Robert MacVicar | |
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| Born | Robert William MacVicar September 28, 1918 Princeton, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 1998 (aged 80) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming (BS) Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (MS) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD) |
| Thesis | The Effect of Adrenaline Injections on the Chloride and Phosphorus Distribution of the Blood |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Chemistry Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Southern Illinois University Oregon State University College of Ganado |
| 11th President of Oregon State University | |
| In office 1970–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Alton Young (acting) |
| Succeeded by | John V. Byrne |
Robert William MacVicar (1918–1998) was an American chemist and academic administrator who served as the chancellor of Southern Illinois University, and the 11th president of Oregon State University from 1970 and 1984.