Background
Wenz, Richard L. was born on September 24, 1934 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Arthur Frederick and Mildred Iretha Wenz.
school system and church administrator
Wenz, Richard L. was born on September 24, 1934 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Arthur Frederick and Mildred Iretha Wenz.
Bachelor, Concordia Teachers College, 1956; Master of Arts, Washington University, St. Louis, 1961.
Teacher, Concordia Lutheran School, Maplewood, Missouri, 1956-1961;
principal, St. John's Lutheran School, Hannibal, Missouri, 1961-1972;
principal, St. John's Lutheran School, Ellisville, Missouri, 1972-1979;
principal, church administrator, Trinity Lutheran School, Davenport, Iowa., 1979-1996. Member Missouri District Patterns Performance Committee 1960-1971. President Missouri District Teachers Conference, 1971, Missouri District Prins.
Conference, 1979, St. Louis Prins. Conference, 1979; Chairman Missouri District School Committee, 1974-1976, Iowa District East School Committee 1981-1984, evaluator, 1982-1985. Member evaluation team Concordia Teachers College, 1979.
Member Iowa Governor's Advisory Council for Non-Public Schools, since 1984. Site visitor Blue Ribbon School Award, 1986-1988. Member coors. county Iowa Department Education, 1988-1989.
Iowa representative to school, Russia, 1989. Evaluator Iowa Outcomes, 1992-1993.
Board of directors Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1968-1970. Active doctinal review committee L.C.M.S., 1981-1988, planning county for mission and ministry, 1990-1992, reconciler, since 1993, teacher representative on 150th anniversary, since 1993. Member Luth Education Association (treasurer 1986-1990), Department Lutheran Elementary School Prins.
(convention program committee 1986, convention chairman 1992), Iowa Association Non-Public Schools, Iowa District East (board directors since 1982).
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Married Janet Helen, July 25, 1959. Children: Jennifer, Jeffrey.