Benjamin Cluff
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Benjamin Cluff, Jr. (b. 7 February 1858 in Provo, Utah - d. 16 June 1948 in California) was the first President of Brigham Young University, and the school's third principal. Under his administration, the students and faculty more than doubled in size, and the school went from an academy to a university and was officially incorporated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Cluff changed class periods from half an hour to a full hour, adopted the official colors of the university, started summer school and the Alumni Association, encouraged the university's first student newspaper (White and Blue), provided the first student loans and developed an intercollegiate sports system.
The Cluff Building on BYU's Provo campus is named for him.
| Preceded by Karl G. Maeser |
President of BYU 1892–1903 |
Succeeded by George H. Brimhall |
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