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Hank Brown is the immediate past president of the University of Colorado, a position to which he was named in April, 2005.
Hank Brown joined the Daniels Fund as President and CEO on July
1, 2002, and served there until his appointment at the University.
The Daniels Fund is a billion dollar foundation left by the late
cable entrepreneur, Bill Daniels. In his first two years at the
Daniels Fund, he reduced overhead by 35% and shifted $2 million
a year to increase grants and scholarships.
Prior to his employment with the Daniels Fund, Hank Brown served
as the 11th President of the University of Northern Colorado.
Before becoming UNC’s President, he served Colorado in the
United States Senate and five consecutive terms in the U.S. House
representing Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. He also
served in the Colorado Senate from 1972-76. Brown was elected
and re-elected to the House of Representatives by margins ranging
from 69% to 74%, the highest in the history of the District. He
was elected to the U.S. Senate by a 13% victory margin.
Brown was a Vice President of Monfort of Colorado from 1969 to
1980. He is both an attorney and a C.P.A.
He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University
of Colorado in 1961 and served as CU’s Student Body President.
He earned a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Colorado
Law School in 1969. While in Washington, Brown earned a Master
of Law Degree in 1986 from George Washington University. In 1988,
he passed the exam to become a certified public accountant.
Brown served in the U.S. Navy from 1962-66. He volunteered for
service in Viet Nam and was decorated for his combat service as
a forward air controller. The Colorado native and his wife Nan
live in Denver. They have three adult children, Harry, Christy,
and Lori; and two grandchildren, Lilly and Hank.
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