List of Upsala College people

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This is a list of the people associated of Upsala College including the school's presidents, its faculty and alumni. Upsala College was a Lutheran-affiliated, private college located in East Orange, New Jersey (1899–1995). After years of declining enrollment and financial problems, Upsala College closed in May 1995.

Nine men have served as the president of Upsala College in its 102-year history.[1] Most of them were Lutheran clergymen.[1] Only one, the Rev. Dr. Evald Benjamin Lawson (1904–1965), was an alumnus of Upsala College.[1]

Portrait President Years in office Education[1] Notes
1—Rev. Lars Herman Beck
(1859–1935)		1893–1910
  • Chosen to be the first president by the Augustana Synod at its annual meeting.[1]
  • October 1893, met with first 16 students in a Brooklyn, New York church basement.[1]
  • School offered land in Kenilworth, New Jersey in 1898, Upsala became a four-year degree-granting college in 1903—graduating its first students with B.A. degrees in 1905.[1]
2—Rev. Peter Froeberg
(1873–1954)		1910–1920
  • B.A., Augustana College (1898)
  • B.D. Augustana Theological Seminary (1902)
  • attended Yale University, 1900–1905
  • Often borrowed money in his own name to pay the college's debts, including securing a large mortgage from Scandia Life Insurance Company to pay the entire debt and end foreclosure proceedings.[1]
3—Rev. Carl Gustav Erickson
(1877–1936)		1920–1936
  • B.A., Augustana College (1904)
  • B.D., Augustana Theological Seminary (1908)
  • Reorganized the curriculum and faculty,[1]
  • Student body increased from 300 to 1,500 during his tenure.[1]
  • Raised $465,000 to develop the school including 1923 purchase of 45-acre campus in East Orange, New Jersey.[1]
4—Rev. Evald Benjamin Lawson
(1904–1965)		1938–1965
  • Expanded the college's East Orange campus; new buildings were built including the Beck Hall, residence halls, library and chapel.[1]
5—Rev. Carl Gustaf Fjellman
(1919–2011)		1966–1976
  • Oversaw completion of Puder Hall for the sciences (1968), College Center (1970), Art Center (1971), and townhouse complex.[1][2]
  • Changing demographics made multiculturalism, integration and diversity key issues.[1]
6—Rodney Otto Felder
(1927–1997)		1976–1984
  • Expanded school by acquiring the Wirths Campus in Wantage Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.
  • Previously a teacher and administrator in public school system and taught at various colleges.[1]
  • Last president of Finch College in New York City (1970–77).[3]
7—David Eugene Schramm
(1936–2021)		1986–1988
  • Brief presidency saw declining enrollment.[1]
  • Resigned over "differences of opinion as to how the college could best achieve its goal while preserving its mission" with the trustees.[4]
8—Rev. Robert Edgar Karsten
(1930–2014)		1988–1994
  • Attempted to stem tide of serious financial problems, declining enrollment and academic standards, brought in international students.[1]
9—Paul Victor DeLomba
(1935–2018)		1994–1995
  • Partner and project manager with Price Waterhouse,[5] DeLomba was hired in 1994 by the board of trustees to close the college.[1]

Faculty and staff

Academic faculty

Athletic staff

  • Ron Rothstein, professional NBA basketball coach, former college basketball player, former teacher and basketball coach (1974–1975)

Alumni

Fictional alumni

References

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