Former Eastern Illinois University president dies

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Former Eastern Illinois University president Dan Marvin has died. He was 69.

University spokeswoman Vicki Shaw-Woodard said Marvin, who lived in Mattoon, died Monday morning.

Marvin's cause of death wasn't immediately available. But Shaw-Woodard said he had struggled with both cancer and diabetes.

Marvin was president of the Charleston college from 1977 until 1983. He was 39 when he took the job, and is still Eastern Illinois' youngest president.

Current president William Perry credits Marvin for creating the school's first honors program and establishing an arts center on campus.

Marvin left to become president and chief executive officer of First Mid-Illinois Bank Shares Incorporated.