporations and is a di ucation of the North Central Accred the Development Program and cur rector of five banks.