Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.

Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr. (March 9, 1916 – November 11, 1998) was an American government official and college president and administrator. After graduating from the University of Kentucky in 1936 as a member of Sigma Chi and Pershing Rifles, he attended Merton College at the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship. He served as lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. He returned to the University of Kentucky and became a professor and then dean of the College of Law, before becoming president of West Virginia University. He served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1961 and 1962 and served as president of Indiana University from 1962 to 1968. He was the president of the National Audubon Society from 1968 until 1981.

Elvis Stahr
12th President of the Indiana University
In office
1962–1968
Preceded byHerman B Wells
Succeeded byJoseph Sutton
6th United States Secretary of the Army
In office
January 24, 1961  June 30, 1962
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byWilber M. Brucker
Succeeded byCyrus Vance
14th President of the West Virginia University
In office
1959–1961
Preceded byIrvin Stewart
Succeeded byPaul A. Miller
Personal details
Born
Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.

(1916-03-09)March 9, 1916
Hickman, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 1998(1998-11-11) (aged 82)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDorothy Berkfield
EducationUniversity of Kentucky (BA)
Merton College, Oxford (BA, BCL)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of serviceWorld War II
RankLieutenant Colonel
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Institutions
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