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Title: ELCA's Grand View College Names New President ELCA NEWS SERVICE April 15, 1996 GRAND VIEW COLLEGE NAMES NEW PRESIDENT The Rev. Thomas W. Thomsen, 42, has been named the new president of Grand View College, Des Moines, Iowa. Thomsen, who will begin work July 1, has been vice president for institutional advancement at Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Mont., since 1992. "There is a strong sense of mission and vision here. It is evident to me that Grand View has squarely faced its unique mission, is proud if its heritage and has a clear sense of direction for the future," he said. Thomsen has a bachelor of arts degree from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, a master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., and has studies at the University of Nottingham in Nottingham, England. His wife, Barbara, and he have three sons. Grand View is one of the 28 colleges and universities associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For information contact: Ann Hafften, Dir., ELCA News Service, (312) 380-2958; Frank Imhoff, Assoc. Dir., (312) 380-2955; Lia Christiansen, Asst. Dir., (312) 380-2956