Feb. 17, 1894 - Oct. 1977

Augustus B. Weller a banker, became a member of the Board of Trustees at Hofstra on December 24, 1943 and in March of 1966, became Trustee Emeritus.

Mr. Weller was instrumental in the campaign to change the status of Hofstra from a college to a university, a plan that became a reality in 1963. He also helped develop Hofstra's north campus on land that was formerly part of Mitchel Field Air Force Base and was active in founding the Hofstra School of Law. The University's administration building on the south campus was named Augustus B. Weller Hall in 1962.

Weller was president of the Meadow Brook National Bank and during World War II, served as Nassau County's rationing administrator, a voluntary position for which he later received the Nassau County Distinguished Service Award.