Walter Coffey

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Walter Coffey

|image =

|caption =

|order = 7th

|title = President of the University of Minnesota

|term_start = {{start date|1941}}

|term_end = {{end date|1945}}

|predecessor = Guy Stanton Ford

|successor = James Morrill

|profession = Sheep herder, professor, and university administrator

|birth_date = 1876

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1956|1876}}

}}

Walter Coffey (1876–1956) was the seventh president of the University of Minnesota, serving from 1941 to 1945.

Early years

Walter Coffey was raised in Hartsville, Indiana and worked with his father as a sheep herder where he began to grow a strong interest in animal husbandry.

Education and career

Coffey received his initial educational degree from Franklin College and began teaching in Indiana Schools for six years. Following this, Coffey went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and took a position as herdsman. Coffey realized that the university needed somebody to teach sheep raising and took full advantage of this opportunity. He then offered to teach the program and eventually worked his way from a student, to a graduate student, to a professor. During this period of time, Coffey received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees all from the University of Illinois. Prior to becoming the President of the University of Minnesota, he was a Professor of Animal Husbandry there.{{cite web|title=Walter Coffey|url=http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/presidential-history/Walter-Coffey/index.html|publisher=University of Minnesota|accessdate=26 July 2012}}

References

[http://www1.umn.edu/pres/05_hist_coffey.html University of Minnesota Office of the President]

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Category:1876 births

Category:1976 deaths

Category:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni

Category:Franklin College (Indiana) alumni

Category:Presidents of the University of Minnesota