List of chancellors of the University of California, Santa Barbara

The following is a list of chancellors of the University of California, Santa Barbara, as well as leaders of the university's predecessors.

The earliest predecessor, Santa Barbara State College, was under the supervision of a President. In 1944, when the college became affiliated with the University of California, the title of the chief executive was changed to Provost. In September 1958, the Regents of the University of California established Santa Barbara as a full campus of the University of California, with the official title of the campus chief executive being changed to Chancellor.[1]

List

No. Image Name From To Length Ref.
President, Santa Barbara State Normal School / Santa Barbara State College
1 – Clarence L. Phelps 1918 1944 26 years
Provost, Santa Barbara College of the University of California
1 – Clarence L. Phelps 1944 1946 2 years [1]
2 – J. Harold Williams 1946 1955 9 years
3 – Clark G. Kuebler 1955 1955 <1 year
acting – John C. Snidecor 1956 1956 <1 year
– Elmer Noble 1956 1958 2 years
Chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara
acting – Elmer Noble 1958 1959 1 year
1 – Samuel B. Gould July 1, 1959 June 30, 1962 3 years [2][3]
2 – Vernon Cheadle July 1, 1962 June 30, 1977 15 years [4]
3 – Robert Huttenback July 1, 1977 December 31, 1986[a] 9 years [5][6][7]
acting – Daniel G. Aldrich September 1, 1986[b] June 30, 1987 1 year [7]
4 – Barbara Uehling July 1, 1987 June 30, 1994[c] 7 years [8]
5 Henry T. Yang June 23, 1994 July 14, 2025 >31 years [9][10][11]
interim – David Marshall July 15, 2025 incumbent 1.5 months [12]
incoming Dennis Assanis September 1, 2025 [13]

References

  1. ^ a b "University of California History Digital Archives". Sunsite.berkeley.edu. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  2. ^ "New Chancellor of UCSB To Speak on Charter Day". Highlander. Vol. 6, no. 18. March 18, 1959. p. 1 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  3. ^ "Dr. Gould Resigns". Santa Barbara News-Press. Vol. 107, no. 236. January 4, 1962. p. 1 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  4. ^ "Cheadle Named Chancellor at Santa Barbara". The California Aggie. Vol. 63, no. 14. May 3, 1962 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  5. ^ "Chancellor picked at UC Santa Barbara". North County Times. Vol. 65. April 26, 1977. p. A-11 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  6. ^ "Chancellor quits". The California Aggie. Vol. 105, no. 158. July 14, 1986. p. 10 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  7. ^ a b "the other eight". Highlander. Vol. 32, no. 1. October 1, 1986. p. 3 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  8. ^ "Riverside's Hullar to replace Meyer as chancellor". The California Aggie. Vol. 106, no. 94. April 6, 1987. p. 1 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  9. ^ "UC Santa Barbara gets new chancellor". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Vol. 137, no. 77. March 19, 1994. p. A9 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  10. ^ "UC Grapevine". Highlander. Vol. 42, no. 23. April 19, 1994. p. A2 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  11. ^ "Executive Vice Chancellor David Marshall named UCSB interim chancellor | The Daily Nexus". The Daily Nexus | The University of California, Santa Barbara's independent, student-run newspaper. 2025-06-17. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  12. ^ "UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry Yang's (Temporary) Replacement Named". Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  13. ^ "Dr. Dennis Assanis appointed as UC Santa Barbara's next chancellor | University of California". www.universityofcalifornia.edu. 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-07-18.

Notes

  1. ^ Huttenback resigned on July 11, 1986, and then he was granted a leave of absence from September 1, 1986, to July 31, 1987. Huttenback's resignation followed several months of controversy. The chancellor had inappropriately charged $174,087 of improvement and maintenance costs for his home to University accounts. He had chosen not to live in the chancellor's residence on campus. Huttenback has agreed to pay back the whole amount. In July 1988, Huttenback and his wife were convicted by a Santa Maria jury.
  2. ^ Huttenback resigned on July 11, 1986, and then he was granted a leave of absence from September 1, 1986, to July 31, 1987. Daniel Aldrich was appointed as the acting chancellor of UC Santa Barbara until a permanent replacement was found.
  3. ^ Originally scheduled to leave the chancellor's office before June 23, 1994, Barbara Uehling did not leave the office until July 1, as they were negotiating for the high-priced final extended leave package with the University of California system.
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