Henry Schultze was an American academic and former president of Calvin College

Calvin College

Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism...

 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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. Having been born in Sully, Iowa

Sully, Iowa

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, Schultze graduated from Calvin College in 1915. He also attended Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Seminary is a seminary affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church in North America, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and closely tied to Calvin College, though each institution has its own board. Rev...

 and went on to study at Yale University

Yale University

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 and graduated in 1920. After his graduation, he taught Greek

Greek language

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 and education

Education

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 at Grundy College and in 1924 was ordained as a minister

Minister of religion

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 in the Christian Reformed Church

Christian Reformed Church in North America

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. In 1926 he was appointed a professor

Professor

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 at Calvin Theological Seminary. Schultze served ten years as president of the National Union of Christian Schools, beginning in 1930. Because of his skill as a teacher and his long-standing support for Christian education, Schultze was appointed Calvin College president in 1940.

During Schultze's tenure, the enrollment at Calvin College sank as a result of World War II

World War II

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 but rebounded quickly when the war was over. In 1949 Schultze oversaw the restructuring of the academic governance process and in 1950 he took part in the dedication of a new one million dollar science building on the Franklin campus. After resigning the college presidency due to ill health in 1951, he was appointed Professor Extraordinary at Calvin Theological Seminary. Today, the dormitory

Dormitory

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Schultze Hall at Calvin College is named in his honor.

Schultze married Jeannette Ophof in 1920 and they had three children.