David Nyvall

Though his educational background was pre-med, he accepted an offer from Erik August Skogsbergh (1850–1939) to teach at his school in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[4] In 1887 he married Skogsbergh's sister Lovisa (Louise) and served a year as pastor to a church in Sioux City, Iowa.

Three years later, in 1891, this school was moved to Chicago and North Park College was established,[2] a decision that upset some, including Nyvall's brother-in-law, Skogsbergh.

[6] Largely as a result of the criticism and disagreement, Nyvall resigned as president and professor in 1904 and left the school the following year.

The David Nyvall lecture series was inaugurated in 1951 in memory of the pioneer Swedish American educator who served the school both as teacher and president.