Brief Chronology of Events in the Life of Ted Engstrom Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Granville, Iowa, the son of a machine shop supervisor, the eldest of four children March 1, 1916 1934-1938 Attended, majored in English and journalism, and graduated from Taylor University, Upland, Indiana April 1, 1935 Accepted Jesus Christ as Saviour while a freshman at Taylor University 1938-1939 Worked at Higley Press in Butler, Indiana 1939-1940? Assistant to the president and director of public relations at Taylor University 1939 Married Dorothy Weaver. They had three children: Gordon, Don and Jo Ann 1940?-1951 Book editor, editorial director and general manager of Zondervan Publishing House Served two years in the Army during World War II 1940s Became local director of Youth For Christ chapter in Grand Rapids, Michigan 1947 Was instrumental in the chapter's invitation to Billy Graham to hold a crusade there 1948 Delegate to the YFC World Congress on Evangelism in Beatenburg, Netherlands 1951-1963 Executive Director (1951-1957) and President (1957-1963) of Youth For Christ 1955 Received honorary doctorate from Taylor University 1963-1984 Executive vice president (1963-1982), president (1982-1984), and president emeritus (1984) of World Vision, a major relief and development organization. Engstrom is credited with rescuing World Vision from the brink of financial ruin and transforming it from a small agency specializing in providing for war orphans into one of the world's largest and most extensive relief and development agencies. Authored articles and over fifty books including Managing Your Time, The Making of a Christian Leader, and The Fine Art of Mentoring, and conducted managing your time seminars with Ed Dayton for pastors, administrators and business executives Board member of Christian organizations, including Taylor University and Azusa Pacific Unversity (1982-2000) 1989-1990 Interim president of Asuza Pacific University January 28, 2005 Death of Engstrom's wife Dorothy July 14, 2006 Died in Bradbury, California