Clarence Addison Dykstra

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Clarence Addison Dykstra (1883 - 1950) was a U.S. administrator. He served as the first director of the Selective Service System between 1940 and 1941, Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1937-1945, and Chancellor of UCLA from 1945-1950.

He also served as the Efficiency Director of the City's Department of Water and Power for Los Angeles before World War II. He argued that the city needed to be further decentralized by expanding highways and creating suburban communities.

Clarence Dystra was also the first to advocate student housing at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dykstra Hall at UCLA was the first co-ed dorm in the country.

Preceded by
George Sellery		 President of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
1937-1945		 Succeeded by
Edwin Broun Fred
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Chancellors and Presidents of University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lathrop • Barnard • Sterling • Chadbourne • Twombly • Bascom • Chamberlin • Adams • Birge • Van Hise • Birge • Frank • Sellery • Dykstra • Fred • Elvehjem • Harrington • Fleming • Sewell • Kearl • Young • Clodius • Weaver • Pound • Shain • Cohen • Shalala • Ward • Wiley
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