Samuel A. Banks

Samuel Alston Banks
25th President of Dickinson College
In office
1975–1986
6th President of University of Richmond
In office
1986  August 15, 1987
Personal details
BornMay 16, 1928
Frostproof, Florida, United States
DiedSeptember 12, 2000(2000-09-12) (aged 72)
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Spouse(s)Judith Anne Farabee,
Joanne Trautman (née Belfiori)
OccupationProfessor, theologist, pastor, academic administrator, university president

Samuel Alston Banks (May 16, 1928 – September 12, 2000) was an American professor, theologist, pastor, and academic administrator. He served as president of two American colleges and universities. He was ordained by the United Methodist Church. Banks had advocated in the early 1960s curricular changes to include human values in medical education.