Born: October 7, 1929 in Baltimore, MD
Died: January 21, 2022 in Silver Spring, MD
Education:
- 1947 Westminster High School
- B.A. DePauw University
- 1954 B.D. Yale Divinity School
- M.A. Yale University
- 1958 Ph.D. Yale University
- 2014 Honorary Doctor of Divinity from WVWC
Served:
- Dean of the College 1979-1987
Taught:
- Professor of Religion 1964-1997
- Professor of Religion, Emeritus 1997-2022
Notes:
- A very strong advocate for Liberal Arts
- A very strong advocate for International Travel and International Students
- Integral in the conversation about the college calendar, particularly the Intermester (later called J-Term)
Sources:
- Catalog
- Murmurmontis
- Obituary
- Selected Articles from Pharos and Sundial:
- Religion Teacher to Join Faculty [Pharos 1964-02-25, p.1]
- New Faculty [Sundial 1965-01, p.16]
- Pharos 1966-02-09, p.4 Included his thoughts after attending a conference on the topic of “the Role of the Instructor in Treating Students as Persons”
- Four Faculty Members Attending Seminar on Africa [Sundial 1966-03, p.8] The four were Dr. Herbert Coston, Dr. Sidney Davis, Dr. Kenneth Welliver, and Mrs. Esther McAllester
- Letter to the Editor in response to Tired American (Pharos 1966-04-14)
- Tapped for ODK [Pharos 1968-04-02, p.1]
- Student Service Projects Club [Pharos 1968-09-24, p.3]
- Welliver to Intern [Pharos 1968-12-10, p.1] Nominated by President Stanley Martin for the Academic Administrative Internship Program from the American Council on Education.
- March 25, 1969, p.2 (Professor of the Week – and Creating a Strong Sense of Community)
- November 18, 1969, p.1 (Welliver to lead Israeli tour in Intermester – January 1-15)
- Excavations, Treasures Interest Wesleyan Group [Pharos 1970-02-10, p.5]
- March 3, 1970, p.3
- October 19, 1971 (Welliver’s Travels Span Globe During Year’s Sabbatical Leave. 5 months on the staff of the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Switzerland.)
- Students Journey to Israel [Pharos 1974-01-23, p.17]
- Investiture as Dean [Sundial News, 1979-10, p.3]
- A Dean Steps Down [Sundial 1987-Spring/Summer, p.4] Profile and interview.
- A King-sized Gift [Sundial 1999-Spring, p.8] Interview about the gift of a marble altar from King Hussein of Jordan.
PLM (updated 2022-01-22)
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PLM (updated 2022-06-18)
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Bruce Welliver: A Celebration of Life and Faith. June 18, 2022 at First United Methodist Church in Buckhannon, WV.
- Rev. William D. Miller (1962), officiant
- Words of Remembrance shared by William Mallory