Luther Luedtke
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Luther Luedtke is an author, educator, and non-profit executive. He currently is president and chief executive officer of Education Development Center (EDC), a $145 million international research and development organization with headquarters in Newton, Massachusetts
. EDC was recently named one of the top 100 places to work in Boston.
(CLU) in Thousand Oaks, California
. Prior to CLU, Dr. Luedtke spent two decades at the University of Southern California
, where he held a series of positions as Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in English, Chair of American Studies, and Director of the School of Journalism.
Dr. Luedtke was a Fulbright Lecturer in Germany, a Distinguished Fulbright Scholar and Director of the American Studies Research Centre in India, and a Resident Scholar with the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) in Washington, D.C. Additionally, he worked as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, and other governmental bodies.
In 1965, Dr. Luedtke received a bachelor of arts summa cum laude in English from Gustavus Adolphus College
and in 1971 received his Ph.D. in American Civilization from Brown University
. He is the author of Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Romance of the Orient (ISBN 0253336139) and the editor of Making America: The Society and Culture of the United States. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Brotherhood, since renamed Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
.
Dr. Luedtke was born in Hutchinson, Minnesota
in 1943. He is married to Carol Luedtke, a former English teacher at Westridge School in Pasadena
, California
; they have two children: Pehr Luedtke, CEO of PowerReviews in San Francisco, California
; and Pia Luedtke, a mammography
radiologist in Pasadena
, California
.
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
. EDC was recently named one of the top 100 places to work in Boston.
Biography
Prior to EDC, Dr. Luedtke spent 14 years as President of California Lutheran UniversityCalifornia Lutheran University
California Lutheran University is a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Thousand Oaks, California.-Mission statement:The University's mission statement is as follows:...
(CLU) in Thousand Oaks, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Prior to CLU, Dr. Luedtke spent two decades at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, where he held a series of positions as Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in English, Chair of American Studies, and Director of the School of Journalism.
Dr. Luedtke was a Fulbright Lecturer in Germany, a Distinguished Fulbright Scholar and Director of the American Studies Research Centre in India, and a Resident Scholar with the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) in Washington, D.C. Additionally, he worked as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, and other governmental bodies.
In 1965, Dr. Luedtke received a bachelor of arts summa cum laude in English from Gustavus Adolphus College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. A coeducational, four-year, residential institution, it was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans. To this day the school is firmly...
and in 1971 received his Ph.D. in American Civilization from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
. He is the author of Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Romance of the Orient (ISBN 0253336139) and the editor of Making America: The Society and Culture of the United States. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Brotherhood, since renamed Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a Fortune 500 financial services organization with dual corporate headquarters based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Appleton, Wisconsin...
.
Dr. Luedtke was born in Hutchinson, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
in 1943. He is married to Carol Luedtke, a former English teacher at Westridge School in Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
; they have two children: Pehr Luedtke, CEO of PowerReviews in San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
; and Pia Luedtke, a mammography
Mammography
Mammography is the process of using low-energy-X-rays to examine the human breast and is used as a diagnostic and a screening tool....
radiologist in Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
External links
- The Boss New York Times.