Glenn Dumke

Glenn S. Dumke
2nd Chancellor of California State University
In office
1962–1982
6th President of San Francisco State University
In office
1957–1961
Preceded byJ. Paul Leonard
Succeeded byFrank L. Fenton
Personal details
Born
Glenn Schroeder Dumke

(1917-05-05)May 5, 1917
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJune 30, 1989(1989-06-30) (aged 72)
Encino, California, U.S.
SpouseDorothy Robinson Dumke
Alma materOccidental College
University of California, Los Angeles
OccupationAdministrator, 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.

  1. ^ Cook, Robert Cecil (1962). Presidents and Deans of American Colleges and Universities. Vol. 6. Who's Who in American Education. p. 79. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  2. ^ a b Burgess, Michael (2010-07-01). The Coyote Chronicles: A Chronological History of California State University, San Bernardino, 1960-2010. Wildside Press LLC. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-4344-1157-0. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-08-04.