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'''Vernon Irving Cheadle''' (1910 – 1995) was an American educator and university administrator. He served as the 2rd chancellor of the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] from 1962 til 1977<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/25/obituaries/vernon-i-cheadle-85-botanist-and-u-of-california-chancellor.html</ref>.
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| term_start = 1962
| term_end = 1977
| predecessor = [[Samuel B. Gould]]
| successor = [[Robert Huttenback]]
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'''Vernon Irvin Cheadle''' (February 6, 1910 &ndash; July 23, 1995) was an American [[Botany|botanist]], educator and university administrator. He served as the second chancellor of the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] (UCSB) from 1962 to 1977.<ref name="New York Times">{{Cite news| title = Vernon I. Cheadle, 85, Botanist And U. of California Chancellor | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/25/obituaries/vernon-i-cheadle-85-botanist-and-u-of-california-chancellor.html | work = New York Times | first=Wolfgang | last=Saxon | date=July 25, 1995}}</ref>
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He was born in Salem, S. D., and received his undergraduate degree from [[Miami University]] in Ohio in 1932, and a master's degree and Ph.D. in [[botany]] from [[Harvard University]].

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He was born in [[Salem, South Dakota|Salem]], [[South Dakota]], and received his undergraduate degree from [[Miami University]] in Ohio in 1932, and a master's degree and Ph.D. in [[botany]] from [[Harvard University]].

He was an active [[masters athletics|masters athlete]] and held the [[Masters M75 shot put world record progression|M75 world record in the shot put]], set at his home track at UCSB, for over a decade.

Cheadle became UCSB's second chancellor at a time when local leaders in [[Santa Barbara, California]] had already been fighting tenaciously for several decades to establish a research university in their community. Cheadle gave them what they had desired for so long: the transformation of UCSB from a small [[liberal arts college]] into a [[research university]]. However, Cheadle was severely traumatized by the turmoil of the [[Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War|anti-Vietnam War era of the late 1960s]], when Governor [[Ronald Reagan]] declared [[martial law]] and deployed heavily armed [[California National Guard]] troops to the UCSB campus. As a result, Cheadle became so passive for the remainder of his chancellorship that from 1972 to 1977, real power on campus lay in the hands of Vice Chancellor Alec Alexander.<ref name="Ebenstein">{{cite journal |last1=Ebenstein |first1=Lanny |title=The Rise of UCSB |journal=Noticias: Journal of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum |date=2013 |volume=54 |issue=3 |pages=117–183 |url=https://issuu.com/santabarbaramuseum/docs/132309_noticias_web |access-date=18 August 2020| authorlink1=Alan O. Ebenstein}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 17:35, 7 November 2024

Vernon Cheadle
2nd Chancellor of the
University of California, Santa Barbara
In office
1962–1977
Preceded bySamuel B. Gould
Succeeded byRobert Huttenback

Vernon Irvin Cheadle (February 6, 1910 – July 23, 1995) was an American botanist, educator and university administrator. He served as the second chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) from 1962 to 1977.[1]

He was born in Salem, South Dakota, and received his undergraduate degree from Miami University in Ohio in 1932, and a master's degree and Ph.D. in botany from Harvard University.

He was an active masters athlete and held the M75 world record in the shot put, set at his home track at UCSB, for over a decade.

Cheadle became UCSB's second chancellor at a time when local leaders in Santa Barbara, California had already been fighting tenaciously for several decades to establish a research university in their community. Cheadle gave them what they had desired for so long: the transformation of UCSB from a small liberal arts college into a research university. However, Cheadle was severely traumatized by the turmoil of the anti-Vietnam War era of the late 1960s, when Governor Ronald Reagan declared martial law and deployed heavily armed California National Guard troops to the UCSB campus. As a result, Cheadle became so passive for the remainder of his chancellorship that from 1972 to 1977, real power on campus lay in the hands of Vice Chancellor Alec Alexander.[2]

Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara
1962–1977 		Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (July 25, 1995). "Vernon I. Cheadle, 85, Botanist And U. of California Chancellor". New York Times.
  2. ^ Ebenstein, Lanny (2013). "The Rise of UCSB". Noticias: Journal of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. 54 (3): 117–183. Retrieved 18 August 2020.


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