John Ryan, the 14th president of Indiana University, died on August 6 at the age of 81. He served as president from 1971 to 1987 and will be remembered as the man who transformed IU into a multi-campus university that serves every region of the state.

A Celebration of the Life of John Ryan will be held in the Whittenberger Auditorium of the Indiana Memorial Union at 4pm on Friday, October 28. The program is open to the public. It will also be videotaped and made available beginning Monday, October 31.