1902
Herman B Wells, American banker, author, and academic (died 2000)
Herman B Wells, American banker, author, and academic (died 2000)
Herman B Wells, American banker, author, and academic (died 2000)
Herman B Wells
President of Indiana University (1902–2000)
- Born
- 1902
Herman B Wells, a native of Boone County, Indiana, was the eleventh president of Indiana University Bloomington and its first university chancellor. He was pivotal in the transformation of Indiana University from a small, locally oriented college into a world-class institution of higher learning through expanded enrollment, recruitment of new faculty, construction of new buildings, new program offerings, and campus beautification projects. He remained steadfast in his support of IU's faculty and students, especially in the areas of academic freedom and civil rights.