On July 1, 2001, Paul K. Formo became the 12th president of Bethany College.
He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1947 and graduated from Osseo high school in Osseo, Minnesota. In 1969 he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. He earned a Master of Arts in music in 1974 and a Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting in 1976 from the University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Early in his career he served in a variety of musical positions at Eastern New Mexico University, the University of Texas, William Penn College and the University of Iowa. During his musical career he produced several music publications and papers. He has remained active in community musical and service organizations throughout his career.
From 1985 to 1993 he served as a music professor and dean of the conservatory of music at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. In 1993 he moved to Dana College to serve as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, which ultimately evolved into the position of provost.
He has had consulting experience at Susquehanna University, the Valparaiso University College of Arts and Sciences, and the Omaha Public Power District. In 1999 he was on the Bethany campus assisting in the development of a new general education program.
As Bethany’s president, Dr. Formo serves on many regional and national boards related to the welfare of the college and community, including those of the Sandzén Gallery, Lutheran Planned Giving Services of Arkansas-Oklahoma and Central States Synods, Swedish Council of America, Smoky Valley Development Corporation, National Intercollegiate Athletic Association marketing committee, Lutheran Educational Conference of North America and the International Chess Institute of the Midwest.
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Pat and Paul Formo, taken fall 2003 on Cornonado Heights.
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Dr. Formo and his wife, Pat, reside in Lindsborg and have two grown children and three grandchildren.
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