Background
Zimmerman, Paul Albert was born on June 25, 1918 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of Albert Carl and Hanna Marie (Haffner) Zimmerman.
academic administrator minister
Zimmerman, Paul Albert was born on June 25, 1918 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of Albert Carl and Hanna Marie (Haffner) Zimmerman.
Student, Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1936-1939; Bachelor of Arts, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1941; Master of Divinity, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1944; Master of Arts, University Illinois, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1951; Doctor of Divinity, Concordia Seminary, Springfield, Illinois, 1975; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1994.
Professor theology and science, Bethany College, Mankato, Minnesota, 1944-1953; professor, Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Nebraska, 1953-1954; president, Concordia Teachers College, 1954-1961; president, Concordia Lutheran Junior College, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1961-1973; president, Concordia College, River Forest, Illinois, 1973-1983, retired, 1983; pastor, St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Harrison, Michigan, 1983-1988.
Chairman Washtenaw County Red Cross, 1968-1970. President Ann Arbor Foundation, 1970-1971. Member Citizens Committee Study Taxation, Ann Arbor, 1972.
Member of advisory board St. Joseph Mercy Community, 1969-1972. Chairman Lutheran Church Missouri Synod's Board for Mission Services, 1982-1992, Mission Task Force, 1990-1991, administrative assistant president Missouri Synod, 1972-1973, 93-94, member curriculum commission board higher education, 1963-1973, member task force constitutional revision Missouri Synod, Chairman of Commission adjudication procedures Missouri Synod, Missouri Synod commission on structure, 1995-1998. Fellow Creation Research Association.
Married Genevieve Emmaline Bahls, June 11, 1944. Children— Karmin (Mistress Raymond Philp), Thomas.
