Charles Siecke Wehrer

Background

Wehrer, Charles Siecke was born on July 13, 1914 in Norfolk, Nebraska, United States. Son of Charles C. and Ella (Augusta) Wehrer.

Education

Bachelor, Nebraska State Teachers College, 1940. Master of Arts in School Administration, University Nebraska, 1950. Postgraduate, University Nebraska, 1950.

Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1950. Postgraduate, University Southern California, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy without dissertation, Ohio State University, 1961.

Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Sioux Empire College, 1967.

Career

Assistant commandant, basketball coach, Black-Foxe Military Institute, Hollywood, California, 1945-1946; coach, superintendent local schools, Wood Lake, Nebraska, 1947-1949; principal, Scottsbluff (Nebraska) Junior High School, 1950-1951; graduate assistant in education, U. Nebraska, 1949-1950; graduate assistant in education, University of Southern California, 1954-1955; graduate assistant professor elementary education, Ohio State University, 1960; teacher public schools, Paramount, California, 1953-1954; teacher, Excelsior Adult School, Norwalk, California, 1953-1957; superintendent local schools, Shandon, California, 1956-1957; associate professor education, supervisor student teaching, Ohio Northern U., Ada, 1958-1960; associate professor, supervisor elementary student teaching, Capital U., Columbus, Ohio., 1961-1962; principal, Norwalk Iowa Elementary Junior High School, 1962-1963; professor education, director student affairs, assistant to president, Grand View College, Des Moines, 1962-1964; with departments youth, television, educational programming, City of Des Moines, 1965; consultant program, Iowa Civil Defense/Health Department, 1966; professor education and psychology, S.W. Community College, Creston, Iowa., 1967; academic dean, Sioux Empire College, Hawarden, Iowa., 1967-1968; chairman departments education, psychology, director teacher education, J.F. Kennedy College, Wahoo, Nebraska, 1970-1971; producer, emcee youth radio/television program, Let's Listen to Youth, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1971; producer, emcee youth radio/television program, Let's Listen to Youth, Des Moines, Sioux City, Iowa., 1952-1974; producer, emcee youth radio/television program, Let's Listen to Youth, Los Angeles, Columbus, Ohio., 1952-1974; professor education, Concordia College, Seward, Nebraska, 1973; training coordinator, director special training programs for management, State of Nebraska, 1974-1975; professor business, Metro Technology, Omaha, 1976-1982; professor management training Business Development Center, U. Nebraska, Omaha, 1976-1982; professor business, Nebraska State College, Wayne, 1982-1988; retired, Nebraska State College, Wayne president, Business Management Cons. Company, Wisner, Nebraska, 1982-1990. Lecturer in field.

Achievements

• Charles Siecke Wehrer has been listed as a noteworthy Business and education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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Membership

Physical director Young Men’s Christian Association, Norfolk, 1934-1936, McCook, Nebraska, 1937-1938, Los Angeles Downtown Y, 1940-1941. Counselor, advisory Nebraska Boys' State, 1949-1950. Nebraska delegate White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1950.

Chairman Nebraska Committee on Juvenile Delinquency. Member Governor's Committee on Youth, California, Nebraska. Special youth consultant radio program Art Linkletter House Party, California, 1952.

Director department guest relations NBC, Hollywood, California, 1952. Director special project Iowa Department Health, 1965-1966. Contributor to sub-commission on poverty-youth programs United States Congress, 1964-1965.

Chairman youth section Iowa Congress Parents & Teachers, 1966-1967. Lay minister Protestant Churches, since 1967, past church official First Congress United Church of Christ, Norfolk, Elkhorn Valley History Society Captain United States Army Air Force, 1941-1945. Member National Education Association (Special Commendation for teacher education programs), American Association of University Professors, American Association Retired Persons (president Norfolk chapter 1997-1998, Nebraska Senior Citizen Special Commendation 1980-1981), Association for Higher Education, National Association School Administrators, National Society for Study of Education, International Platform Association (special speaker convention 1970, special honors for Veterans Day, Memorial Day speaker for 52 years), American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (special commendation for helping veterans, senior citizens and youth 1997), Service Corps of Retired Executives, Lions (board directors, past president), Kiwanis (past president), Rotary (Norfolk Noon Rotary Club Community Service award, President's award 1998), Delta Sigma, Phi Delta Kappa (Special Recognition award 1992), Sigma Tau Delta (past president).

Connections

Married May Winther Hansen, August 21, 1982 (deceased October 27, 1991).

Father:

Charles C. Wehrer

Mother:

Ella (Augusta) Wehrer

Spouse:

May Winther Hansen