Philip G. Hubbard, Kappa Alpha Psi Member, Broke Color Barriers at University of Iowa
Philip G. Hubbard, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., made history as the first African American professor and later the first African American vice president at the University of Iowa. Born on March 4, 1921, in Macon, Missouri, Hubbard grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, and earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Iowa between 1946 and 1954. He was initiated into Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. through the Gamma Chapter during his sophomore year and served as the chapter's polemarch in 1946. Hubbard gained an international reputation as a scholar, inventor, and consultant in electronics and hydraulics. His leadership extended into administration, where he became the first African American to hold several administrative posts, culminating in his 1971 appointment as vice president, a role he held until his retirement in 1991. This appointment also made him the first African American vice president at any university in the Big Ten. 
