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Celebration of the life of John Ryan

Friday, October 28, 2011

John Ryan, the 14th president of Indiana University, died on August 6 at the age of 81. He served as president from 1971 to 1987 and will be remembered as the man who transformed IU into a multi-campus university that serves every region of the state.

A Celebration of the Life of John Ryan was held in the Whittenberger Auditorium of the Indiana Memorial Union at 4pm on Friday, October 28. 

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