Doretha Zehnder Seder graduated from North Central College in 1926. She also studied at the University of Minnesota, William and Mary College, the University of Munich and the American University of Washington. Seder was a member of the College and Seminary Board of Trustees, serving as vice chairman and a member and secretary of the executive committee. She served on the Alumni Board and was an alumni representative to the North Central Board of Trustees. She was also a member of the General Centennial Committee.

Deceased.