Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.

Elvis Stahr
12th President of the Indiana University
In office 1962–1968
Preceded by	Herman B Wells
Succeeded by	Joseph Sutton
6th United States Secretary of the Army
In office January 24, 1961 – June 30, 1962
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Wilber M. Brucker
Succeeded by	Cyrus Vance
14th President of the West Virginia University
In office 1959–1961
Preceded by	Irvin Stewart
Succeeded by	Paul A. Miller
Personal details
Born	Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr. (1916-03-09)March 9, 1916 Hickman, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	November 11, 1998(1998-11-11) (aged 82) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Dorothy Berkfield
Education	University of Kentucky (BA) Merton College, Oxford (BA, BCL)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	World War II
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Academic work
Discipline	Law
Institutions	University of Kentucky University of Pittsburgh West Virginia University Indiana University

Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr. (March 9, 1916 – November 11, 1998) was an American government official, college president and administrator. After graduating from the University of Kentucky in 1936 as a member of Sigma Chi and Pershing Rifles, he attended Merton College at the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship. He served as lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. He returned to the University of Kentucky and became a professor and then dean of the College of Law, before becoming president of West Virginia University.^[1] He served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1961 and 1962^[2] and served as president of Indiana University from 1962 to 1968. He was the president of the National Audubon Society from 1968 until 1981.^[3]