Presidents of Dana College & Trinity Seminary
Trinity Seminary was served by six Presidents. A. M. Andersen (1884–1889) was the founding President of the seminary. The two men who followed him were intimately involved in both the formation of the school and of the United Church. G. B. Christiansen served the school from 1890-1896. P.S. Vig led the school on and off for the next thirty years (1896–1899, 1902–1905, 1909–1914, 1919–1925). Other Presidents of the seminary included S. C. Eriksen (1908–1909), J. P. Nielsen, and T. I. Jensen.
Five men were appointed by the United Church to serve as Presidents of both the Dana College and Trinity Seminary. These were Kristian Anker (1899–1902), J. P. Jensen (1905–1908), L. A. Laursen (1914–1919), T. M. Hansen (1925–1929), Erland Nelson (1929–1931) and R. E. Morton (1946–1956)
The Presidents of Dana College were:
- Kristian Anker (1902–1905)
- C. X. Hansen (1908–1914, 1919–1925, 1936–1938)
- Erland Nelson (1931–1936)
- Lawrence Siersbeck (1938–1944)
- R. E. Morton (1944–1956)
- C. C. Madsen (1956–1971)
- Earl R. Mezoff (1971–1978)
- James G. Kallas (1978–1985)
- Myrvin Christopherson (1986–2005)
- Janet Philipp (2005–2010)
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