Clark G. Kuebler

Seventh president

1943-1954

Clark G. Kuebler was a scholar, lecturer and teacher of classics. Although he served as president of the Episcopal Church’s National Council of Churchmen for several years, he was Ripon’s first president without a ministerial background. He helped establish a national reputation for the College by conducting lecture tours across the United States and abroad, seeking students from diverse backgrounds, expanding and improving the faculty, and establishing local chapters of national organizations at Ripon – most notably, Phi Beta Kappa. The College’s centennial was observed during his administration with a Second Century Program which expanded the physical plant and added to the endowment.