Frank Kiehne
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Title
Frank Kiehne
Subject
Young Men's Christian Association of North America;
Kiehne, Frank; YMCA; YMCA Hall of Fame; Washington D.C. YMCA; Chicago YMCA; Kansas City YMCA; St. Louis YMCA; Reading YMCA; Berks County YMCA;
Description
Portrait photograph of Frank Kiehne. Frank Kiehne joined the YMCA as a teen in Burlington, Iowa. After serving in the Marine Corps during World War II, he attended George Williams College. There, he was the president of the Student YMCA. He worked with the Chicago (Ill.), Kansas City (Mo.), and St. Louis (Mo.) associations before being named the executive director of the YMCA of Reading and Berks County (Pa). While in this role, he developed programs for migrant workers and disadvantaged youth.
In 1970, Kiehne moved to the YMCA in Washington D.C., where he helped to address the social unrest of the era. Kiehne served as a consultant to the newly formed Peace Corps in 1961 and moved on to become the executive director of the YMCA of the USA’s International Division. He was instrumental in implementing a decentralized approach to international work that supported indigenous leadership. In the 1980s, he served as secretary for refugees and rehabilitation for the World Alliance of YMCAs, and in 1990, he became Congressman Donald M. Payne’s foreign affairs advisor.
Kiehne received numerous recognitions, including the North American Fellowship of YMCA Retirees (NAFYR) Stahl Award and the Distinguished Alumni for George Williams College/ Aurora University in 1970, and again in 2006.
In 1970, Kiehne moved to the YMCA in Washington D.C., where he helped to address the social unrest of the era. Kiehne served as a consultant to the newly formed Peace Corps in 1961 and moved on to become the executive director of the YMCA of the USA’s International Division. He was instrumental in implementing a decentralized approach to international work that supported indigenous leadership. In the 1980s, he served as secretary for refugees and rehabilitation for the World Alliance of YMCAs, and in 1990, he became Congressman Donald M. Payne’s foreign affairs advisor.
Kiehne received numerous recognitions, including the North American Fellowship of YMCA Retirees (NAFYR) Stahl Award and the Distinguished Alumni for George Williams College/ Aurora University in 1970, and again in 2006.
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Springfield College
Date
1995-2007?
2010-07-21
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RG 103 YMCA Hall of Fame Papers
http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/library.nsf/78D4B8F1DEB9FDC38525741100498AC9/F75FFB60247BF41A85257639005F614A?OpenDocument
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Image
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Citation
“Frank Kiehne,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed June 18, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/12293.
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