Morton W. Weir | |
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| Interim President of Knox College | |
| In office October 1, 1998 – December 31, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Nahm |
| Succeeded by | Richard S. Millman |
| 5th Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | |
| In office April 14, 1988 – June 30, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Morton W. Weir |
| Succeeded by | Michael Aiken |
| In office Acting: August 21, 1987 – April 13, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Eugene Everhart |
| Succeeded by | Morton W. Weir |
| Acting Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | |
| In office August 2, 1977 – December 31, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Peltason |
| Succeeded by | William P. Gerberding |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Knox College University of Texas at Austin |
| Profession | University administrator, professor |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | The effects of instructions and expected number of trials on children's probability learning (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Illinois |
Morton W. Weir, born July 18, 1934, in Canton, Illinois, is an experimental psychologist and academic. After earning a BA from Knox College and an MA and PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, he joined the department of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1960 and subsequently served in a number of administrative capacities, retiring from the chancellorship in 1993.