Harold L. Yochum
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| Born | Harold Leland Yochum June 7, 1903 Detroit, Michigan (1934-1939) |
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Harold Leland Yochum (June 7, 1903 - September 1, 1974) was an American theologian, church leader, and the ninth president of Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, United States.[1] He was installed as its president on October 24, 1946, and served until his retirement in 1969.
Yochum was born on June 7, 1903, in Fostoria, Ohio.[2] to William H. Yochum and Ida (Heiserman).[3]
After graduating from Capital University in 1923 and then earning a master's degree from
In 1943, he obtained his Doctor of Divinity degree from Capital University. He served as pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in
In August 1948, Yochum was appointed a delegate of the American Lutheran Church to the World Council of Churches in Amsterdam, where his travels included England, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. The board of regents provided trips for him and his wife to Europe in the summer of 1962 accompanying the chapel choir, and in 1966, to the Holy Land to celebrate his twentieth year of service to the university as president.
In June 1967, the Yochums journeyed to Europe to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the
On July 5, 1928, he married Agatha Amelia Pfeiffer and subsequently had three daughters: Doris, Marilyn and Faith. In the summers they enjoyed being at the family cottage, Cedar Haven, in the Les Cheneaux Islands of northern Michigan.[citation needed]
Yochum died on September 1, 1974, in Columbus, Ohio.[2]
References
- ^ "Columbus News Index". Columbuslibrary.org. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ a b "Dr. Harold Yochum, Headed Capital University in Ohio". The New York Times. 2 September 1974.
- ^ a b Biographical Directory of Clergymen of The American Lutheran Church, Augsburg Publishing House 1972 (p. 1020)
- ^ Chronicle of Change: Capital University 1950–2000.
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