William D. McElroy

William David McElroy
William David McElroy
Fifth Chancellor of the; University of California San Diego
	In office; 1972–1980
Preceded by	Herbert York
Succeeded by	Richard C. Atkinson
3rd Director of the National Science Foundation
	In office; 1969–1972
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Leland J. Haworth
Succeeded by	Guyford Stever
Personal details
Born	22 January 1917; Rogers, Texas, USA
Died	22 February 1999 (aged 82); San Diego, California, USA
Spouse(s)	Nella Amelia Winch (m.1940); Marlene Anderegg DeLuca (1967–1987†); Olga Robles (1997–1999)
Education	Pasadena Junior College; Stanford University; Reed College; Princeton University
Profession	Biochemistry
Institutions	Johns Hopkins University; Office of Naval Research; National Institute of Health; National Science Foundation; University of California San Diego
Known for	Editing several symposium valumes (with H. Bentley Glass), including The Chemical Basis of Heredity
Awards	Howard N. Potts Medal (1971)
	Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	Johns Hopkins University; Office of Naval Research; National Institute of Health; National Science Foundation; University of California San Diego
Thesis	The application of the theory of absolute reaction rates to the action of narcotics (1943)
Doctoral advisor	E. Newton Harvey
Notable students	John Woodland Hastings

William David McElroy (22 January 1917 – 17 February 1999) was an American biochemist and academic administrator.

William David McElroy


Fifth Chancellor of the University of California San Diego
In office 1972–1980
Preceded by	Herbert York
Succeeded by	Richard C. Atkinson
3rd Director of the National Science Foundation
In office 1969–1972
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Leland J. Haworth
Succeeded by	Guyford Stever

Personal details
Born	(1917-01-22)22 January 1917 Rogers, Texas, USA
Died	22 February 1999(1999-02-22) (aged 82) San Diego, California, USA
Spouse(s)	Nella Amelia Winch (m.1940) Marlene Anderegg DeLuca (1967–1987†) Olga Robles (1997–1999)
Education	Pasadena Junior College Stanford University Reed College Princeton University
Profession	Biochemistry
Institutions	Johns Hopkins University Office of Naval Research National Institute of Health National Science Foundation University of California San Diego

Known for	Editing several symposium valumes (with H. Bentley Glass), including The Chemical Basis of Heredity
Awards	Howard N. Potts Medal (1971)
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	Johns Hopkins University Office of Naval Research National Institute of Health National Science Foundation University of California San Diego
Thesis	The application of the theory of absolute reaction rates to the action of narcotics (1943)
Doctoral advisor	E. Newton Harvey
Notable students	John Woodland Hastings