Christian F. Rumold started teaching (as a tutor) at Berea in 1904 and would later become professor of Chemistry and Physics.  He had previously received his LL.D and A.B from the Univeristy of Kansas. In the mid-1910s he would serve as the Acting Dean of the College Department.

in addition to his work at Berea, Rumold went on to become a professor and administrator at the University of Kentucky, Kent State University in 1918, and Western Reserve University in 1931 where he received his Ph.D.