John W. Schwada (September 23, 1919 – April 19, 1990)[1] is an American educator and former chancellor of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.[2] He is the 15th chief executive officer of the Columbia campus and was the first chancellor after the creation of four-school University of Missouri System. Schwada was born in Oklahoma and graduated from Truman State University, the University of Missouri, and University of Texas at Austin. He also served as president of Arizona State University in starting 1971.[3]
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| Preceded by Elmer Ellis |
Chancellor of the University of Missouri 1964-1970 |
Succeeded by Herbert W. Schooling |