Robert W. Oliver

Rev. R. W. Oliver

Rev. Robert W. Oliver (1815–1899) was the first Chancellor of the University of Kansas from 1865 to 1867.^[1]

In November 1863, the Rev. Robert W. Oliver, rector of the Trinity Episcopal Church, met with church leaders to review the status of plans for establishing a university in Lawrence. He led the building of North College Hall, which opened to 55 students on Sept. 16, 1866.^[2]

References

↑ "Previous chancellors". Retrieved 2009-11-29.
↑ "1857 - Trinity Episcopal Church" City of Lawrence. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

Chancellors of the University of Kansas

R. W. Oliver (1865–1867)
John Fraser (1867–1874)
James Marvin (1874–1883)
Joshua Lippincott (1883–1890)
Francis H. Snow (1890–1902)
Frank Strong (1902–1920)
Ernest Lindley (1920–1939)
Deane Waldo Malott (1939–1951)
Franklin David Murphy (1951–1960)
W. Clarke Wescoe (1960–1969)
E. Laurence Chalmers (1969–1972)
Raymond Nichols (1972–1973)
Archie Dykes (1973–1981)
Gene Budig (1981–1994)
Del Shankel (1994–1995)
Robert Hemenway (1995–2009)
Bernadette Gray-Little (2009– )

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