- Clarence Addison Dykstra
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Clarence Addison Dykstra (1883 - 1950) was a U.S. administrator of Dutch descent. He served as the first City Manager in the US in Cincinnati, Ohio after teaching government at the University of Chicago. He then became Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin (1937-45) as well as director of the Selective Service System between 1940 and 1941. He then became Chancellor of UCLA from 1945-1950.
He also served as the Efficiency Director of the City's Department of Water and Power for Los Angeles before World War II. He argued that the city needed to be further decentralized by expanding highways and creating suburban communities.
Clarence Dykstra was also the first to advocate student housing at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dykstra Hall at UCLA was the first co-ed dorm in the country.
Academic offices Preceded by
George SelleryChancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
1937 - 1945Succeeded by
Edwin Broun FredNon-profit organization positions Preceded by
Harold W. DoddsPresident of the National Municipal League
1937 – 1940Succeeded by
John G. WinantChancellors and Presidents of University of Wisconsin–Madison Categories:- Presidents of the University of Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
- 1883 births
- 1950 deaths
- Conscription in the United States
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- United States government biography stubs
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