Karl V. Schultz Endowment
Karl V Schultz ’40, M.A., Ph.D., led a life of intellectual discovery spanning many
areas psychology, private industry, ministry development and community engagement
both at home and abroad. His legacy continues at Bluffton University through the Schultz
Discovery Funds.
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The Karl V. Schultz Endowment provides grants for both students and faculty.
Karl Schultz Faculty Scholarship Grant:
to encourage and support creativity in scholarship, including and especially projects
that explore across disciplines and impact the lives of real people and communities.
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Karl Schultz Summer Discovery Grant for Students:
Encouraging and supporting Bluffton University undergraduates on their life journey
toward becoming socially creative persons and dynamic contributors to social good.
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PLANTER OF SEEDS
A self-described seed planter, Dr. Karl V. Schultz sought to plant kernels that germinated
in personal, organizational and social transformations.
Born 1919 in Mountain Lake, Minn., Dr. Schultz was a member of the Bluffton College
class of 1940, graduating with a degree in political science and business administration.
Following service as a conscientious objector during World War II, Dr. Schultz received
a master of arts in pastoral counseling from the Chicago Theological Seminary at the
University of Chicago and completed a doctorate in clinical psychology at the University
of Southern California.
Beginning at the Oakland Veterans Hospital, Dr. Schultz practiced clinical psychology
in Hayward and Oakland, Calif., for more than half a century, achieving professional
distinction as a member of the state committee for psychology licensure and a board
member of one of the earliest mental health HMOs.
For his clinical and consulting work, Dr. Schultz developed a series of therapeutic
surveys, which serve as tools to facilitate self-reflection and decision-making at
the individual or group level. Beyond clinical practice, Dr. Schultz applied his therapeutic
talents in consulting roles for private industry, churches and the Pacific School
of Religion at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.
Dr. Schultz s other great passion and an exemplar of his seed planting was research
to improve the quality of adobe and alternative-building materials. A formative trip
to Mexico with the American Friends Service Committee inspired a young Dr. Schultz
s lifelong quest for an affordable, durable earthquake and weather-resistant adobe
material. For years, Dr. Schultz conducted research and lectured on adobe technology
at University of California s Berkeley, Davis and Santa Cruz campuses. Dr. Schultz
authored the resource text Adobe Manual: How to Mix It, Test It & Mold It for Building,
Landscaping & Arts Crafts, (1974, rev. 1998).
In life as in intellectual pursuits, Dr. Schultz was a bold adventurer, and this legacy lives on through the Schultz Discovery Funds at Bluffton University and through his many contributions to knowledge.