Background
Yeager, Iver Franklin was born on April 24, 1922 in Yoder, Wyoming, United States. Son of Charles Franklin Yeager and Elise Marie (Thingelstad) Afdahl.
religion and philosophy educator
Yeager, Iver Franklin was born on April 24, 1922 in Yoder, Wyoming, United States. Son of Charles Franklin Yeager and Elise Marie (Thingelstad) Afdahl.
Bachelor, Macalester College, 1944; Master of Arts, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1957.
Instructor religion, College of Wooster (Ohio), 1952-1956; associate professor religion and philosophy, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Missouri, 1956-1958; academic dean, professor religion, Illinois College, Jacksonville, 1958-1970; professor religion and philosophy, department chair, Illinois College, Jacksonville, 1970-1988; Dunbaugh Distinguished professor, Illinois College, Jacksonville, 1977-1988; professor emeritus, Illinois College, Jacksonville, since 1988.
President Rotary Club, Jacksonville, 1970-1971. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, PTO. Member American Association of University Professors, Society for Science Study of Religion. M C.
Married Natalee Ruth Carlander, March 1, 1946. Children: Larry, Kenneth, Ruth.