Dick Wagenknecht

Community Life Director

E-mail: dwagenkn@shepherd-lutheran.org

Background

Dick and his wife Kathy have been members of Shepherd of the Valley since 1980. They have three adult children and five grandchildren.  Dick joined the staff in 1999 after retiring from college teaching. During his years at Shepherd, Dick has been a youth leader, council member, council president, adult bible study teacher, and small group leader.

Education

Dick attended Concordia College, St. Paul and has BS and MS degrees from the University of Wisconsin - River Falls.  He has also attended the University of Minnesota in the EdD program.

Work Experience

Dick taught mathematics and psychology at Concordia Academy from 1966 - 1972.  He was a math/science consultant for Xerox & Ginn Publishing from 1972 - 1975.  In 1975 he joined the faculty at St. Paul Technical College and taught mathematics and computer courses.  Dick was a finalist for Educator of the Year in St. Paul in 1987 and was Vice-president of the Minnesota Council of Teachers.  He was one of the authors of the Minnesota College Transfer Curriculum and was a consulting author for a multi-media Adult Mathematics program.  He retired from St. Paul Technical College in 1998 after a total of 32 years in education.

He has served as a trustee of the St. Paul Teachers' Retirement Fund Association and as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the National Association on Teachers' Retirement.

In addition to his work in education, Dick operated his own private computer consulting business for many years.