Gordon F. Allen (1908–1973) was an American professor and academic administrator at the State University of New York at Brockport. The Allen Administration Building at Brockport is named after him.[1]
Allen was born in Gainesville, New York. He studied at Houghton College, Cornell University and received a doctorate from the University at Buffalo. He worked as a high school teacher before joining SUNY Brockport as a professor of education.
During his 23 years at Brockport, he served in a number of administrative posts: Chairman of the Department of Education and Psychology, Dean of the college, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the Acting President of the college in 1964–65.