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Wesley Posvar was an American academic and university administrator. He served as the chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh from 1967 to 1991. He was also a professor of political science at the university. Posvar was born in Topeka, Kansas, and attended Topeka High School. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas in 1947 and his master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1948. He then served in the United States Air Force from 1948 to 1952. Posvar returned to the University of Chicago to pursue his doctorate in political science, which he received in 1956. He then joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh in 1957, where he served as a professor of political science until 1967. In 1967, Posvar was appointed chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, a position he held until 1991. During his tenure, he oversaw the university's transition from a regional institution to a major research university. He also established the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, which is now one of the largest medical centers in the United States. Posvar was a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Political Science Association, the American Association of University Professors, and the American Council on Education. He was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission. Posvar was awarded numerous honors during his lifetime, including the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan, and the Order of the White Rose of Finland. He was also awarded honorary degrees from numerous universities, including the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Chicago, and the University of Kansas. Posvar died on April 28, 2021, at the age of 95.
| Popular As | Wesley Wentz Posva |
| Occupation | N/A |
| Age | 76 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Born | 14 September, 1925 |
| Birthday | 14 September |
| Birthplace | Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Date of death | (2001-07-27) |
| Died Place | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
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In 2000 Pitt's Forbes Quadrangle building, on the site of the former Forbes Field, was renamed Wesley W. Posvar Hall in his honor. A room is also dedicated in Posvar’s honor at the Thayer Hotel at West Point.
On July 31, 1991, Wesley W. Posvar officially retired from his post as chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh after 24 years. Posvar was married to Mildred Miller, New York Metropolitan Opera star and recital mezzo-soprano, with whom he had three children, Wesley, Marina and Lisa. Posvar died of a heart attack on July 27, 2001. He was buried with full military honors at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
His administration is best known for elimination of the university's debt from its 1960s financial crisis and for raising the school's prestige and endowment. Under Posvar, Pitt's operating budget grew sevenfold to $630 million and its endowment tripled to $257 million. He also established the Honors College, the School of Health-Related Professions, the University Center for International Studies, the Center for Philosophy of Science, and the University Center for Social and Urban Research.
Wesley Wentz Posvar (1925–2001) was the fifteenth Chancellor (1967–1991) of the University of Pittsburgh.
Posvar was born September 14, 1925, in Topeka, Kansas. He attended West Point, was senior Air Cadet, and graduated first in his class in 1946, and after graduation he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, which later became the U.S. Air Force. He was the first Air Force officer to receive a Rhodes Scholarship, earning both a bachelor's and master's at Oxford University. At Harvard University he earned a master's in public administration and a Ph.D. in political science. Posvar achieved the Air Force rank of brigadier general.
