Hank Brown

George Hanks "Hank" Brown (born February 12, 1940) is a former Republican politician and Senator from Colorado who served as president of the University of Colorado system from April 2005 - January 2008.

Brown was born in Denver in 1940, and graduated from college in 1961 and from law school in 1969, both from the University of Colorado. Brown also has a master of law degree from George Washington University. He served as an officer in the Navy from 1962 to 1966 and in the Colorado Senate from 1972 to 1976, and was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1980, serving until 1991. In 1990 he was elected to the United States Senate, where he served one term, not running again in the 1996 election. From 1998 to 2002 he was president of the University of Northern Colorado.

In April 2005, Brown was named to succeed Elizabeth Hoffman as the president of the University of Colorado on an interim basis. The regents voted him for a permanent appointment in May 2006. Brown took office on August 1, 2005. He tendered his resignation January 18, 2007, and left his post effective March 10, 2008. The Wall Street Journal called Brown the "best college president you've never heard of". [http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/apr/01/wall-street-journal-harvard-needs-hank/]

Brown served in the United States Navy from 1962 to 1966. He was an aviator and volunteered for service in Vietnam. He was decorated for his combat service as a forward air controller. Brown and his wife Nan live in Denver.

External links

* [http://www.nationalwestern.com/nwss/home/index.asp?rpg=/nwss/history/citizen.asp CU president Hank Brown will receive the 2008 Citizen of the West award]
* [http://www.denverpost.com/ci_7937348 Brown well-deserving of Citizen of the West honor]
* [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120614091153556047.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Brown for President]
* [http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/7dd0431f44dae3b7cca0a09871e19eec.html Brown Named To Newton Endowed Chair At CU-Boulder]