Herman B Wells, 1902-2000, was the president of Indiana University from 1937 to 1962. He was born June 7, 1902 in Jamestown, Indiana. After graduating from Indiana University in 1924, Wells served as an assistant cashier at the National Bank of Lebanon before going on to work for the Indiana Bankers Association, the Indiana Commission for Financial Institutions, and the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions. In 1935 Indiana University President William Lowe Bryan named Wells the dean of the School of Business Administration, and two years later Wells would succeed Bryan as president of the university. Wells would hold the position of university president until 1962. Upon his retirement, he was named University Chancellor, a position which was created specifically for him. While serving as Chancellor, Wells wrote his autobiography Being Lucky: Reminiscences and Reflections, published by Indiana University Press in 1980. Wells died on March 18, 2000 in Bloomington, Indiana.