Background
Stelmachowicz, Michael Joseph was born on September 18, 1927 in St. Louis. Son of Michael Joseph Senior and Esther Fern (Boylan) Stelmachowicz.
Stelmachowicz, Michael Joseph was born on September 18, 1927 in St. Louis. Son of Michael Joseph Senior and Esther Fern (Boylan) Stelmachowicz.
Associate of Arts, St. John's College, Winfield, Kansas, 1947. Bachelor of Science in Education, Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Nebraska, 1950. Master of Education, St. Louis University, 1954.
Bachelor, Master of Divinity, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Nebraska, 1966.
Principal Lutheran High School, St. Louis, 1957-1961. Dean of students, placement director Concordia Teachers College, Seward, 1961-1968, president, 1978-1984. Superintendent Lutheran High School Association, Detroit, 1968-1973.
President St. John's College, Winfield, Kansas, 1973-1978. Executive director Board for Higher Education Services, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, St. Louis, since 1984. Member, chair Board Youth Ministry, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, St. Louis, 1965-1977, Commission on Theology and Church Relations, St. Louis, 1978-1984.
Member division theological studies Lutheran Council-United States of America, New York City, 1982-1987.
Active Mayor's Commission on Human Resources, Detroit, 1969-1970. Member executive board Quivera council Boy Scouts American, Wichita, Kansas, 1976-1978. Member Lutheran Education Association, American Association Higher Education, Association Lutheran Secondary Schools (honorary life), Executives in Church-Related Higher Education.
Married Betty Alma Rivers. Children: Candyce Stelmachowicz Seider, Cheryl Stelmachowicz Wawrzyniak, Cary, Crystal Stelmachowicz Welter, Corrie Stelmachowicz Klatt.