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Photos: Former UA President Henry Koffler, 1922–2018
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Photos: Former UA President Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

  • Mar 12, 2018
  • Mar 12, 2018 Updated Mar 27, 2018

Henry Koffler died Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the age of 95. He was the president of the University of Arizona from 1982 to 1991, creator of Academy Village in 1991 and an abstract artist since the age of 90.

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

University of Arizona President Henry Koffler in 1989, looking east with the UA Mail in the background. Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Rick Wiley / Tucson Citizen

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, former University of Arizona president, at age 20. Koffler earned a bachelors degree from UA in 1944. He was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Courtesy Henry Koffler

UA Presidents

UA Presidents

Six University of Arizona presidents in November 2017: (back row, from left) John Paul Schaefer (1971-1982), Manuel Trinidad Pacheco (1991-1997) and Ann Weaver Hart (2012-2017); (front row, from left) Henry Koffler (1982-1991), Robert C. Robbins (2017-present) and Peter Likins (1997-2006)

University of Arizona

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Former University of Arizona president Henry Koffler, posing for a photo with his artwork and his iPad at the U of A's Tech Park on May 16, 2014. Koffler uses his iPad to create abstract prints and has more than 50 of his works displayed in a show titled The Magical Abstract World of Henry Koffler. Henry Koffler, the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

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Henry Koffler

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

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Henry Koffler

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

#43, Henry Koffler's digital art.

Henry Koffler

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

No. 10, by Henry Koffler

Henry Koffler

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Undated photo of Henry Koffler. Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Courtesy Marie Wesselhoft

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Undated photo of Henry Koffler Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Courtesy Marie Wesselhoft

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler with Sen. Edward Kennedy and David C. Knapp in 1981. Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Courtesy Marie Wesselhoft

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler as Chancellor of Amherst College in 1980. Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Courtesy Marie Wesselhoft

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry and Phyllis Koffler at Amherst College in 1980. Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Courtesy Marie Wesselhoft

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler speaking at UA commencement in 1983. Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Tucson Citizen

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler speaking to students in 1982. Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Tucson Citizen

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

University of Arizona President Henry Koffler, right, at a campus construction project in 1986. Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Tucson Citizen

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

University of Arizona President Henry Koffler in 1982. Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Tucson Citizen

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

University of Arizona President Henry Koffler in 1985, looking northeast with the UA Mall and old Student Union in the background. Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Tucson Citizen

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Henry Koffler, 1922–2018

Phyllis and Henry Koffler with Anoma Phanthourath. Koffler was the 16th president of the University of Arizona, from 1982–91.

Courtesy Marie Wesselhoft

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