Background
Zehr, Howard was born on July 2, 1944 in Freeport, Illinois, United States. Son of Howard Jacob and Edna (Good) Zehr.
Zehr, Howard was born on July 2, 1944 in Freeport, Illinois, United States. Son of Howard Jacob and Edna (Good) Zehr.
Student, Goshen College, 1962-1963; student, Bethel College, 1964-1965; Bachelor, Morehouse College, 1966; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, 1974; student, Notre Dame U., 1978-1979; student, Association Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 1978-1979.
Associate professor humanities & history, coordinator humanities program, Talladega (Alabama) College, 1971-1978;
director, House of Simon, Elkhart, Indiana, 1978;
founder, director, Elkhart (Indiana) County Protecting and Caring Together, 1978-1982;
director crime and justice, Mennonite Control Committee, Akron, Pennsylvania, 1979-1998;
professor sociology and restorative justice, Eastern Mennonite U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, since 1996. Adjunct Professor Goshen College, 1980, 84, 89, Bethel College, 1984, Messiah College, 1995. International lecturer on victim offender reconciliation and justice at various locations.
Co-director social science & law project Talladega College.
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Chairman National Coalition Abolish Death Penalty, 1985-1987. Advisory board Restorative Justice Ministries. Board directors Lancaster Area Victim Offender Reconciliation Program.
Married Ruby Friesen, June 18, 1966. Children: Nicole, Kori.