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Lindsey Wilson College mourns passing of 7th President Dr. Walter S. Reuling, 74, LWC president 1997-1998, dies in Castleton, VT. He left extraordinary legacy for one whose tenure was so brief. Begley Chapel, was dedicated while he led school. He personally designed the faculty mace; was champion of faculty excellence during term as Provost. By Duane Bonifer Walter S. Reuling, the seventh president of Lindsey Wilson College, died on Saturday, March 10, at his home in Castleton, VT. He was 74.Reuling was president of Lindsey Wilson from 1997-98 after serving as the college's first provost from 1992-97. "Dr. Reuling made a tremendous difference during his six years at Lindsey Wilson," said Lindsey Wilson President William T. Luckey Jr., who succeeded Reuling as the college's eighth president. "Our college grew leaps and bounds under his leadership. One reason Lindsey Wilson stands as a strong college today is because of Dr. Reuling's leadership as provost and president of this college in the 1990s."As Lindsey Wilson's provost, Reuling helped implement a faculty-governance program at the liberal-arts college. "When Dr. Reuling arrived on campus in June 1992, we had a rather young and inexperienced faculty," recalled Lindsey Wilson Chancellor John B. Begley, who was the college's sixth president from 1978-97. "We had become a baccalaureate-degree granting institution in 1985, and we had just graduated our first four-year class in 1988. Dr. Reuling helped our faculty become self-governing, which was critical to the growth and maturity of our college in the 1990s. He was an outstanding chief academic officer." Lindsey Wilson trustees credited Reuling with being a "selfless" leader."Dr. Reuling was a selfless man who did much to improve the quality of Lindsey Wilson's academic programs," said Lindsey Wilson trustee Thomas D. Everett of Fairview, Ky., who has known all eight Lindsey Wilson presidents. "He was a first-rate scholar, and he was concerned with the development of young people as lifelong service-learners." During his six years at Lindsey Wilson, Reuling was responsible for fostering a spirit of service-learning on campus. He was the driving force behind the college's annual Malvina Farkle Day, a day of service-learning held each fall; a chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity, was also established during his presidency; and numerous service-learning trips were initiated. "Independent colleges like Lindsey Wilson have a special dimension, a special additional depth, and a special responsibility to uplift and foster the concept of service," Reuling said in his Lindsey Wilson inauguration address on April 24, 1997, in Biggers Sports Center. "My dream for Lindsey Wilson College is that we celebrate all the great expressions of service that take place around us on a regular basis and are already a strong foundation, and that we go well beyond that to the point that service and the goals of strong leadership are pervasive and become the standard." Reuling also helped create the faculty mace that is carried by the grand marshal of the Lindsey Wilson faculty at official academic ceremonies. Reuling was so taken with the E. Fay Jones-designed John B. Begley Chapel, which was dedicated during his presidency, that he designed and executed a new mace for the college. Reuling personally turned the mace's haft from African mahogany; retired General Motors machinist Harold Plichta of Columbia fabricated the crown of 24 carat gold-plate on brass machined from gram-weights that were used in the college's chemistry laboratory. He presented the faculty mace at his final Lindsey Wilson Honors Convocation on April 23, 1998. Born to U.S. missionaries in 1933 in Jlurban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Reuling earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Bates (Maine) College, and then a master's and doctorate degree in education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Lindsey Wilson Board of Trustees in 1998 in honor of his four decades of service to education. After service in the Army and several years in a management position in industry, Reuling entered education in 1959. He taught history and the social sciences in Brattleboro, Vt., before accepting a position in higher education at Castleton State College, a member of the Vermont state college system. At Castleton, Reuling served variously as associate professor, director of graduate studies and interim president. In 1980, Reuling began his service to independent church-related higher education as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. He was named president of Culver-Stockton in 1988 and served there through 1992. Reuling's principal interests in higher education were pedagogy, general education, program development, and academic governance. After retiring from Lindsey Wilson in June 1998, Reuling remained active in higher education. He served as a higher-education consultant and was a member of the Green Mountain (Vt.) College board of trustees, where he served as vice president.Reuling is survived by his wife, Marjorie; daughters Allison Reuling, Leslie Thayer and Jennifer Homer; and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Tossing Funeral Home in Rutland, Vt.For more information about President Reuling at LWC, Click Here to go to to Lindsey Wilson College online. This story was posted on 2007-03-12 16:06:39
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