John Calvin Hover II, C’65, WG’67, a former Penn trustee and chairman of the advisors of the Penn Museum, died on July 18. He was 82. 

Raised in Short Hills, New Jersey, Mr. Hover graduated from the Lawrenceville School and went on to attend Penn, earning a BA from the College of Arts & Sciences and an MBA from the Wharton School. After graduating from Wharton, he joined Chemical Bank in New York; he later joined the United States Trust Company in New York, where he eventually became executive vice president and a member of the management committee, roles in which he helped the company grow to become a national leader. 

In 1997, Mr. Hover became a member of the Penn Museum’s board of advisors and eventually rose to chair the board. As chair, he oversaw the development and completion of the museum’s Mainwaring Wing for Collections and Storage and the construction of the infrastructure to bring air conditioning to the building. In 2005, Mr. Hover received the Angell Medal, established by the Penn Museum to honor distinguished service to the museum by a museum supporter (Almanac January 10, 2006). From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Hover also served as a Penn Trustee; he also founded and served as president of the Penn Club of New York. Penn Alumni awarded Mr. Hover the Alumni Award of Merit in recognition of his service to Penn. 

Among other involvements, Mr. Hover served as a deacon, elder, and trustee of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York; was a director of the Tweedy, Browne Fund Inc.; and was made commander of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. He was also an owner and director of the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad and the New Hope Historical Society in New Hope, Pennsylvania, and served on the New Hope Zoning Hearing Board. 

Mr. Hover is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; his daughter, Molly (Mark); and his grandchildren, Caroline and John.