Nils Joseph Hong

Nils Joseph Hong (7 February 18661939) was a teacher of Norwegian descent. He was president of the Pacific Lutheran Academy 1898–1918.

Early life and education Mary Wiborg Hong and Nils J Hong photographed in St. Paul, MN circa 1898. Hong was born on February 7, 1866, to Norwegian parents Thore Olsen Hong and Helen Nilsdatter Brendum Hong in Westby, Wisconsin. He married Mary W Wiborg in 1898.

Career He was 31 years old when he came to the Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in 1897, as a teacher.

Nils Hong was elected principal and president of Pacific Lutheran in 1898, North Hall built in 1954, was renamed Hong Hall to honor the third president of the school. His wife Mary W Wiborg (born May 3, 1867) died September 28, 1944. Both Mary and Nils are buried in the Parkland Lutheran Cemetery in Tacoma, Washington.