President Farrand served between 1914 and 1919.

Livingston Farrand came to CU with a distinguished academic background, serving as chair of anthropology at Columbia University pror to his election as CU’s fourth president. He was personable and outgoing, but his presidency was fairly uneventful, due to his extended absences.

Farrand is credited with elevating the standards of the School of Medecine in Denver, which gained recognition as one of the leading institutions in the West. He believed one of the University’s main roles was in research.

A physician, Farrand served as chair of the American Red Cross in France during World War I. He left CU in 1917, and Dr. George Norlin was named acting President by the Regents.

Although Farrand returned for a short period during the war, he never reassumed his duties at the University, officially resigning as CU President in 1919. After the end of WWI, he was named President of Cornell, a position he held until his retirement in 1937.

Farrand Hall was named to honor the nationally recognized educator when it was completed in 1948.

Read more about President Livingston Farrand and the history of the University of Colorado in Glory Colorado! Volume 1, by William E. Davis.