University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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SIU Presiiicrit 'Virgil 34. 7-Imither spcrnis mmw hours in edzrcafioiral r'escmt'lv. President irgil . Hancher XVhen Virgil Hancher hung his hat and coat in his office for the first time in November of 1940, it was the climax of an already full and exciting life. The man who had been a member of Phi Beta Kappa honorary fraternity, president of his graduating class, a Rhodes scholar at Oxford university and a success- ful lawyer, was to assume a new role-that of presi- dent of the State University of Iowa. As a boy in Rolfe, Iowa, Virgil Hancher never dreamed that some day he would be president of the university from which he was to be graduated. As a lawyer he had three times been offered teaching posi- tions in law schools and an administrative position in a fourth university. Each time I had said, 'nof but when my own university called, it was a different matter, said Mr. Hancher, Iowa has offered President Hancher more than educational rewards. His wife is also a native Iowan, even though he met her in Chicago. Husbands in general have many and varied hobbies. Some play bridge, some garden, some fish, Mrs. Hancher's husband writes speeches. And according to him, he can become as excited over a new idea to talk about as other men can over golf or bowling. Busy as he is, President Hancher still has time to be rightfully proud of his family. His son Virgil, who received his B.A. in mathematics from SUI, is now serving with the army at Cary Air Base in San An- tonio. Ilis daughter Mary, a sophomore here at the university, lives at the Pi Beta Phi house. To be president of a large university a man must he able to assume many duties and responsibilities. He must be a good speaker, a leader and an organizer. Ile is expected to maintain a strong university without spending a great amount of money. He must like people and enjoy meeting them. President Hancher possesses all of these qualities and accomplishes these goals. As president of the State University of Iowa, Mr. Hancher is an active member of numerous and varied organizations, He is president of the National Associ- ation of State Universities. By statute a member of the Board of Iowa Geological Survey, President Han- cher is also an elector of the New York University Hall of Fame. He is chairman of the Institutional Research com- mittee of the American Council on Education and a member of an advisory committee of the National Science Foundation, which is concerned with formu- lating sound policies for the federal government. President Hancher is also a trustee of the Eisen- hower exchange fellowships which have been set up to provide opportunities for foreign students in this country. These fellowships are not only educational, but also include industrial and business fellowships. Among his many monthly meetings President Hancher must also attend those of the Iowa State Board of Education from September to june. An active mem- ber of the Episcopal church here in Iowa City, he is on the standing committee of the diocese of Iowa. Truly, Virgil Hancher is living proof that there is never a dull moment in the life of a college president.

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DEANS l 3 in ! v Xe he ALLIN W. DAKIN Jldministmtiue Dean XZYTSWM Dean, College of Commerce ELMER T. PETERSON Dean, College of Education 1 HARVEY I-I. DAVIS Provost I9