Louis A. Toepfer Explained

Louis A. Toepfer
Order:2nd
President of Case Western Reserve University
Predecessor:Robert W. Morse
Successor:David V. Ragone
Order1:acting
Title1:President of Case Western Reserve University
Birth Date:August 31, 1919
Birth Place:Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Death Place:Saxtons River, Vermont
Spouse:Alice Mary Willy

Louis Adelbert Toepfer (August 31, 1919 – March 6, 2000) was the second President of Case Western Reserve University.

Toepfer was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on August 31, 1919.

Toepfer earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Beloit College in 1940. He married his college sweetheart, Alice Mary Willy, in 1942.[1] During World War II, he served as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1942–1946, primarily on the USS Healy, a destroyer in the Pacific theater. In 1947, he graduated from Harvard Law School. Upon graduation, Toepfer became a member of Harvard Law School's faculty, and served as the school's vice dean from 1950–1966.[2]

In 1966, Toepfer came to Case Western Reserve University as dean of the School of Law. He served as the second president of Case Western Reserve University from 1970–1980. Upon retirement, he joined the national law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue as partner in charge of opening and managing the firm's new office in Columbus, Ohio.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alice Toepfer Obituary (2006) Brattleboro Reformer. Legacy.com.
  2. Web site: Office of the President: Case Western Reserve University . case.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060924162703/http://www.case.edu/president/history/toepfer.html . 2006-09-24.