Jack Peltason

Jack Walker 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]

Jack Walker Peltason
16th President of the University of California
In office 1992–1995
Preceded by	David P. Gardner
Succeeded by	Richard C. Atkinson
2nd Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine
In office 1984–1992
Preceded by	Daniel Aldrich
Succeeded by	Laurel Wilkening
1st Chancellor of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
In office 1967–1977
Succeeded by	Morton W. Weir
Personal details
Born	(1923-08-29)August 29, 1923 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died	March 21, 2015(2015-03-21) (aged 91) Irvine, California, United States
Alma mater	University of Missouri Princeton University
Profession	University administrator, professor

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.

Peltason served as president of political science honors society Pi Sigma Alpha from 1978 to 1980, and was also on the executive council of the society from 1970 to 1978.