- Patrick Ferry
The Reverend Dr. Patrick Ferry is the seventh president of
Concordia University Wisconsin inMequon, Wisconsin , where he has served since August of 1997. The University is a higher education institution affiliated with theLutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) and is the largest Lutheran school in theUnited States by enrollment.Background
Ferry began his career at Concordia University Wisconsin as a Professor of History in 1991. Prior to that time, he served as an educator for the
University of Wyoming (1990-1991), the campus pastor for the University of Wyoming inLaramie, Wyoming (1989-1991), and the assistant pastor atWheat Ridge Lutheran Church inWheat Ridge, Colorado (1987-1989).Education
Ferry earned his
bachelor's degree fromSt. John's College inWinfield, Kansas in 1981. He completed hisM.Div. fromConcordia Theological Seminary inFort Wayne, Indiana in 1987. He also earned aPh.D. in European History from the University of Colorado inBoulder, Colorado in 1996.Ferry has much experience in higher education. He is the board chairman for the
Lutheran Educational Conference of North America (LECNA) and member of the board of Wisconsin Foundation of Independent Colleges (WFIC). Ferry also serves as a vice president of theConcordia University System of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS).Religious Affiliation
Ferry is a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and is a member of
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church inMilwaukee, Wisconsin . He is an ordained pastor of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
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