12 Facts About Hank Brown

Hank Brown is a former Republican politician and US Senator.

Hank Brown served as the president of the University of Northern Colorado from July 1998 to June 2002, and later as the 21st president of the University of Colorado system from April 2005 to January 2008.

Hank Brown has a Master of Laws degree from George Washington University.

Hank Brown served in the United States Navy from 1962 to 1966.

Hank Brown was an aviator and volunteered for service in Vietnam.

Hank Brown was decorated for his combat service as a forward air controller.

Hank Brown served in the Colorado Senate from 1972 to 1976 and was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1980, serving until 1991.

In 1995, Hank Brown was involved with the Airstan incident in which he mediated efforts for a prisoner exchange between Russia and the Taliban, which ultimately broke down, but his efforts set up an escape by the Russian prisoners.

Hank Brown was later praised for the effective remedies he implemented for aggressively attacking these issues.

An investigation of Churchill for academic misconduct which had been supported by American Council of Trustees and Alumni, an organization that Hank Brown had co-founded in 1995, identified seven separate instances of misconduct and referred the matter to the university administration.

Hank Brown urged the Board of Regents to dismiss Churchill, which it did in March 2006, overriding a tenure committee recommendation for one-year suspension.

Hank Brown is a member of the board of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, a non profit which supports international elections.