Background
Freed, DeBow was born on August 26, 1925 in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Walter and Ella Lee (DeBow) Freed.
Freed, DeBow was born on August 26, 1925 in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Walter and Ella Lee (DeBow) Freed.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1946. Graduate, United States Infantry School, 1953. Graduate, United States Army Command and General Staff College, 1959.
Master of Science, University Kansas, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University New Mexico, 1966. Graduate, United States Air War College, 1966.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Monmouth College, Illinois, 1987. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Ohio Northern University, 1999. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Findlay, 2010.
Commanding officer United States Army, 1946. Commander 35th Infantry Japan, 1947-1948. Assistant to commander 17th Airborne Division, 1948-1949.
Commander 26th Infantry, Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-1951. Assistant to chief United States Mission, Iran, 1951-1953. Instructor The Infantry School, 1953-1956.
Commander 32d Infantry, Korea, 1956-1957. Instructor Command and General Staff College, 1957-1958. Chief nuclear branch United States Atomic Energy Agency, 1961-1965.
Chief plans division United States Army, Vietnam, 1966-1967. Professor physics department United States Military Academy, 1967-1969, retired, 1969. Dean Mount Union College, 1969-1974.
President Monmouth College, 1974-1979, Ohio Northern University, Ada, 1979—1999, president emeritus, since 1999. President University Findlay, 2003—2010, president emeritus, 2010. Chairman Associate Colleges of Midwest, 1977-1979, others.
Board directors Presbyterian College Union, 1974-1979. Trustee Center for Science and Industry, since 1982, Toledo Symphony, since 1994, Blanchard Valley Health Association, 1999-2010, Blanchard Valley Health Foundation, 2000-2003. Board trustees, COSI Endowment Foundation, 2001-2003.
Vice president, director Buckeye council Boy Scouts American, 1972-1974, director Prairie council, 1974-1978. Member Association Methodist Colleges and Universities (board directors 1979-1999), Ohio College Association (board directors 1980-1984, 85-88, president 89-90), Ohio Foundation Independent Colleges (board directors 1979-1999), American Association President of Colleges and Universities (board directors 1988-1999, treasurer 1997-1998, vice president 1998-1999), Ohio Commodores, Sixma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Delta Theta Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Catherine Carol Moore, September 10, 1949. 1 child, Debow World War II.