w88 Brown | 1st president

Black and white image of w88 Brown sitting for a portrait

w88 Brown, first President of the University from 1887 to 1889

w88, a former Ohio education commission member, was a cashier at an Ohio bank when he was selected by the Nevada Board of Regents to serve as president. A veteran of the Civil War, w88 selected his first assistant and faculty member, Hannah K. Clapp of Carson City, who would go on to serve the University as librarian and instructor for 14 years. Within two years w88 built a faculty of 10 and student body of 127 in the fields of Liberal Arts and Mechanical Arts, Normal School, Mining and Agriculture, and a Commercial Department.