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Alfred Ryors (1812--1858) served as the second president of Indiana University and the fifth president of Ohio University.
Education
Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania (B.A. 1835)
Professional Background
Professor of Mathematics at Ohio University (1836-1843), Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University (1843-1848), President of Ohio University (1848-1852)
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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