Hyrum Manwaring (June 23, 1877 – September 8, 1956), A.B., M.A., was the president of Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho from 1930 to 1944. Ricks was the precursor to today's Brigham Young University–Idaho, a private university operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the LDS Church or, informally, the Mormons). Manwaring overcame delayed schooling – he was almost 29 when he graduated from high school – to become a dedicated champion of education. He led Ricks through difficult times, when dissolution seemed inevitable, to a point where its future was assured. After retiring from the presidency in 1944, Manwaring continued to teach, and take classes himself, until near his death.
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1877
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1956 (aged 78)
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