North Carolina State University. Office of the Chancellor.

Bruce Robert Poulton was born at Yonkers, New York, in 1928. He was a dairy physiologist who earned three degrees from Rutgers University, including a Ph.D. in endocrinology in 1956. He was vice president of the University of Maine from 1971 to 1975 and chancellor of the consolidated University of New Hampshire from 1975 to 1982. Poulton served as chancellor of North Carolina State University from 1982 to 1989, During his tenure, North Carolina State University expanded, with the contract for a 750-acre area land which was named Centennial Campus. A master plan for its development, which included conservational, educational, and recreational goals was implemented. There was also a major expansion of the university research budget and the establishment of substantial endowments. After stepping down as chancellor, Poulton was director of the NCSU Literacy Systems Center.