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Name	Geisert, Wayne F.
Notes	Wayne F. Geisert succeeded the retiring Warren D. Bowman as president of Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, Va.) on July 1, 1964. He was educated at McPherson College (B.A., 1944) and at Northwestern University (Ph.D., 1951). He was an instructor at Hamilton (Kansas) High School, instructor in economics and accounting at Kendall College, graduate assistant in money and banking at Northwestern University, associate professor of economics and business - later professor and department head - at Manchester College, and academic dean of McPherson College until his hiring by Bridgewater College. At Bridgewater, Geisert presided over major building projects, the restructuring of the academic calendar and four fund-raising campaigns. Enrollment also topped 1,000 for the first time during his presidency. The Kline Campus Center was built under Geisert's direction. Flory Hall, a renovation and construction project, merged two historic buildings - Wardo Hall and Founders Hall. Three residence halls were built during the Geisert administration. In 1990, one of them was named Geisert Hall in his honor. During Geisert's presidency, three successful fund-raising campaigns were completed and a fourth one launched. An early campaign raised $1.5 million, an $8 million effort was tied to the College's centennial in 1980 and an $18 million campaign was completed in 1991. The College announced a $60 million campaign in 1992 that was successfully completed by 2000, six years after Geisert left office. Geisert announced in 1993 that he would retire the following year after 30 years as president of Bridgewater College. The presidential search committee reviewed some 80 applications before offering the job to Harrisonburg attorney Phillip C. Stone, a member of the board of trustees and 1965 alumnus of the College.
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