Ray B. Loeschner (MA/MS57, PhD62), former president of Olivet College and a distinguished leader in higher education, is the recipient of the 2006 Northwestern University Alumni Association Alumni Merit Award for the School of Education and Social Policy. The ceremony to honor Northwestern's alumni award winners was held April 1.Loeschner served as president of Olivet College for seven years starting in 1970 and later became president of Ohio Northern University. Previously, he held posts in higher education at Eastern Michigan University, Augustana College and Washburn University. During the 1980s Loeschner was chief administrative officer with the C.S. Mott Foundation in Flint and started Loeschner Enterprises, Inc.
Alumni merit awards are presented for high achievements in a profession or field of endeavor.
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Award winner Ray B. Loeschner with Penelope Peterson, dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, at the Alumni Awards event on April 1.
Last Modified: 8/14/09