Robert S. Folkenberg

Background

Folkenberg, Robert S. was born on January 1, 1941 in Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Education

Student, Atlantic Union College, South Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1959. Student, Newbold College, England, 1960. Student, Andrews University, 1962.

Master of Arts Theology, Andrews University, 1963. Master of Arts Theology, Andrews University, 1991. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Southwestern Adventist College, Texas, 1990.

Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Atlantic Union College, 1992.

Career

Pastoral intern, Battle Creek (Michigan) Tabernacle, 1963-1964; singing evangelist with Roger holly Evangelistic team, Columbia Union Team, 1964-1966; pastor, Colon, Panama., 1966-1968; stewardship department director, conference evangelist, Panama Conference, 1968-1969; president, Honduras Mission, 1970-1973; secretary, Control American Union, 1974-1975; president, Control American Union, 1975-1980; assistant to president, Inter-American Division, Miami, Florida, 1980-1985; president, Carolina Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1985-1990; president, General Conference Seventh-Day Adventists, Silver Spring, Maryland., since 1990.

Achievements

• Robert S. Folkenberg has been listed as a noteworthy Religious organization administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Designed, supervisor, funded acute-care Hospital, Honduras, 1970-1973. Aided expansion Union Office complex, Guatemala, secondary boarding school complex, Honduras. Funded radio station facility Guatemala City, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Costa Rica, expanded P.R., Guadeloupe, Martinique.

Established orphanages Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica. Chairman of the Board Montemorelos University, Mexico. Board of trustees Versacare Corporation, Hialeah Hospital, International Children's Care.

Connections

Married Anita I. Emmerson, July 29, 1962. Children: Robert S., Kathi Lynne.

Spouse:

Anita I. Emmerson

child:

Robert S. Folkenberg

child:

Kathi Lynne Folkenberg