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New Occupant Takes Over Office of Iowa University President
Virgil M. Hancher closes a 24 year tenure as University of Iowa president and departs Old Capitol for the Ford Foundation bid in Asia. Howard R. Bowen, 56, who led Grinnell College, assumes the Iowa City post as staff bid farewell and a Daily Iowan retrospective honors Hancher. Bowen returns to SUI after serving in academia and government roles.
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