Alfred Ryors
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Alfred Ryors (1812--1858) served as the second president of Indiana University and the fifth president of Ohio University.
[edit] Education
Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania (B.A. 1835)
[edit] Professional Background
Professor of Mathematics at Ohio University (1836-1843), Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University (1843-1848), President of Ohio University (1848-1852)
[edit] Tenure at Indiana University
Alfred Ryors was appointed the second President of Indiana University on June 3, 1852. He had been a Mathematics Professor at IU from 1843 through 1848, but left Indiana to assume the presidency of Ohio University in 1848, a position he held for four years. Ryors resigned his IU presidency in 1853 to become president of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, a position he held until his death in 1858.
| Preceded by William Holmes McGuffey |
President of Ohio University 1848 – 1852 |
Succeeded by Solomon Howard |
| Preceded by Andrew Wylie (IU) |
President of Indiana University 1852 – 1853 |
Succeeded by William Mitchel Daily |
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