The Reverend Frank E. Philipp of Blair, Nebraska, is an ordained minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. He was named interim campus pastor at Dana in the fall of 2007.

He was raised in Northeastern Iowa, holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech and Drama from Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, and a Master of Divinity from Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa.

During his almost 28 years of ministry he has served as a called pastor in four churches in Iowa and provided interim ministry in 5 congregations and one campus ministry. He was certified as a Board Certified Chaplain of the Association of Professional Chaplain in 2001. He has ministered in the hospitals of St. Luke’s Hospital and Mercy Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa; Mercy Medical System, Janesville, Wisconsin; The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin; and Alegent Health/Immanuel Lutheran Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska.

Philipp is married to Dr. Janet Philipp who is President of Dana College. He is also the Eastern Region Coordinator for Nebraska Lutheran Disaster Response and serves the Nebraska Synod of the ELCA as Coordinator of Specialized Ministry.

His hobbies include amateur radio, wood working, stained-glass, electronics, photography, trout fishing, landscaping and cooking. He enjoys classical music, movies, and reading.

He is the father of two adult children, Michael and Laura.