Luther Buchele (b. March 18, 1920; d. August 1, 2008) was the first executive secretary of the Inter-Cooperative Council at the University of Michigan.

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• Co-op legend Luther Buchele dies at age 88, Arbor Update, August 2008.

His involvement in Ann Arbor’s co-op housing system and the National Association of Student Co-operatives (NASCO) continued until his death, including leading a lunchtime sing-along of progressive- and depression-era labor songs at NASCO’s annual conferences. The ICC’s Luther House at 1510-1520 Hill Street (previously the home to John Sinclair and the White Panther Party) is named in his honor.

• Luther Buchele: 1920-2008, Michigan Daily

The ICC hired Buchele in 1951 as executive secretary — the organization’s first full-time position. When he took the job, he lived in Nakamura House, then one of five co-ops on campus. When he retired in 1985, the organization had grown to include 18 houses and about 600 students.