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Title: Former ELCA College President Gustave Weber Died ELCA NEWS SERVICE NEWS BRIEF August 8, 1997 GUSTAVE W. WEBER DIED The Rev. Gustave W. Weber, 11th president of Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa., died July 12 at the age of 89. Weber was credited with holding one of the longest tenures among all college presidents in Pennsylvania when he retired Aug. 31,1977, after serving more than 18 years. Susquehanna University is one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. During his tenure Weber initiated and directed a "vigorous" program of advancement and development. Student enrollment tripled from 460 in 1959 to more than 1,400 in 1977. A number of properties adjoining the campus were acquired, 11 major buildings were erected, and extensive renovations were made to older buildings. The campus itself was expanded from 63 to 185 acres. Weber immigrated to the United States from Austria and received his early education in the public schools of Allentown, Pa. He earned a B.A. degree from Wagner College, Staten Island, N.Y., and a B.D. and S.T.M. from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia -- both associated with the ELCA. After further graduate study at the University of Pennsylvania, he received his Th.D. from the Episcopal Divinity School of Philadelphia in 1937. Weber's first pastorate was at St. James Lutheran Church, Pottstown, Pa. He was senior pastor at Glenwood Lutheran Church, Toledo, Pa., from 1955 until beginning his service at Susquehanna in 1959. For information contact: Ann Hafften, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html