Howard Landis Bevis
7thPresident of the Ohio State University
In office February 1, 1940 – June 30, 1956
Preceded by	William McPherson(acting)
Succeeded by	Novice Gail Fawcett
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office June 12, 1933 – November 1934
Appointed by	George White
Preceded by	Reynolds R. Kinkade
Succeeded by	Roy Hughes Williams
Personal details
Born	(1885-11-19)November 19, 1885 Bevis, Ohio
Died	April 25, 1968(1968-04-25) (aged 82)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Alma D. Murray
Alma mater	University of Cincinnati,University of Cincinnati College of Law

Howard Landis Bevis (November 19, 1885 – April 24, 1968) was the 7th President ofOhio State University. Bevis received a bachelor's degree from theUniversity of Cincinnati in 1908, a degree fromUniversity of Cincinnati College of Law in 1910. He served in the Ordnance Department of theUnited States Army duringWorld War I, and later was chief of the legal section of the finance division of the Army Air Corps.^[1] He received a law degree fromHarvard Law School in 1920. He went on to practice law inCincinnati, Ohio and served on the faculty of theUniversity of Cincinnati College of Law. The governor appointed Bevis to theOhio Supreme Court in 1933 to fill a vacancy. Bevis did not run for election to a full term and accepted a position asZiegler Professor in Law and Government on the faculty of Harvard in business and public administration. Bevis was Ohio state finance director before becoming President of Ohio State in 1940.

During his tenure as President of the Ohio State University, Bevis, having served as a civilian in ordnance and the legal section of theAir Service, refused to cap the number of veterans admitted under theGI Bill, as other colleges had done. Despite the wishes of many on the faculty, enrollment grew from 12,000 in 1946 to 26,000 a year later.^[2] President Eisenhower appointed him as chair of theCommittee on Scientists and Engineers, which sat from 1956 to 1958. He was elected a Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1985.^[3]

Bevis Hall on Ohio State's Columbus campus is named in his honor.

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