Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: beaumont , california - death date: june 7 , 1938 july 11 , 1887 yes - birth date: july 11 , 1887 yes - name: raymond culver - image: raymond culver 1938.jpg - birth place: algansee township , branch county , michigan - occupation: president of shimer college Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of raymond culver .
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raymond benjamin culver -lrb- july 11 , 1887 -- june 7 , 1938 -rrb- was a baptist educator in the united states and the fourth president of shimer college .culver was born in algansee township , michigan on july 11 , 1887 .he received a bachelor of music from linfield college in oregon , in 1914 , where he was president of the student body .subsequently obtained multiple degrees from yale university : a b.a. in 1916 , b.div .from yale divinity school in 1920 , m.a. in 1921 , and a ph.d. in 1924 .after yale , he served as professor of bible and religious education at linfield college .from 1936 to 1938 , culver served as the fourth president of shimer college , then known as frances shimer junior college and located in mount carroll , illinois , usa .culver had been sought unsuccessfully by two other colleges , and was chosen by the search committee of the board of trustees .he assumed the presidency on august 25 , 1936 .culver was remembered as having refined and preserved the all-girl school 's aura as a finishing school .as president , he had a '' low key '' style and '' demonstrated a genuine sensitivity to the various factions of the college '' .culver was successful as a fundraiser and promoter , obtaining a $ 15,000 gift from the bennett family for the physical plant and starting a '' shimer college half hour '' on the rockford , illinois radio station wrok .in his 1937 annual report , culver articulated five goals : promotion of the college , formation of a national alumnae association , increasing enrollment , improving the physical plant , and revising and integrating the curriculum .in the fall of 1937 , culver fell ill while attending a conference in california .he initially attributed the illness to overwork , but was diagnosed with a brain tumor .a. beth hostetter was appointed as acting president in december .as his condition deteriorated , mrs. culver relinquished the presidency on her husband 's behalf on january 20 , 1938 .culver died in beaumont , california on june 7 , 1938 .