Hudson Armerding
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Hudson Taylor Armerding was President of Wheaton College
, Wheaton
, Illinois
, from 1965-1982. He was also President of the National Association of Evangelicals
from 1970-1972.
, Dr. Armerding was the son of an itinerant preacher and grew up in a variety of places in the Southwest U.S. His high school graduation in San Diego, California was in 1935. For two years after his high school graduation, he lived in Wellington, New Zealand
, working on a farm.
He earned an undergraduate degree in history
from Wheaton in 1941, where he was a classmate and good friend of Billy Graham
(who had transferred in to Wheaton), and received a master's degree in international affairs from Clark University
in 1942.
In World War II
, Dr. Armerding served as a line officer in the Pacific Ocean
aboard the heavy cruiser USS Wichita, which participated in 11 naval engagements, including the invasion of Okinawa. After the war, Armerding helped liberate a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp near Nagasaki.
In 1948, Dr. Armerding earning a doctorate (PhD) in history at the University of Chicago
.
From 1949 until 1961, Dr. Armerding taught and served as a dean and eventually acting president at Gordon College
and Gordon Seminary in Wenham, Mass. In 1961, he was appointed Professor of History at Wheaton and a year later, in 1962, became Provost.
In 1965, Armerding succeeded the retiring V. Raymond Edman as Wheaton's president and Edman became Chancellor.
Despite anti-war protests on the Wheaton College campus, Dr. Armerding found ways to bridge the gaps between the status quo and students who were questioning authority.
During Armerding's Presidency, Wheaton College constructed a new library and a new science building, eventually renamed Armerding Hall. Armerding retired from Wheaton in 1982.
Dr. Armerding served as a vice president of the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community in Quarryville, Pennsylvania from 1985 until 1999.
In 2007, he was moved to Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, Illinois, where he battled with dementia until his death (in his home) in 2009.
Wheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
, Wheaton
Wheaton
-People:* Charles Augustus Wheaton, an abolitionist* David Wheaton, professional tennis player, writer, speaker, talk-show host* Frank Wheaton, an American Civil War general* Frank K...
, Illinois
Illinois
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, from 1965-1982. He was also President of the National Association of Evangelicals
National Association of Evangelicals
The National Association of Evangelicals is a fellowship of member denominations, churches, organizations, and individuals. Its goal is to honor God by connecting and representing evangelicals in the United States. Today it works in four main areas: Church & Faith Partners, Government Relations,...
from 1970-1972.
Biography
Born in Albuquerque, New MexicoNew Mexico
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, Dr. Armerding was the son of an itinerant preacher and grew up in a variety of places in the Southwest U.S. His high school graduation in San Diego, California was in 1935. For two years after his high school graduation, he lived in Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, working on a farm.
He earned an undergraduate degree in history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
from Wheaton in 1941, where he was a classmate and good friend of Billy Graham
Billy Graham
William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for...
(who had transferred in to Wheaton), and received a master's degree in international affairs from Clark University
Clark University
Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...
in 1942.
In World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Dr. Armerding served as a line officer in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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aboard the heavy cruiser USS Wichita, which participated in 11 naval engagements, including the invasion of Okinawa. After the war, Armerding helped liberate a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp near Nagasaki.
In 1948, Dr. Armerding earning a doctorate (PhD) in history at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
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.
From 1949 until 1961, Dr. Armerding taught and served as a dean and eventually acting president at Gordon College
Gordon College (Massachusetts)
Gordon College is a liberal arts college located on the former Princemere estate in Wenham, Massachusetts, northeast of Beverly. Founded by Baptist minister A. J...
and Gordon Seminary in Wenham, Mass. In 1961, he was appointed Professor of History at Wheaton and a year later, in 1962, became Provost.
In 1965, Armerding succeeded the retiring V. Raymond Edman as Wheaton's president and Edman became Chancellor.
Despite anti-war protests on the Wheaton College campus, Dr. Armerding found ways to bridge the gaps between the status quo and students who were questioning authority.
During Armerding's Presidency, Wheaton College constructed a new library and a new science building, eventually renamed Armerding Hall. Armerding retired from Wheaton in 1982.
Dr. Armerding served as a vice president of the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community in Quarryville, Pennsylvania from 1985 until 1999.
In 2007, he was moved to Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, Illinois, where he battled with dementia until his death (in his home) in 2009.