Berea in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Frederick Roehm

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 28, 2026

1. Frederick Roehm Marker

Inscription.

Registrar and Assistant Professor of Education 1920 - 1921
Registrar and Professor of Education 1921 - 1929
Dean and Registrar 1929 - 1951
Dean 1931 - 1940
Professor of Education and Dean Emeritus 1945 - 1947
Dean and Professor Emeritus 1947 - 1955

The warmth, understanding and humor Dean Roehm '02 obtained into a very personal contact with students and faculty make him one of this college's immortals. His weekly column in the Berea News was a philosophical treat for town and college. Both communities have memorialized his name.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education. In addition, it is included in the Baldwin-Wallace College Memorial Wall series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 41° 22.464′ N, 81° 51.048′ W. Marker is in Berea, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is at the intersection of Beech Street and East Bagley Street, on the right when traveling south on Beech Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 265 Beech St, Berea OH 44017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Arthur Clinton Boggess (here, next to this marker); Theodore S. Bogardus (here, next to this marker); Dr. William D. Pendell '35

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(here, next to this marker); Lloyd C. Wicke '23 (here, next to this marker); Jacob O. Kamm '40 (here, next to this marker); Dana T. Burns (here, next to this marker); Dr. John R. Sinnema '33 (here, next to this marker); Baldwin University (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berea.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 28, 2026

2. Frederick Roehm Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.