Dean L. Hubbard
Dean L. Hubbard | |
|---|---|
| 9th President of Northwest Missouri State University | |
| In office 1984–2009 | |
| Preceded by | B.D. Owens |
| Succeeded by | John Jasinski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1939 |
| Died | (aged 85) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Andrews University Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea Ph.D. from Stanford University |
Dean L. Hubbard (June 17, 1939 – March 23, 2025) was an American academic administrator, who was the president of Northwest Missouri State University from 1984 until 2009—the longest of any president in the school's history.
During Hubbard's tenure the school avoided an announced closing and created the first electronic campus in the United States. It also experienced success in sports, with Northwest appearing in six national title games and playing some games at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Before retiring in 2009 a program was started to replace students' printed textbooks with the electronic books or ebooks.