On Friday, October 29, 1965, California Governor Edmund “Pat” Brown, the father of current Governor Jerry Brown, visited the UCI campus. He was provided with a tour of the new campus by Sam McCulloch, Jack Peltason, the first University Librarian John Smith and others.
To celebrate Chancellor Jack Peltason’s 90th birthday, we present a photo gallery to present the myriad spectacles* with the good fortune to don this accomplished man’s face:
As a treat, here’s Chancellor Peltason, on the rare occasion he is without glasses!
Chancellor Peltason, sans spectacles: a truly exceptional exception.
UCI’s second chancellor, Jack Peltason, is accomplished miles beyond his instinct for stylish rims. Visit Anteater Chronicles to read about his decorated career, or to learn more about the history of UCI, visit the Online Archive of UCI History.
*Special Collections and Archives (of the UCI Libraries) is no expert on glasses. Duplicate frames may be present in this gallery.
At the second graduation ceremony on June 10, 1967, (left to right) Dean of Biological Sciences Edward A. Steinhaus (UCI’s first appointed dean), the founding Dean of Humanities Samuel C. McCulloch, and the first Chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature Hazard Adams.
Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Jack W. Peltason. He later served as the second UCI Chancellor from 1984-1992, and UC President from 1992-1995.
The first UCI Dean of Social Sciences James G. March.
AS-061. University Communications Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
