Howard S. Brower Explained

Howard Brower
Order:2nd
Predecessor:Truesdel Peck Calkins
Successor:John Cranford Adams
President of Hofstra University
Birth Date:12 March 1884
Birth Place:Hempstead, New York
Death Place:Palm Beach, Florida[1]
Children:2

Howard Stanley Brower (12 March 1884) was the second President of Hofstra University after the death of Truesdel Peck Calkins. Brower was co-executor of the estate of the Hofstra's, which led to the creation of the University.[2] Although Brower had served as president of Hofstra he had never attended college himself.

Brower also served as Mayor of Hempstead, and President of numerous companies including Nassau Lumber Company, Brower Lumber Company, and the Reserve Supply Corporation of Nassau. He also founded the Rotary Club of Hempstead and the West Hempstead National Bank.

Notes and References

  1. News: 1968-03-06. HOWARD BROWER, HOFSTRA FOUNDER: Ex-Acting President Dies-- Led Lumber Company . The New York Times.
  2. News: 1935-10-12. CHASE DEDICATES NEW UNIT OF N.Y.U.: Points to Opportunities for Pioneering at the Nassau College-Hofstra Memorial. MODERN STANDARDS CITED Liberal Education Held to Be No Longer Experiment -- Deeds for Institution Presented. . The New York Times. .