Berea College -- Faculty

Abstract Born in 1884 in South Dakota, Edwin Michael Hoffman, known as Michael, graduated from Oberlin College in 1907 with a B.A.  Following graduation, he worked for the YMCA and, in 1914, married Mary Lindsay (Oberlin, 1910).  During WWI, he served on a mission to Manchuria as a YMCA officer attached to US forces.  In 1925, Hoffman joined the staff of the Foundation School of Berea College where he was an instructor in Science and Bible.  In 1936, he received his MA from Columbia University (Union...