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Purdue University President Dies

Last updated on Thursday, July 8, 2010

(FORT MYERS, FL) - Purdue University’s eighth president has died.

85-year-old Arthur Hansen passed away following complications from surgery at a Fort Myers, Florida Hospital.

Hansen, who led the university from 1971-1982, was the only Purdue president who was also an alumnus.

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