Jack Peltason
| Jack W. Peltason | |
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| 18th President of the University of California | |
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In office 1992–1995 | |
| Preceded by | David P. Gardner |
| Succeeded by | Richard C. Atkinson |
| 2nd Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine | |
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In office 1984–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Aldrich |
| Succeeded by | Laurel Wilkening |
| Chancellor of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | |
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In office 1967–1977 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 29, 1923 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Died |
March 21, 2015 (aged 91) Irvine, California, United States |
| Alma mater |
University of Missouri Princeton University |
| Profession | University administrator, professor |
Jack W. Peltason (August 29, 1923 – March 21, 2015) was the president of the University of California, and former chancellor of the University of California, Irvine. He died of Parkinson's disease in 2015.[1]
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Peltason was a member of the Smith College faculty from 1947-1951 and then joined the University of Illinois-Urbana faculty. He became dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1960. In 1964, he left Illinois to become vice president of academic affairs at the University of California, Irvine. In 1967, he returned to Illinois to become the first chancellor of the Urbana campus and stayed there until 1977 when he returned to Irvine. He served in the chancellor's role during the difficult times of anti war protests in 1970.
Peltason was a political scientist and widely known to generations of students for his American government textbook, Government by the People, which was in press for decades.
References
External links
- Guide to the Jack Peltason Papers. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
- http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/president
- Anteater Chronicles: Jack W. Peltason Bio
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