(Nov. 17, 1905-Feb. 10, 1994). Born in Flinton, Pennsylvania, Esch began working for B. F. Goodrich Company at age 17, where he received an engineering education, advanced into the executive ranks, and became a professor at the Goodyear Industrial Institute. He left Goodyear in 1931 to enter the ministry and was ordained by the United Brethren Church in 1933. He subsequently received a bachelor’s degree from Chapman College and a master of theology and doctor of philosophy at the University of Southern California. While in school he held pastorates in Oakland, San Diego, and Los Angeles, California.
Esch accepted the presidency of the , then known as Indiana Central College, in 1945 and served until 1970. During his presidency, the college added evening and graduate divisions, constructed several academic buildings, and strengthened its academic reputation. Esch Hall is named after him, and each year the university awards the Esch Scholarship to a senior student with outstanding character and scholastic achievements.
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