Carl P. Rydholm

(This series of Notable Faculty profiles was written in celebration Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's sesquicentennial in 2009.)

The Reverend Carl Rydholm was born in 1843 and began teaching at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø in 1877 in the Preparatory Department. He taught Swedish, Christianity, and, for a brief time, German.

Along with Rydholm's teaching responsibilities, he was also the Principal of the Preparatory Department from 1877 until 1887. The Preparatory Department provided the equivalent of a high school education, with which students could continue on to college if they chose. While the Preparatory Department was govermentally seperate from Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø and Theological Seminary, Rydholm served on the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Board of Directors, even acting as secretary from 1886 until his retirement 1890.

Rydholm's compassion as a teacher and devotion to the Swedish Lutheran Church did not end with his service to Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø. In 1888, he also advocated for a Swedish Lutheran Hospital for Chicago.