CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Dr. Theodore L. Fredrickson, 56, Minneapolis, will become the 14th president of Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, on April 1, 2002. Capital is one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Fredrickson succeeds Daniel A. Felicetti, who announced last spring his intention to leave as president of Capital to pursue other career opportunities. Dr. Paul J. Dovre, retired president of the ELCA's Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., is serving as interim president of Capital.
Since 1995, Fredrickson has served as dean for the Graduate School of Business, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis. Prior to that year, he served at St. Thomas for 21 years in a variety of positions, including professor, associate dean and director for the university's Division of Business.
Fredrickson has facilitated student and faculty exchanges between St. Thomas and higher educational institutions throughout the world. He has established exchange agreements with schools in Australia, Canada, Cuba, England, France, Greece, Ireland, Japan, the People's Republic of China, Siberia, Taiwan and Uruguay.
Prior to his service at St. Thomas, Fredrickson held teaching positions at Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colo., and the ELCA's Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa.
In 1974 Fredrickson earned a doctorate in management and in 1968 earned a master's degree in business education from the University of Northern Colorado. He earned a bachelor's degree in business education from Winona State University, Winona, Minn., in 1967.
"I strongly believe in Capital's dual mission of providing students with a strong liberal arts foundation, along with career preparation through its professional programs," Fredrickson said. "I am proud and humbled to take on this exciting opportunity to lead a small, comprehensive university in one of the fastest-growing cities in the Midwest," he said.
Theodore and Diane Fredrickson, an elementary reading specialist, have two adult children. -- -- --
** Mark Cooper is associate director of media relations for Capital University.
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