Dean McHenry
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Dean E. McHenry (1910 – March 17, 1998) was the founding chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from UCLA in 1932; he also received a master's degree (Stanford University, 1933) and a Ph.D. (UC Berkeley, 1936). He taught government at Williams College and political science at Pennsylvania State College, and became a member of the faculty of political science at UCLA. During his time at UCLA, he ran for several political campaigns, including mayor of Los Angeles and for the United States Congress; he also authored numerous books.[1][2]
In 1958, he became the academic assistant to his long-time friend Clark Kerr, the then-president of the University of California, and in 1960 he helped Kerr draft California's Master Plan for Higher Education. The following year he became the first chancellor of the new University of California Santa Cruz, a position he held for 13 years.[3]
Dean McHenry and his wife, Jane, had four children, including the noted anthropologist Henry McHenry.
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- ^ Thomas Jr., Robert MCG.. "Dean E. McHenry, Dies at 87; Developed U.C. Santa Cruz", New York Times, 1998-03-30. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ^ Dean McHenry: Review, Summer '98. review.ucsc.edu. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ^ Euben, Pete. University of California: In Memoriam, 1998. California Digital Library. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
