Background
Hinderaker, Ivan was born on April 29, 1916 in Hendricks, Minnesota, United States. Son of Theodore and Clara (Hanson) Hinderaker.
Hinderaker, Ivan was born on April 29, 1916 in Hendricks, Minnesota, United States. Son of Theodore and Clara (Hanson) Hinderaker.
Bachelor of Arts, St. Olaf College, 1938; Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1949.
During Hinderaker"s term, the University of California, Riverside, underwent a rapid of expansion of its facilities and curriculum. This expansion included the creation of the Biomedical Sciences Program, the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, and the Graduate School of Education. He was the longest-serving chancellor of any University of California campus.
Hinderaker Hall at UCR is named after him.
Hinderaker was born in Hendricks, Minnesota, on April 29, 1916. He received his bachelor"s degree from Saint Olaf College in 1938, and his master’s and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Minnesota.
After teaching one year at the University of Minnesota, Hinderaker joined the University of California, Los Angeles faculty in political science in 1949, eventually serving as department chairman In 1963 he was named vice chancellor/academic affairs at University of California Irvine, where he served for one year until his appointment as chancellor at University of California Riverside.
Hinderaker became Chancellor of the University of California, Riverside, in 1964.
Hinderaker oversaw a massive expansion of University of California Riverside"s curriculum to include numerous professional programs geared toward engineering, medicine, and administration. Hinderaker endeared himself to students during the anti-war protests in the 1960s by inviting protestors into his office for coffee and doughnuts. Hinderaker and former University of California Regent Philosophy Boyd pushed for construction of the carillon tower, a landmark on the UCR campus.
He also fought for the UCR/California Museum of Photography.
Member Minnesota House of Representatives, 1941-1943. Member California Transportation Commission, 1978-1984, chairman, 1982. Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946.
Married Evelyn Birkholz, June 7, 1941 (deceased June 17, 2004). 1 child, Mark (deceased February 23, 2004).