0 , ▁until ▁Rev . ▁Johan ▁A . ▁A as ga ard ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Under ▁A as ga ard , ▁the ▁nearby ▁Park ▁Region ▁College ▁and ▁Bru flat ▁Academy ▁were ▁merged ▁with ▁Con cord ia , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁library ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁Gro se ▁Hall . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁Rev . ▁John ▁N . ▁Brown ▁became ▁president ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁Con cord ia ' s ▁acc red itation ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Central ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁Ele ven ▁years ▁later , ▁a ▁female ▁d orm itory ▁was ▁built , ▁named ▁F jel stad ▁Hall , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁a ▁male ▁d orm itory ▁was ▁built , ▁later ▁called ▁Brown ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Rev . ▁Joseph ▁" Pre xy ▁Joe " ▁Kn ut son ▁became ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁and ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁buildings ▁and ▁the ▁increased ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 2 ▁students . ▁Under ▁his ▁leadership , ▁the ▁Con cord ia ▁Ann ual ▁Fund ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁college ' s ▁interests , ▁which ▁still ▁continues ▁today . ▁Dr . ▁Paul ▁J . ▁D ov re ▁took ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁new ▁college ▁programs ▁and ▁art ic ulated ▁Con cord ia ' s ▁Luther an ▁mission . ▁Since ▁ 1