Samuel Levinson Joekel

Background

Joekel, Samuel Levinson was born on July 1, 1893 in Giddings, Texas, United States. Son of Herman Charles and Zipporah (Levinson) Joekel.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Texas, 1913, Master of Arts, 1916. Bachelor of Divinity, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1916. Doctor of Divinity, Austin College and Trinity U. (Texas), 1926.

Career

Institute church history Austin Presbyterian Seminary, 1916. Ordained ministry Presbyterian Church of the United States, 1916. Pastor First Presbyterian Church, Clarendon, Texas, 1916-1917, Waxanachie, 1919-1926, also Professor of English Bible and philosophy Trinity University, 1920-1926.

Professor of English Bible and religious education, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, since 1926.

Instructor in Association of Religious Teachers, University Texas, since 1926. Frequent lecturer at summer conferences.

Achievements

• Samuel Levinson Joekel has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member local Red Cross and Liberty Loan Coms., 1917. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Kiwanis (president Austin 1930.

Connections

Married Dorothy Turner, June 26, 1918. Children: Samuel Levinson (killed in action in New Guinea, October.