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John H.T. Main served as President of Grinnell College from 1906-1931.

George F. Magoun was the first President of Iowa College (Grinnell College), from 1865-1884. He then served as Professor of Mental and Moral Science, Iowa College, from 1884-1890.

Born to a Quaker family in Indiana, Macy was raised on a farm near Lynnville, Iowa. At age 17 he walked fifteen miles across the prairie to enter Grinnell College. He remained associated with the college for the remainder of his life as a tutor, principal of the Academy, then as a respected professor. From 1885 to his retirement in 1912, he devoted himself to teaching political science and writing many books on political, social, religious, and international subjects. After retiring from Grinnell he travelled abroad more extensively and formed close associations with such people as James Bryce and George Bernard Shaw.

Ric MacDowell attended Grinnell College from 1964 -1968. After his graduation, MacDowell worked for Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). In 1997, he received the Joe Wall Alumni Service Award.

Ralph A. Luebben, appointed in 1957, was the first Grinnell College faculty member with a doctorate in anthropology. Originally hired by the Sociology Department to creat an anthropology curriculum within its discipline, Luebben later facilitated the formation of a separate Anthropology Department and a summer archaeological field school. Luebben was the first tenured anthropologist and served as the department chair for several years during his forty years at Grinnell College.

Past Professional Memberships

Fellow, American Anthropological Association

Fellow, Society for American Archeology

Society for Applied Anthropology

Some Miscellaneous Academic Activities

1965-66 - Director, Vienna Foreign Study Program, Colorado Woman's College (3 semesters)

1967-80 - Chairman, Department of Anthropology, Grinnell College

1968-72, 1977-82 - Faculty representative for Grinnell College to the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference

1969-72 - Grinnell College Visiting Lecturer

1979-80 - American Anthropological Association Visiting Lecturer

Luebben taught Anthropology at Grinnell College from 1957-1961 and 1967-199.