Kaare Roald Bergethon

Background

Bergethon, Kaare Roald was born on June 8, 1918 in Tromso, Norway. Arrived in the United States, 1926, naturalized, 1930. Son of Maximilian and Petra Ruud (Olsen) Bergethon.

Education

AB, DePauw University, 1938. Master of Arts, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1945.

Doctor of Letters, Brown University, 1959. Doctor of Letters, Franklin and Marshall College, 1959., New England College,, 1998.

Doctor of Laws, Rutgers University, 1959. Doctor of Laws, Muhlenberg College, 1959. Doctor of Laws, Lehigh University, 1959.

Doctor of Laws, Waynesburg College, 1960. Doctor of Laws, DePauw University, 1961. Doctor of Laws, Gannon College, 1978.

Doctor of Laws, Lafayette College, 1978. Doctor of Laws, Temple University, 1978. Doctor of Laws, Allegheny College, 1979.

Doctor of Laws, Bloomfield College, 1980.

Career

With, Walter Kidde Constructors Inc., New York City, 1938-1939, 41-44; instructor German, Syracuse (New York) U., 1945-1946; instructor German, Brown U., 1946-1947; assistant professor German, assistant to chairman division modern languages, Brown U., 1947-1952; associate dean, Brown U., 1952-1955; associate professor German, Brown U., 1953-1958; dean, Brown U., 1955-1958; professor German, Brown U., 1958; president, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1958-1978; president emeritus, Lafayette College, since 1978; interim chief executive and consultant, Bloomfield (New Jersey) College, 1979-1980; interim president, consultant, Bloomfield (New Jersey) College, 1986-1987; vice chairman, Economics Development Council of New York City, Inc. and executive director, National Alliance of Business of New York City, 1980-1981; interim president, New England College, Henniker, N.H., 1981-1982; president, New England College, Henniker, N.H., 1982-1985; educational consultant, Easton, 1985-1995; interim president, consultant, Wells College, Aurora, New York, 1987-1988.

Achievements

• Kaare Roald Bergethon has been listed as a noteworthy college president by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Grammar for Reading German

    (Grammar For Reading German is written for intermediate co...)

  • Grammar for Reading German: Form A

    (A second-year workbook with recognition exercise.)

  • Grammar for reading German, form B: A second year workbook with recognition exercises

Membership

Past president Presbyterian College Union. Past president Middle States Association Colleges and Secondary Schools. Past trustee Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey.

Board directors American Home Products Corporation (Wyeth), Presbyterian Housing & Services Corporation, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Phi Omega, Sigma Delta Chi, Beta Theta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma.

Connections

Married Katherine Lind, April 4, 1942. Children: Bruce L., Peter R.

Father:

Maximilian Bergethon

Mother:

Petra Ruud (Olsen) Bergethon

Spouse:

Katherine Lind

child:

Peter R. Bergethon

child:

Bruce L. Bergethon