University of California, San Diego. Office of the Chancellor

The chancellor is UCSD's chief administrative officer, having general authority across the university. He or she is responsible for establishing UCSD's administrative structure and insuring that it function responsibly and efficiently. Chancellors to date have been: Herbert York (1961-1964, Acting Chancellor 1970-1972), John S. Galbraith (1964-1968), William J. McGill (1968-1970), William D. McElroy (1972-1980), Richard C. Atkinson (1980-1995), Marjorie C. Caserio (Interim Chancellor 1995-1996), and Robert C. Dynes (1996-present).

Dorothy Keffala was the Executive Secretary for Chancellor William McElroy, and majorally under Chancellor Richard Atkinson.

The chancellor is UCSD's chief administrative officer, having general authority across the university. He or she is responsible for establishing UCSD's administrative structure and insuring that it functions responsibly and efficiently. Chancellors to date have been: Herbert York (1961-1964, Acting Chancellor 1970-1972), John S. Galbraith (1964-1968), William J. McGill (1968-1970), William D. McElroy (1972-1980), Richard C. Atkinson (1980-1995), Marjorie C. Caserio (Interim Chancellor 1995-1996), and Robert C. Dynes (1996-present).

John Galbraith, second Chancellor of UC San Diego, born 10 Nov. 1916 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Educated at Miami Univ., Ohio and the Univ. of Iowa (Ph. D., History, 1943). An historian for the U.S. Air Force, 1943-1946. Served on the UCLA faculty (1948-1964) and was appointed Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, for the new UC San Diego campus in 1964. Replaced Herbert York as Chancellor later the same year. Rejoined the UCLA faculty, 1969-1978, then returned to UCSD, 1984-1987. Retired in 1987.

Administrative History

The Chancellor acts as head of administration and has general authority over the campus. He is responsible for setting up the administrative structure and insuring that the various units function properly. He has specific delegated authority to sign employment contracts of faculty and staff and to represent the University in public forums.

Herbert F. York was appointed first Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego, in 1961. He was followed by Chancellor John S. Galbraith (1964-1968), Chancellor William J. McGill (1968-1970), Acting Chancellor Herbert F. York (1970-1972), Chancellor William D. McElroy (1972-1980), Chancellor Richard C. Atkinson (1980-1995) and Chancellor Robert C. Dynes (1996-present).

In 1972 the Office of the Chancellor created a central filing system that was to collect records from various administrative offices. This central filing system became Administrative Records, and this office was later transferred from the Chancellor's Office to the office of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration.

The files of Administrative Records originally contained materials from the offices of the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor for Administration, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Business Management, Vice Chancellor for Financial Management, and selected files from the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Currently, Administrative Records collects records from the office of the Chancellor, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Business Affairs, and selected records from the Vice-Chancellor for Administration and the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Administrative History

The efforts to establish a branch of the University of California at San Diego progressed with the passage, on March 30, 1955, of a state assembly measure requesting the Regents to conduct a feasibility study for expanding the Scripps Institution campus or creating a new site. Support for the new campus came from influential local community and industrial interests, including the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, General Dynamics, Ryan Aeronautical, and Solar Aircraft. General Dynamics donated $100,000 toward the venture and pledged another $1 million.

Roger Revelle, director (1950-1964) of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and his staff drafted a proposal that envisioned a largely graduate research institute in science and technology with a low faculty-student ratio and an eventual undergraduate student body.

In 1958 William Pereira and Associates produced a site selection study that recommended the expansion of the La Jolla campus on San Diego city-owned pueblo lands. In September of 1959, the UC Regents requested funding from the legislature to build the School of Science and Engineering (Revelle College campus). Groundbreaking for the new campus commenced on May 18, 1961.