Hunter R. Rawlings III
Hunter Ripley Rawlings III (born December 14, 1944) is an American classics scholar and academic administrator. He is best known for serving as the 17th President of the University of Iowa from 1987 until 1995 and as the 10th President of Cornell University from 1995 until 2003. He also served as Cornell's interim president in 2005–2006 and again from 2016–2017. Currently, Rawlings is Professor and University President Emeritus at the Department of Classics.
Hunter Rawlings | |
|---|---|
| President of Cornell University | |
| In office 1995 – 2003 Interim 2016 – 2017 2005 – 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Frank H. T. Rhodes |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey S. Lehman |
| 6th President of the Association of American Universities | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Robert M. Berdahl |
| Succeeded by | Mary Sue Coleman |
| President of the University of Iowa | |
| In office 1988–1995 | |
| Preceded by | James O. Freedman |
| Succeeded by | Mary Sue Coleman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 14, 1944 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Haverford College Princeton University |
Rawlings served as president of the Association of American Universities from June 1, 2011, until April 2016. He has served as chair of both the Association of American Universities and the Ivy Council of Presidents. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he serves on the boards of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Haverford College, and the National Academy Foundation.