Background
Dorn, Jacob Henry was born on September 21, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Francis Jacob and Mary Elizabeth Dorn.
Dorn, Jacob Henry was born on September 21, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Francis Jacob and Mary Elizabeth Dorn.
Bachelor, Wheaton College, Illinois, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oregon, Eugene, 1965.
Professor history Wright State University, Dayton, since 1965. Chair Dayton Area Campus Ministry Board, 1972. Director, honors program Wright State University, Dayton, 1973—1987.
President Wright State University Faculty, Dayton, 1977—1978, Ohio Board United Ministries Higher Education, Columbus, 1983—1984. Board managers American Baptist History Society, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1987—1999. President Dayton Council World Affairs, 1988—1990.
Editorial consultant American Baptist Quarterly, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1993—2007.
Chair, board deacons and Christian education First Baptist Church, Dayton, 1966—1985. Member of Mid-East Honors Association (Leadership award 1988), Ohio Academy of History (life), Organization of America Historians (life).
Married Carole Ruth Johnson, August 15, 1964. Children: Jonathan Andrew, Elizabeth Ann Lublin.
