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John B. Slaughter (b. 1934) was chancellor of the university from November
1982 to July 1988. He was also the first African-American chancellor.He received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 1956, an M.S. in engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1961, and a Ph.D. in engineering sciences from the University of California, San Diego in 1971.
Slaughter, a native of Kansas, was the director of the National Science Foundation prior to becoming chancellor. During his tenure on campus, Slaughter made major advances in e recruitment and retention of African-American students and faculty. He also acted to stabilize the university during the upheaval generated by the sudden death of Terrapin basketball star Len Bias in 1986.
Slaughter resigned in 1988 to become president of Occidental College in
Los Angeles.
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