W. Clarke Wescoe | |
|---|---|
| 10th Chancellor of University of Kansas | |
| In office 1960–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin David Murphy |
| Succeeded by | E. Laurence Chalmers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1920 Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Died | February 29, 2004 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | Muhlenberg College (BS) Cornell Medical College (MD) |
| Profession | Educator, physician, pharmacologist, academic administrator |
W. Clarke Wescoe (1920-2004) was an American medical educator, physician, pharmacologist and academic administrator.[1][2] He was selected as the dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine at the age of 32 and served in that capacity from 1952 to 1960. He was the 10th chancellor of the University of Kansas from 1960 to 1969, leading the University during a time of both campus growth with the near doubling in enrollment and unrest during the 1960s. More than $40 million in new construction was completed, including most of the Daisy Hill residence halls.[3][4]