Kristina Jackson | University Communication and Marketing
As fall rolls in and the temperatures begin to cool, it’s a great time for a stroll around the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campuses. And behind the brick and mortar are the stories of people who made their marks on the university.
Here are just a few of the people who left lasting legacies in Lincoln and are memorialized in the form of campus buildings.
Clifford Hardin
Near the corner of 33rd and Holdrege streets stands Hardin Hall.
Hardin was chancellor of the university for 14 years, from 1954 until 1968, when President Richard Nixon appointed him to his Cabinet as Secretary of Agriculture.
When he was named chancellor, he was the youngest chancellor in the university’s history at age 38. He received bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from Purdue and came to Nebraska from Michigan State, where he was dean of the School of Agriculture.
Enrollment at Nebraska quadrupled during his decade and a half as chancellor. Hardin was a key player in the creation of the University of Nebraska system, as he began talks to incorporate the University of Nebraska Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Hardin also hired Bob Devaney as the head football coach.
Hardin left the Nixon administration in 1971 and worked for Purina.
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