Barbara Staner Uehling Charlton (June 12, 1932 – January 2, 2020) was an American psychologist and academic administrator. She served as the 4th chancellor of the

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an ...

from 1987 to 1994, as the 3rd chancellor of the

University of Missouri The University of Missouri (Mizzou or MU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Univers ...

Columbia campus from 1978 to 1987, and as the 6th provost of the

University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two territories became the ...

Norman campus from 1976 to 1978.

Biography

Uehling received her undergraduate degree in psychology from

Wichita State University Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in ...

in 1954. She received a PhD in experimental psychology at

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

in 1958. Uehling served as provost for the

Norman campus from 1976 to 1978. She served as the 3rd chancellor of the

Columbia campus from 1978 to 1987. Then, she served as a senior visiting fellow on the American Council of Education in

Washington D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

. Afterward, she served as served as 4th chancellor of the

from 1987 to 1994. She died from complications of

Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems wit ...

on January 2, 2020. She was 87 years old.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uehling, Barbara S. Leaders of the University of Missouri People from Columbia, Missouri University of Oklahoma faculty University of California, Santa Barbara faculty Chancellors of the University of California, Santa Barbara 1932 births 2020 deaths

Biography

See also

References