▁Philip ▁Gam al iel ▁Hub b ard , ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁- ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁university ▁professor ▁and ▁administrator ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa , ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁administrator ▁at ▁any ▁of ▁Iowa ' s ▁state ▁univers ities ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁vice ▁president ▁at ▁a ▁Big ▁ 1 0 ▁university . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Hub b ard ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Iowa ▁African ▁American ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Hub b ard ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ma con , ▁Missouri . ▁His ▁mother ▁taught ▁school ▁in ▁Missouri ' s ▁seg reg ated ▁school ▁system . ▁W ant ing ▁a ▁better ▁education ▁for ▁her ▁children , ▁she ▁re located ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁Iowa ▁when ▁Philip ▁was ▁four ▁years ▁old . ▁Iowa ▁schools ▁were ▁integrated ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁His ▁mother , ▁however , ▁could ▁not ▁get ▁a ▁teaching ▁job ▁and ▁found ▁employ ment ▁as ▁an ▁elev ator ▁operator ▁in ▁Des ▁Mo ines , ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁Hub b ard ▁graduated ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁from ▁North ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Des ▁Mo ines . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁band , ▁or chestra , ▁ch orus , ▁bi ology ▁club , ▁fresh man ▁football , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Honor ▁Society . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁high ▁school , ▁he