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| Robert K. Dellenbach | |
|---|---|
| Second Quorum of the Seventy | |
| March 31, 1990 (1990-03-31) – June 6, 1992 (1992-06-06) | |
| Called by | Ezra Taft Benson |
| End reason | Transferred toFirst Quorum of the Seventy |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| June 6, 1992 (1992-06-06) – October 6, 2007 (2007-10-06) | |
| Called by | Ezra Taft Benson |
| End reason | Granted general authorityemeritus status |
| Emeritus General Authority | |
| October 6, 2007 (2007-10-06) | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Kent Dellenbach (1937-05-10)May 10, 1937 (age 88) Salt Lake City,Utah, United States |
Robert Kent Dellenbach (born May 10, 1937) is an American educational administrator and religious leader who has been ageneral authority ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1990. He was the church's eighteenth general president of theYoung Men organization from 1998 to 2001.
Dellenbach was born inSalt Lake City and raised inClinton, Utah. After high school, he served as an LDS Churchmissionary inWest Germany for 30 months. Upon returning to the United States, Dellenbach earned abachelor's degree from theUniversity of Utah and anMBA degree fromBrigham Young University. Dellenbach became a vice president with theUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks and later became president of the Alaska Methodist University (nowAlaska Pacific University) in Anchorage. He served as president of that university from July 1975 to July 1976. At the end of his term, the university suspended all operations for a year.[1] He also worked for theSalk Institute for Biological Studies inLa Jolla, California, and at the Institute for Advanced Technology of Control Data Corporation inRockville, Maryland.
Prior to his call as a general authority, Dellenbach served in the LDS Church as abishop,stake president, andregional representative. He was alsopresident of the church'sGermanyDüsseldorf and GermanyMunichmissions. In 1990, he became a member of theSecond Quorum of the Seventy.[2] In 1992, he was transferred to theFirst Quorum of the Seventy.
In 1998, Dellenbach succeededJack H. Goaslind as the Young Men General President.[3] Dellenbach had twice been Goaslind's second counselor (1990–91; 1997) and had twice been his first counselor (1991–92; 1997–98). As the Young Men General President, Dellenbach encouraged local units to adopt the venture program.[4] He was released from this responsibility in 2001 and was succeeded by his own first counselor,F. Melvin Hammond.
During his tenure as a general authority, Dellenbach served in a number ofarea presidencies, including Europe, based inFrankfurt, Germany, and the Pacific Islands, based inAuckland,New Zealand.
In October 2007, Dellenbach was designated as anemeritus general authority.[5] Since then he has served as the LDS Church's official liaison to theSalvation Army, Utah Chapter.[6] Dellenbach was the moving force behind the building of the Monson Scout Lodge at the Hinckley Scout Ranch in Utah.[7]
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| Preceded by | General President of theYoung Men 1998–2001 | Succeeded by |
