Roy Alton Young (March 1, 1921 – April 19, 2013) was an American scholar and academic administrator who served as

chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Chancellor () is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separa ...

from 1976 to 1980 and as acting president of

Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate degree programs and a variety of graduate and doctor ...

from 1969 to 1970.

Biography

Education

Young was born on March 1, 1921, in

McAlister, New Mexico McAlister is an unincorporated community in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. It is located on New Mexico State Road 252, east of House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut ...

. He attended the

New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public, land-grant, research university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1888, it is the state's oldest public institution of higher education, and was the original land-g ...

and received a bachelor's degree in Biology in 1936 and an M.S. degree in 1942 and a doctorate in 1948, both in Plant Pathology from

Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricult ...

Career

From 1942 to 1946, he was a lieutenant in the

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, serving as a deck officer, navigator, antisubmarine warfare officer, and executive officer in the Atlantic and Pacific areas of operation. From 1946 to 1954, he served in the

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and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. He was a faculty member and administrator at

from 1948 to 1976. He served as a faculty member and

from 1976 to 1980. He was president and managing director of the prestigious

Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research The Boyce Thompson Institute (previously: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research) is an independent research institute devoted to using plant sciences to improve agriculture, protect the environment, and enhance human health. The Boyce Thom ...

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

from 1980 to 1986.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Roy 1921 births 2013 deaths New Mexico State University alumni Iowa State University alumni Oregon State University faculty University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty Cornell University faculty Chancellors of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Presidents of Oregon State University United States Navy personnel of World War II