1965 Outstanding Alumni Award winner Clifford Wall, class of 1922.
1960
Built in 1954 as the College and Seminary Library, Oesterle Library is the result of a joint venture between North Central College and the Evangelical Theological Seminary. Renovated in 1985, the building was renamed in recognition of donors Trustee Clare ’39 and Lucy Oesterle.
1960
Hall of Fame honoree Dick Blick, class of 1962.
1965
On March 18, 1965, longtime civil rights activist James Farmer came to North Central on the invitation of College Chaplain George St. Angelo ’43 to speak about the civil rights revolution. He argued for the importance of taking part in the civil rights movement in America, no matter how far from the issue students felt. The message was extremely powerful for those students and had such an impact on them that they organized a bus trip to Selma, Alabama to join the fight for voter rights.
1965
A student working in the College’s psychology laboratory, circa 1965.
1966
Hall of Fame honoree Eric Avery, class of 1965.
1964
Hall of Fame honoree John Novak, class of 1964.
1968
Hall of Fame honoree Luther Selbo, class of 1968.
1960
Built in 1954 as the College and Seminary Library, Oesterle Library is the result of a joint venture between North Central College and the Evangelical Theological Seminary. Renovated in 1985, the building was renamed in recognition of donors Trustee Clare ’39 and Lucy Oesterle.
1964
1964 Outstanding Alumni Award winner Harold Zahl, class of 1927.