Background
Behan, Warren Palmer was born on September 21, 1871 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Son of Edwin Augustus and Ella Adelaide (Palmer) Behan.
Behan, Warren Palmer was born on September 21, 1871 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Son of Edwin Augustus and Ella Adelaide (Palmer) Behan.
Student Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1890-1892. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Chicago, 1894, Bachelor of Divinity, 1897, Ph D., 1899. Doctor of Laws, Ottawa U., 1936.
Ordained to ministry Baptist Church, 1898. Pastor Wealth Avenue Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1898-1905. Director Baptist Student’s Guild, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1905-1907.
Director Biblical and social studies, Young Men’s Christian Association College, Chicago, 1907-1912. Pastor Morgan Park Church, Chicago, 1911-1914. President Baptist Missionary Training School, Chicago, 1914-1919.
Director staff training and correspondent study American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1919-1922. Instructor religious education and missions Crozer Theological Seminary, Upland, Pennsylvania, 1920-1921. Head department Bible and religious education Ottawa (Kansas) U., 1922-1937, dean, 1924-1936, acting president, 1931-1935.
President Sioux Falls College, 1937-1941. Interim pastoral work, 1941-1950.
Member South Dakot Teachers Association, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Mary Gertrude Wright, April. Children: Roger Palmer, Gerald Wright, Fred Hulbert.