Alan Harre

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Alan Harre
17th President of Valparaiso University
In office
1988–2008
Preceded byRobert V. Schnabel
Succeeded byMark A. Heckler
6th President of Concordia University, St. Paul
In office
1984–1988
Preceded byGerhardt W. Hyatt
Succeeded byJohn F. Johnson
Acting President of Concordia University, Nebraska
In office
? – 1983 or 1984
Personal details
BornJune 12, 1940
Nashville, Illinois, United States
DiedAugust 20, 2020
Seward, Nebraska, United States
SpouseDiane Mack
Children3
Residence(s)Valparaiso, Nebraska, United States
Occupation(s)pastor, professor, university administrator and president
Academic background
EducationConcordia Senior College, Concordia Seminary, Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Alma materWayne State University (PhD)
ThesisNeed to Achieve and Commitment as Factors in the Withdrawal of Males from the Lutheran Teaching Ministry (1976)
Academic work
InstitutionsConcordia College
Valparaiso University

Alan F. Harre (1940–2020) was the seventeenth president of Valparaiso University, a post he held for 20 years from 1988 to 2008.[1] He was succeeded by Elizabethtown College alumnus, Mark A. Heckler. Harre was designated President Emeritus of Valparaiso University on July 1, 2008, and was voted one of Valparaiso University's 150 most influential people in history by 2009.[2] He was also the sixth president of Concordia University, St. Paul, from 1984 to 1988.[3]

Early life and education[edit]

Alan Frederick Harre was born on June 12, 1940, in Nashville, Illinois, to Adolph and Hilda Harre. He attended St. Paul's College in Concordia, Missouri and graduated in 1960. He received his bachelor's of arts degree in 1962 from Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He received his master of divinity degree in 1966 from Concordia Seminary in Clayton, Missouri. In 1967, he received a master's of arts degree from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia.[4] He then attended Wayne State University.

Works[edit]

Thesis[edit]

  • Harre, Alan F. (1976). Need to Achieve and Commitment as Factors in the Withdrawal of Males from the Lutheran Teaching Ministry (PhD). Wayne State University. OCLC 3509638.

Books[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Valparaiso University 150th Anniversary: University Presidents: Alan Harre". Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  2. ^ "Top 150 Most Influential Valpo People". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. ^ "CSP Mourns the Passing of Former President Alan Harre". Concordia University, St. Paul. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ^ Kaden, Kenneth P. (1993). A Century of Service: A Centennial History of Concordia College, St. Paul (PDF). Concordia College. p. 145.

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Academic offices
Preceded by 18th President of Valparaiso University
1988–2008
Succeeded by