Background
Geisert, Wayne Frederick was born on December 20, 1921 in Elmo, Kansas, United States. Son of Frederick Jacob and Martha E. (Lauer) Geisert.
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Geisert, Wayne Frederick was born on December 20, 1921 in Elmo, Kansas, United States. Son of Frederick Jacob and Martha E. (Lauer) Geisert.
AB, McPherson College, Kansas, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Northwestern University, 1951. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Manchester College, 1987.
HHD (honorary), James Madison University, 1992. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Bridgewater College, 1994. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), McPherson College, 1994.
Instructor, Hamilton (Kansas) High School, 1946-1948;
part-time instructor, Kendall College, Evanston, Illinois, 1948-1950;
graduate assistant, Northwestern University, 1950-1951;
from associate professor to professor and head department economics and business, Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana, 1951-1957;
dean college, McPherson College, 1957-1964;
president, Bridgewater (Virginia) College, 1964-1994;
president emeritus, Bridgewater (Virginia) College, since 1994;
Chairman of the Board, First Virginia Bank/Planters, Bridgewater, 1988-1994;
vice Chairman of the Board, First Virginia Bank of the Shenandoah Valley, 1994-1995. Consultant in educational field. President Association Virginia Colls., 1970-1971.
Executive Committee Church-related Colleges Universities in the South, 1973-1974.
Board directors University Center in Virginia, 1964-1978. President Council Indiana Colleges in Virginia, 1984-1985. Board directors Shenandoah Valley Educational television, chairman board, 1979-1984.
Board directors Virginia Foundation Indiana Colleges, vice president, 1974-1976, president, 1976-1978. Moderator Church of Brethren, 1973-1974, chairman review and evaluation committee, 1975-1977, member general board, 1977-1982, vice chairman, 1977-1978, chairman general services commission, 1979-1982, chairman pension board, 1979-1982. Chairman United Way campaign, 1979-1980.
Educational delegate Dalian University Foreign Languages, Peoples Republic China, 1985, 90, 94. Organizer, host for travel tours abroad. Volunteer fund raiser to various organizations Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, PTO. Member American Economic Association, Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Chamber of Chamber (board directors 1977-1982, president 1980-1981), Rotary, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Kappa Delta, Alpha Psi Omega, Lambda Society.
Married Ellen Maurine Gish, July 2, 1944. Children: Gregory Wayne, Bradley Kent, Todd Wilfred.