Larry N. Vanderhoef Explained

Larry N. Vanderhoef

Order:

Fifth

Chancellor of the
University of California, Davis

Term Start:

April 1994

Term End:

June 30, 2009

Predecessor:

Theodore L. Hullar

Successor:

Linda P.B. Katehi

Birth Date:

1941 3, mf=yes

Birth Place:

Perham, Minnesota, U.S.

Alma Mater:

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Purdue University

Death Place:

Davis, California, U.S.

Profession:

Biochemistry

Spouse:

Rosalie Suzanne Slifka (1963-present)

Module:

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Fields:	Biochemistry
Workplaces:	University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Illinois University of Maryland, College Park University of California, Davis
Thesis Title:	The purification, characterization, and fractionation of transfer ribonucleic acid in roots of pea seedlings and a comparison of relative ribonucleic acid amounts in dividing and non-dividing cells
Thesis Url:	https://www.proquest.com/docview/302471413/
Thesis Year:	1969
Doctoral Advisor:	Joe Key

Larry Neil Vanderhoef (March 20, 1941 – October 15, 2015) was an American biochemist and academic. He was the 5th chancellor of University of California, Davis.

Biography

Vanderhoef was born in Perham, Minnesota to Wilmar James Vanderhoef and Ida Lucille Wothe. He received his B.A. and M.S. in biology from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and a Ph.D. in plant biochemistry from Purdue University.^[1]

Vanderhoef's research interests included the general area of plant growth and development, and in the evolution of the land-grant universities. He taught classes at levels from freshman to advanced graduate study.

The Regents of the University of California named Vanderhoef the fifth chancellor of UC Davis in 1994. He served on various national commissions addressing graduate and international education, the role of a modern land-grant university, and accrediting issues.

On June 2, 2008, Vanderhoef announced his intention to resign as chancellor on June 30, 2009, ending his tenure of more than fifteen years.^[2] In Summer 2009, former University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Provost Linda P.B. Katehi succeeded Vanderhoef as Chancellor of UC Davis.

Vanderhoef died on October 15, 2015, from complications due to a series of ischemic strokes, the first of which occurred in November 2012.^[3]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Larry N. Vanderhoef . The Notable Names Database. 2008 . November 22, 2008.
Larry N. Vanderhoef . Letter of Intent: Resignation University of California, Davis . .PDF . University of California, Davis . https://web.archive.org/web/20090803215457/http://chancellor.ucdavis.edu/remarks/060208_Vanderhoef_Leadership_Transition.pdf . dead . August 3, 2009 . June 2, 2008 . November 22, 2008.
News: Chancellor Emeritus Vanderhoef dies at 74. October 16, 2015. The Davis Enterprise. October 16, 2015.