University Chancellor Ken Gros Louis, a \nnative of Wilton, N.H., received his undergraduate degree and masters from \nColumbia University and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1964. He has been at IU for 43 years. In 2006, he became the first University-wide chancellor since Herman B Wells died in 2000.
\nWhat's your favorite shoe brand?\nBass loafers.
Favorite body part?\nProbably the head.
Favorite fast food restaurant?\nWendy's.
Favorite board game?\nTrivial Pursuit, all versions.
Favorite late-night TV show?\n"Saturday Night Live."
Cubs or White Sox?\nCubs.
Trash or recycling?\nRecycling.
Skis or snow boards?\nCross-country skiing.
Briefcase or man purse?\nNeither. I use manila folders.
Paper or plastic?\nEither.
Snow or no snow?\nCertainly some snow.
Would you rather ski down mount Everest \nor hike up from the bottom of the Grand Canyon?\nSki down Mount Everest.
Herd rhinoceri or be traffic control for an elephant stampede?\nHerd the rhinoceri.
Milk a cow or scale a fish?\nMilk the cow.
Swim in shark-infested waters or take an organic chemistry exam?\nTake the organic chemistry exam.
Who is the biology building named after?\nA former president whose last name is Jordan.
How many squares of toilet paper do you use on an average trip to the bathroom?\nFour. Sometimes five.
If Herman B Wells was a 10 and Pee Wee \nHerman was a one on the scale of chancellor excellency, where would you put yourself?\nSeven.
Do you see, in the future, the possibility of someone putting up a statue of you talking to Herman B Wells across the bench?\nNo.
