Harry Bidwell Ansted (December 17, 1893 – November 15, 1955) was a United States Army officer, pastor and educator, and the first president of Seoul National University.
Born in Temperance, Michigan, Ansted attended Hillsdale College and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Greenville College.
In 1923, he earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Southern California.
He then became a Christian pastor and served in several churches in Michigan for five years.
[2] He also created the official motto of the school, Veritas Lux Mea.