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American academic administrator (1936-2014)

John W. Dorsey

Chancellor of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
In office 1977–1986
Preceded by	Louis L. Kaplan
Succeeded by	Michael Hooker
Acting Chancellor of University of Maryland, College Park
In office 1974–1975
Preceded by	Charles E. Bishop
Succeeded by	Robert Gluckstern

Personal details
Born	(1936-06-13)June 13, 1936 Hagerstown, Maryland
Died	July 28, 2014(2014-07-28) (aged 78) Laurel, Maryland
Alma mater	University of Maryland Harvard University

John Wesley Dorsey, Jr. (June 13, 1936 – July 28, 2014) served as the acting President of the University of Maryland, College Park from 1974 to 1975 and as the acting chancellor of the university from August 1974 to June 1975.

Biography

Dorsey was born in Maryland in 1936 and graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in economics in 1958. He continued to attend graduate school at Harvard University receiving an M.A. in 1962 and a Ph.D. in economics in 1964 and later receiving a certificate from the London School of Economics. Dorsey started teaching at College Park as an assistant professor in 1963 and became director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research in 1966. Dorsey served as the vice chancellor for administrative affairs from 1970 to 1977, and then became the chancellor of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. From 1986 to 1989, he was Special Assistant to the President of the university. In 1989, he returned to the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland from which he retired as an emeritus professor in 2001. Dorsey has worked as a SECU Board member since 1975, serving as chairman for four years and as Vice Chairman for six years. He died of respiratory failure on July 28, 2014.

References

Men of Achievement, page 185, at google books
Frederick N. Rasmussen (2014-08-07). "John W. Dorsey, former UMBC chancellor and U-Md.-College Park economics professor, dies at 78". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.

Records of the Office of the President, University of Maryland

v t e Chancellors and Presidents of the University of Maryland, College Park
Presidents	Benjamin Hallowell (1859) Charles Benedict Calvert # (1859–1860) John Work Scott † (1860) John M. Colby (1860–1861) Henry Onderdonk (1861–1864) Nicholas Worthington (1864–1867) George Washington Custis Lee † (1866) Charles Minor (1867–1868) Franklin Buchanan (1868–1869) Samuel Register (1869–1873) Samuel Jones (1873–1875) William Parker (1875–1882) Augustine Smith (1883–1887) Allen Dodge # (1887–1888) Henry Elijah Alvord (1888–1892) Richard Silvester (1892–1912) Thomas Spence # (1912–1913) Harry J. Patterson (1913–1917) Albert F. Woods (1917–1926) Raymond A. Pearson (1926–1935) Byrd (1935–1954) Thomas B. Symons # (1954) Wilson Homer Elkins (1954–1970)
Chancellors	Charles E. Bishop (1970–1974) John W. Dorsey # (1974–1975) Robert Gluckstern (1975–1982) William Kirwan # (1982) John Brooks Slaughter (1982–1988)
Presidents	William Kirwan (1989–1998) Gregory L. Geoffroy # (1998) C. Daniel Mote Jr. (1998–2010) Nariman Farvardin # (2010) Wallace Loh (2010–2020) Darryll Pines (2020– )
# denotes acting president or chancellor – † denotes elected but never served Note: from 1920 to 1970, the president of College Park campus was also the leader of each of the other campuses in the University of Maryland system

v t e Chancellors—Presidents of University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Kuhn (1965–1971) Lee (1971–1976) Kaplan* (1976–1977) Dorsey (1977–1986) Hookier (1986–1992) Hrabowski (1993–2022) Ashby (2022-present) *Interim (note: Hrabowski was interim president from 1992 until official installation as president in 1993)

Chancellors—Presidents of University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Kuhn (1965–1971)
Lee (1971–1976)
Kaplan* (1976–1977)
Dorsey (1977–1986)
Hookier (1986–1992)
Hrabowski (1993–2022)
Ashby (2022-present)

*Interim (note: Hrabowski was interim president from 1992 until official installation as president in 1993)

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