Milton S. Eisenhower

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Milton Stover Eisenhower (September 15, 1899 – May 2, 1985) served as president of three major American universities: Kansas State University, the Pennsylvania State University, and the Johns Hopkins University. He was the younger brother of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Born in Abilene, Kansas, he graduated from Kansas State University in 1923 with a BS in industrial journalism. Eisenhower served as Director of Information for the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1928 to 1941. He was director of the War Relocation Authority in 1942 and associate director of the Office of War Information from 1942 to 1943.

President, Kansas State University (1943-50)^[1]
President, The Pennsylvania State University (1950-56)
President, The Johns Hopkins University (1956-1967, and 1971-72)
President Emeritus, The Johns Hopkins University (1967-1971, 1972)

In 1980, Eisenhower appeared on the ballot in Texas as the running mate of Congressman John B. Anderson, Independent candidate for President of the United States.

[edit] Legacy

The Milton S. Eisenhower Library of Johns Hopkins University, opened in 1964 and containing 2.5 million volumes, is named after him. It has the unusual feature of being almost entirely underground.
The Milton S. Eisenhower Auditorium, a 2,595 seat center for the performing arts on the University Park campus of Penn State, opened in 1974. Eisenhower Chapel, on the same campus, is named for his wife, Helen Eakin Eisenhower.
Eisenhower Hall, opened in 1951 on the Kansas State campus, is also named in his honor. It is home to the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office and the departments of History and Modern Languages.

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^ University Archives: K.S.U. Presidents and First Ladies. Retrieved on August 7, 2006.

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Preceded by Francis Farrell	President of Kansas State University September 1943 – June 1950	Succeeded by James Allen McCain
Preceded by James Milholland	President of the Pennsylvania State University 1950 – 1956	Succeeded by Eric A. Walker
Preceded by Lowell Reed	President of the Johns Hopkins University July 1956 – June 1967	Succeeded by Lincoln Gordon
Preceded by Lincoln Gordon	President of the Johns Hopkins University March 1971 – January 1972	Succeeded by Steven Muller

Presidents of The Pennsylvania State University
Pugh • Allen • Fraser • Burrowes • Calder • Shortlidge • McKee • Atherton • Beaver • Sparks • Thomas • Hetzel • Milholland • Eisenhower • Walker • Oswald • Jordan • Thomas • Spanier

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Presidents of Kansas State University

Joseph Denison (1863–1873) • John Alexander Anderson (1873–1879) • George Fairchild (1879–1897) • Thomas Elmer Will (1897–1899) • Ernest R. Nichols (1899–1909) • Henry J. Waters (1909–1917) • William Marion Jardine (1918–1925) • Francis Farrell (1925–1943) • Milton S. Eisenhower (1943–1950) • James McCain (1950–1975) • Duane Acker (1975–1986) • Jon Wefald (1986–)