Former University of Colorado president John Buechner dies at age 82

Former University of Colorado president John C. Buechner died Saturday morning at age 82, earning praise for leading Colorado’s flagship university and for serving several local communities.

Buechner was in hospice care at the time of his death, a CU spokesman said.

Buechner served as CU’s 18th president from 1995 to 2000. Before that, he served as chancellor of the University of Colorado Denver, beginning in 1988. His CU career first took root in 1963 in Boulder, as a faculty member in the political science department, where he specialized in municipal government and local politics. He was director of institutional relations in the late 1970s.

“John Buechner was a longtime friend who made a significant impact on the University of Colorado, our communities and our state,” CU President Bruce Benson said. “He had an abiding love for CU and made his mark on the university in many ways — as CU president, CU Denver chancellor and faculty member and CU Boulder faculty member and administrator. He was also a dedicated public servant at mayor, city council member and state legislator.”

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