Guide to the Fuller Theological Seminary Board of Trustees

Collection Title: Fuller Theological Seminary Board of Trustees

Dates: 1947-2000

Identification: CFT00116

Creator: Call, Merlin W. Altman, John W. Berry, Lowell W. Bolten, John Brehm, William K. Carnell, Edward John, 1919-1967 Christensen, G. Raymond Coll, Alberto R. De Pree, Max. Demarest, Gary W. DenBesten, Lawrence Freed, Evelyn Wilden Fuller Theological Seminary Fuller, Charles Edward, 1887-1968 Graham, Billy, 1918- Groen, Gerrit P. Grunigen, Arnold Hubbard, David Allan, 1928-1996 Huffman, John A. Johnson, Edward L. Logefeil, R. C. Miranda, Jesse Ockenga, Harold John, 1905-1985 Ogilvie, Lloyd John Ortberg, John Carl, 1957- Pannell, William E. Penner, Clifford Stephan, Dean E. Stover, W. Robert Taylor, Herbert John, 1893-1978 Taylor, Robert G. Van Oss, Paul J. Walker, Harley R. Weyerhaeuser, C. Davis

Physical Description: 76.00

Alternate Extent Statement: 155 Boxes

Repository: David Allan Hubbard Library Archives

135 N. Oakland Avenue

Pasadena, CA, 91182-0002

URL: http://library.fuller.edu/archives/

Email: archives@fuller.edu

Phone: (626) 584-5311

Fax: (626) 584-5613

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Additional information may be found at http://fuller.edu/about-fuller/trustees-and-administration/trustees.aspx

In 1947 Charles E. Fuller and Harold John Ockenga co-founded Fuller Theological Seminary with the help of three founding Board of Trustees members, Herbert Taylor of Chicago, Arnold Grunigen Jr. of San Francisco, and R.C. Logefeil, M.D in Minneapolis. In 1951 Dean E. Stephan was added, in 1955 John Bolten and Harley R. Walker and in 1956 Edward John Carnell, then President of the Seminary. Well known evangelist Billy Graham joined the Board in 1959 and longtime member C. Davis Weyerhaeuser in 1960. In 1963 the Board of Trustees appointed David Allan Hubbard, a Fuller graduate, to the office of president. Other outstanding appointees to the Board include Merlin Call in 1964, Max DePree in 1966; William Pannell, first African American on the Board, appointed in 1973; Gary Demarest, also a Fuller graduate, was appointed that same year as well as Joyce Penido, first Latina Trustee. Sam Reeves joined the Board in 1975, Lloyd John Ogilvie in 1976, William Brehm in 1983, Anne Huffman in 1988, and that same year John Ortberg and Jesse Miranda. These and many others have made Fuller what it is today.

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

MPLP

Fuller Theological Seminary Board of Trustees Collection; Archives, David Allan Hubbard Library, Fuller Theological Seminary.

Series 1. Trustee Files, Individuals

Series 2. Chronological Trustees Files 1947-2000

In 1947 Charles E. Fuller and Harold John Ockenga co-founded Fuller Theological Seminary with the help of three founding Board of Trustees members, Herbert Taylor of Chicago, Arnold Grunigen Jr. of San Francisco, and R.C. Logefeil, M.D in Minneapolis. In 1951 Dean E. Stephan was added, in 1955 John Bolten and Harley R. Walker and in 1956 Edward John Carnell, then President of the Seminary. Well known evangelist Billy Graham joined the Board in 1959 and longtime member C. Davis Weyerhaeuser in 1960. In 1963 the Board of Trustees appointed David Allan Hubbard, a Fuller graduate, to the office of president. Other outstanding appointees to the Board include Merlin Call in 1964, Max DePree in 1966; William Pannell, first African American on the Board, appointed in 1973; Gary Demarest, also a Fuller graduate, was appointed that same year as well as Joyce Penido, first Latina Trustee. Sam Reeves joined the Board in 1975, Lloyd John Ogilvie in 1976, William Brehm in 1983, Anne Huffman in 1988, and that same year John Ortberg and Jesse Miranda. These and many others have made Fuller what it is today. The collection includes the files of their business meetings, committee meetings, accredidation reports, etc. The collection documents all of the institutional work of Fuller’s Board of Trustees, in chronological order.