Name Vernon Cheadle Died July 23, 1995 | Education Harvard University | |
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Books Secondary Phloem of Calycanthaceae: University of California Publications in Botany, V29 | ||
Vernon Irving Cheadle (February 6, 1910 – July 23, 1995) was an American botanist, educator and university administrator. He served as the 2nd chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara from 1962 til 1977.
He was born in Salem, South Dakota, and received his undergraduate degree from Miami University in Ohio in 1932, and a master's degree and Ph.D. in botany from Harvard University.
He was an active masters athlete and held the M75 world record in the shot put, set at his home track at UCSB, for over a decade.
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