Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes (October 29, 1926 – February 3, 2020) was the ninth president of Cornell University from 1977 to 1995.

In 1956 he moved to the University of Wales, Swansea as head of the department of geology and in 1967 he was named dean of faculty of science.

Rhodes was elected the ninth President of Cornell University on February 16, 1977, and he assumed the office on August 1, 1977.

In 2010, the university also created new postgraduate student fellowships named after Rhodes to support students committed to the field of public interest law, and enable them to gain in-depth experience in work on behalf of the poor, the elderly, the homeless, and those deprived of civil rights.

[13] In addition to many scientific buildings including Snee Hall, Corson-Mudd, Rhodes oversaw construction of the Kroch Library, the Schwartz Performing Arts Center, a new Statler Hotel, and Akwe:kon, the first residential program house founded to celebrate North American Indigenous cultures.

[15] Provost Kennedy and dean of agriculture David Call secured funding from New York State to replace them with two new buildings, which eventually became Kennedy-Roberts Hall.

[13][16][17] [18] Another controversial Rhodes construction project was a proposed eight-story, 252,000-square foot building to be sited on the edge of Cascadilla Gorge.

[13] A number of faculty, residents, and local officials opposed the plan as being insensitive to the visual and ecological effects on the gorge.