Alan Valentine
Alan Chester Valentine | |
|---|---|
| 4th President of the University of Rochester | |
| In office 1935–1950 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Rush Rhees |
| Succeeded by | Cornelis W. de Kiewiet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1901 Glen Cove, New York |
| Died | July 14, 1980 (aged 79) Rockland, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Lucia Garrison Norton |
| Children | Annie Laurie Buffinton Sarah McKim Valentine Garrison Norton Valentine |
| Parent | Charles Post Valentine Annie Laurie |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College, University of Pennsylvania, Balliol College, Oxford |
| Profession | Administrator |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's rugby union | ||
| Representing the United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1924 Paris | Team competition | |
Alan Chester Valentine (February 23, 1901 – July 14, 1980) was an American academic who competed on the gold-medal winning American rugby union team in the 1924 Summer Olympics, was president of the University of Rochester, and served in the Truman Administration as a Marshall Plan official and as the first head of the Economic Stabilization Agency.