Hunter R. Rawlings III

Hunter Rawlings
President of Cornell University
In office
1995 – 2003
Interim
2016 – 2017
2005 – 2006
Preceded byFrank H. T. Rhodes
Succeeded byJeffrey S. Lehman
6th President of the Association of American Universities
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byRobert M. Berdahl
Succeeded byMary Sue Coleman
President of the University of Iowa
In office
1988–1995
Preceded byJames O. Freedman
Succeeded byMary Sue Coleman
Personal details
Born (1944-12-14) December 14, 1944 (age 79)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materHaverford College
Princeton University

Hunter Ripley Rawlings III (born December 14, 1944)[1] is an American classics scholar and academic administrator. He is best known for serving as the 17th President of the University of Iowa from 1987 until 1995 and as the 10th President of Cornell University from 1995 until 2003. He also served as Cornell's interim president in 2005–2006 and again from 2016–2017. Currently, Rawlings is Professor and University President Emeritus at the Department of Classics.

Rawlings served as president of the Association of American Universities from June 1, 2011, until April 2016.[2][3] He has served as chair of both the Association of American Universities and the Ivy Council of Presidents. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he serves on the boards of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Haverford College, and the National Academy Foundation.

  1. ^ "Back to the Books". Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  2. ^ "AAU President Hunter R. Rawlings III". Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  3. ^ "AAU Names Mary Sue Coleman as Next President". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-05-20.