Frank L. McVey

Frank McVey
3rd President of the University of Kentucky
In office
1917–1940
Preceded byHenry Stites Barker
Succeeded byHerman 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.
DiedJanuary 4, 1953(1953-01-04) (aged 83)
Fayette County, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma materOhio 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]

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.

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

Photo of Frank Lerond McVey Plaque, University of Kentucky, taken in 2020

References

  1. ^ "Frank L. McVey". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Frank McVey Papers". University of North Dakota. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "McVey Hall". University of North Dakota. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  5. ^ "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


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