Alan Anderson, Former President of ELCA's Carthage College, Dies

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Alan R. Anderson, a former president
of Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis., died Sept. 28 at his home
in Racine, Wis. He was 86 years old. Carthage is one of 28
colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America (ELCA).
A celebration of Anderson's life was held Oct. 3 at
Carthage's A. F. Siebert Chapel.
Born Sept. 30, 1921, in Rockford, Ill., Anderson graduated
from Rockford High School in 1939 and served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II. In 1950 Anderson graduated from Carthage
with a bachelor's degree in business administration.
Anderson worked at Carthage for more than 35 years. In 1953
he became director of admissions and was later appointed
administrative assistant to the president and vice president of
development. Anderson was president of Carthage from 1986 to
1987. He received an honorary doctorate of laws from the
college in 1988. In 2004 he was presented the Carthage Flame
Award, the college's highest honor.
Anderson was founding president of the first Circle K Club
in 1947. He was elected president of Kiwanis Clubs in Carthage
and Racine, and was governor of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
District of Kiwanis. Anderson's civic activities in both cities
were numerous, including serving as president of the board for
the Red Cross and board chair of the Lincoln Lutheran Home.
Anderson was an active and longtime member of Bethania Lutheran
Church, Racine. Bethania is a congregation of the ELCA.
Anderson is survived by his wife of 58 years, Irma, and
their three children, 10 grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
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Information about Carthage College is at
http://www.carthage.edu on the Web.

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