Frank L. McVey

Frank McVey


3rd President of the University of Kentucky
In office 1917–1940
Preceded by	Henry Stites Barker
Succeeded by	Herman Lee Donovan
4th President of the University of North Dakota
In office 1909–1917

Personal details
Born	Frank LeRond McVey (1869-11-10)November 10, 1869 Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 4, 1953(1953-01-04) (aged 83) Fayette County, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater	Ohio Wesleyan University (BA) Yale University (PhD)

Frank LeRond McVey (November 10, 1869 – January 4, 1953) was an American economist, educator and academic administrator. He served as the fourth president of the University of North Dakota from 1909 to 1917 and the third president of the University of Kentucky from 1917 to 1940.^[1]^[2]

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SOT (Terry Birdwhistell): "When I look back at these transitions, from the time that President Patterson began and then looking at each transition, when these people spoke publically they always spoke about change. And you know they all sensed change and they liked to think of their administrations and themselves as instruments as change. The influence of the external forces, both international, national, and in the state political scene, and also the personalities of these individual, each of these people obviously very accomplished, you know they bring their personalities to bear, they bring their ambition. You sort of get a feel at the beginning of the Administration, I think maybe it's hindsight but I think you can see it, of how their personal aspirations intersect with the aspirations of the university, whether they will the place better than they found it, whether they are committed to building their career or building the university and in a lot of ways its best when those coincide. You’re continually going through change and challenge in higher education and I Think what history shows us that it's that way from the start and anyone who wants to be a leader in higher education has to understand that it is a challenge and their goal is to leave the place better than they found it and that's not an easy task sometimes." ####

Early life and education

An industrious man is McVey
He labors so hard night and day
Writing books, meeting classes,
Uplifting the masses,
We feel he will soon pass away.

Limerick caricaturing McVey's
ambition and energy from
the University of Minnesota yearbook

McVey was born in Wilmington, Ohio in 1869. He received his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University in 1895.

Career

McVey taught at Horace Mann School in New York City, Teachers College at Columbia University, and the University of Minnesota, where he rose from instructor to tenured professor in his 11 years at the university's Department of Economics.^[3] In 1907, he was appointed chairman of the Minnesota Tax Commission by Governor John Albert Johnson.^[3]

President of the University of North Dakota

At the age of 39, McVey became the youngest President of the University of North Dakota in 1909. McVey Hall, a residence hall at UND, was later named in his honor.^[4]

President of the University of Kentucky

In 1917, McVey became the President of the University of Kentucky. During his tenure, several important campus buildings were constructed, including the university's Memorial Hall, the Margaret I. King Library, the Alumni Gymnasium, and an academic building that now bears his name, McVey Hall.^[5]

In 1923 he married the Dean of Women, Frances Jewell McVey (December 23, 1889 - June 13, 1945).

McVey retired in 1940 and continued to live in Lexington until his death in 1953.

References

^ "Frank L. McVey". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
^ "Frank McVey Papers". University of North Dakota. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
^ ^a ^b Wilkins, Robert P., ed. (1983). A Century on the Northern Plains - The University of North Dakota at 100. The University of North Dakota Press. ASIN B000QJEWK4.
^ "McVey Hall". University of North Dakota. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
^ "Campus Guide – McVey Hall". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

Preceded by Webster Merrifield	President of the University of North Dakota January 1909 – 1917	Succeeded by Earl Babcock Acting

Presidents of the University of North Dakota

Blackburn (1884–1885)
Montgomery (1885–1887)
Sprague (1887–1891)
Merrifield (1891–1909)
McIvey (1909–1917)
Babcock (1917–1918)
Kane (1918–1933)
West (1933–1954)
Starcher (1954-1971)
Clifford (1971–1992)
Baker (1992–1999)
Kupchella (1999–2008)
Kelley (2008–2016)
Schafer (2016)
Kennedy (2016–2019)
Andrew Armacost (2020–present)

Italics denote interim president

v t e Presidents of the University of Kentucky
James K. Patterson (1878–1910) Henry S. Barker (1910–1916) Frank L. McVey (1916–1940) Herman L. Donovan (1940–1956) Frank G. Dickey (1956–1963) John W. Oswald (1963–1969) Albert D. Kirwan (1968–1969) Otis A. Singletary (1969–1987) David Roselle (1987–1989) Charles T. Wethington Jr. (1989–2001) Lee T. Todd Jr. (2001–2011) Eli Capilouto (2011– )