David B. Frohnmayer
David B. Frohnmayer | |
|---|---|
| 15th President of the University of Oregon | |
| In office July 1, 1994 – June 30, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Myles Brand |
| Succeeded by | Richard W. Lariviere |
| 12th Attorney General of Oregon | |
| In office January 5, 1981 – December 31, 1991 | |
| Governor | Victor Atiyeh Neil Goldschmidt Barbara Roberts |
| Preceded by | James M. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Charles Crookham |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
| In office 1975–1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1940 Medford, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 2015 (aged 74) Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Relatives | John Frohnmayer (brother), Mark Frohnmayer (son) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
David Braden Frohnmayer (July 9, 1940 – March 10, 2015) was an American attorney, politician, and academic administrator from Oregon. He was the 15th president of the University of Oregon, serving from 1994 to 2009. His tenure as president was the second-longest after John Wesley Johnson. He was the first native Oregonian to run the University of Oregon. Frohnmayer previously served as Oregon Attorney General from 1981 to 1991, and subsequently served as dean at the University of Oregon School of Law before serving as president of the university. He served in an of counsel attorney role with the Oregon law firm, Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C.