Glenn S. Dumke | |
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2nd Chancellor of California State University | |
In office 1962–1982 | |
6th President of San Francisco State University | |
In office 1957–1961 | |
Preceded by | J. Paul Leonard |
Succeeded by | Frank L. Fenton |
Personal details | |
Born | Glenn Schroeder Dumke May 5, 1917 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | June 30, 1989 Encino, California, U.S. | (aged 72)
Spouse | Dorothy Robinson Dumke |
Alma mater | Occidental College University of California, Los Angeles |
Occupation | Administrator, professor, chancellor, university president, historian |
Glenn Schroeder Dumke (May 5, 1917 – June 30, 1989;[1][2] pseudonyms Glenn Pierce and Jordan Allen) was an American historian, educator, university president, and chancellor of the California State University system. Dumke was the 6th President of San Francisco State University (SFSU; formerly San Francisco State College), serving from 1957 to 1961. He served as the second chancellor of the California State University system from 1962 to 1982, for most of its first twenty years.[2] He developed common standards for the colleges and universities in the system, supported affirmative action to recruit women and minority students, and assisted the establishment of four new campuses.