9 5 4 , ▁both ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁mechanical ▁engineering ; ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Prof . ▁Hub b ard ▁was ▁appointed ▁Dean ▁of ▁Academ ic ▁Affairs . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁administrator ▁at ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁Iowa ' s ▁univers ities . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Student ▁Services , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁vice - pres ident ▁at ▁a ▁Big ▁Ten ▁university . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁mem orial ▁to ▁him , ▁the ▁field ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Student ▁Union ▁on ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa ▁campus ▁was ▁renamed ▁Hub b ard ▁Park ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁published ▁the ▁book : ▁My ▁Iowa ▁J our ney : ▁The ▁Life ▁Story ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa ' s ▁First ▁Ten ured ▁African ▁American ▁Professor . ▁Hub b ard ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁Collection ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Pap ers ▁of ▁Phill ip ▁G . ▁Hub b ard , ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa ▁Archives , ▁De pt