Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.
Elvis Stahr | |
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Official portrait, c. 1962 | |
| 12th President of the Indiana University | |
| In office 1962–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Herman B Wells |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Sutton |
| 6th United States Secretary of the Army | |
| In office January 24, 1961 – June 30, 1962 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Wilber M. Brucker |
| Succeeded by | Cyrus Vance |
| 14th President of the West Virginia University | |
| In office 1959–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Irvin Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Paul A. Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr. March 9, 1916 Hickman, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 1998 (aged 82) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dorothy Berkfield |
| Education | University of Kentucky (BA) Merton College, Oxford (BA, BCL) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | World War II |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law |
| Institutions | |
Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr. (March 9, 1916 – November 11, 1998) was an American government official, 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.