Background
Schnabel, Robert Victor was born on September 28, 1922 in Scarsdale, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Victor and Louise Elizabeth (Frick) Schnabel.
Schnabel, Robert Victor was born on September 28, 1922 in Scarsdale, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Victor and Louise Elizabeth (Frick) Schnabel.
Student, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1943-1945; AB, Bowdoin College, 1944; Master of Science, Fordham University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Fordham University, 1955; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Concordia College, 1988.
Teacher, St. Paul's School, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1945-1949; principal, St. Matthew's School, New York City, 1949-1952; associate superintendent education, Central District, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, 1952-1956; assistant professor philosophy, Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, 1956-1960; associate professor, Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, 1960-1965; professor, academic dean, Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, 1966-1971; president, Concordia College, Bronxville, New York, 1971-1976; academic vice president, dean, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa., 1976-1978; president, Valparaiso (Indiana) U., 1978-1988. Consultant Lutheran Education Conference North America, 1977-1988.
Member American Association of University Professors, Lutheran Academy Scholarship, Associate Colleges Indiana, National Association Indiana Colleges and Universities, Rotary, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Ellen Edyth Foelber, June 7, 1946. Children: Mark F., Philip P.