Brand received an honorary degree at IU Bloomington earlier this year. Courtesy: Indiana University

Then-Indiana University president Myles Brand listens to question following his announcement in Indianapolis that then-Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight would be subject to a supervised "zero-tolerance policy." (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Myles Brand, then-Indiana University president, talks with then-Indiana men's basketball coach Mike Davis after Maryland beat Indiana 64-52 in the NCAA championship game in the Georgia Dome (AP)

Brand drew the ire of some IU students when he fired Bob Knight.

Knight addressed IU students after Brand notified him that he was out as head coach

Miles Brand and John Wooden

Myles Brand

Myles Brand announces an agreement between the NCAA and local officials which would pave the way for the NCAA to bring a number of high profile events to Indianapolis (AP Photo/Tom Strattman, File)

Myles Brand speaks after receiving a Pathfinder Award in Indianapolis. Sept. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

Courtesy: Indiana University