Dr. Raymond M. Bost

Class of 1946

Hometown: Hickory, NC

Distinguished Alumnus Photo

  • Bost served as President of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, President of Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, NC, and President of Newberry College in Newberry, SC.  He retired as President Emeritus of Newberry College in 1995.   
  • Bost attended The Citadel from 1942-1943, before leaving to enlist in the USMC during World War II where he served as a radar operator in the Pacific Theater.  After military service, Bost earned a degree in History at Lenoir-Rhyne College and a Master's and Doctor of Philosophy degree from Yale University.  He was ordained by the North Carolina Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America in 1952.