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Jack Peltason

AKA Jack Walter Peltason

Born: 29-Aug-1923
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Died: 21-Mar-2015
Location of death: Irvine, CA
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President, University of California, 1992-95

Father: Walter B. Peltason
Mother: Emma Hartman
Wife: Suzanne Toll (m. 21-Dec-1946, until his death)
Daughter: Jill
Daughter: Nancy Hartman
Son: Timothy Walter Peltason

    University: BA, University of Missouri (1943)
    University: MA, University of Missouri (1944)
    University: PhD, Princeton University (1947)
    Professor: Smith College (1947-51)
    Professor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1951-64)
    Dean: College of Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1960-63)
    Dean: College of Arts, Letters, and Science, University of California at Irvine (1963-64)
    Administrator: VP Academic Affairs, University of California at Irvine (1964-67)
    Chancellor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1967-77)
    Chancellor: University of California at Irvine (1984-92)
    President: University of California (1992-95)

    American Council on Education President (1977-84)
 
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    California Council on Science and Technology
    Clark Kerr Medal for Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education
    Risk Factors: Parkinson's


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