CHICAGO (ELCA) -- LaRue Unglaube has been named director of the Department for Information Technology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Unglaube served as a systems analyst from 1988 to1993 and the unit's manager for systems development from 1993 to 1999. She succeeds Kenneth F. Aicher, who recently joined the staff of the ELCA's Florida- Bahamas Synod as an assistant to the bishop.
"Her broad knowledge of information technology and her work in the past have proven that she will be a superb manager for this unit," said Richard L. McAuliffe, treasurer of the ELCA.
Prior to coming to the ELCA, Unglaube was an engineering aid for the Continuum Dynamics, Inc., Princeton, N.J.
Unglaube is a graduate of Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis., where she received a degree in elementary education. She taught five years in the public school system and was the director of Christian education for eight years at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Hickory, N.C.
The Information Technology unit provides information services and data processing links among congregations, synods and the churchwide organization for communication of information and data. They also implement guidelines and polices for computer standards, security, application development, data storage, and data retrieval for all congregations, synods, and the churchwide organization.
The unit is also responsibile for insuring that all ELCA computer equipment and software is Y2K compliant. According to Unglaube the churchwide office is ninety percent Y2K compliant to date.
The department also provides computer and technical support for the ELCA staff during churchwide assemblies and Women of the ELCA triennial conventions.
LaRue Unglaube is married to Jim Unglaube, associate vice president for advancement and planned giving at Carthage College, a college of the ELCA. They have two adult children, Carla Erickson and Andrew.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
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Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
