Robert D. Grey is a long-time academic administrator and researcher and educator in the field of cellular and molecular biology. He has spent the majority of his career in positions in the
University of California system, including interim provost of the UC system, acting chancellor at UC Riverside and provost and executive vice chancellor at
UC Davis. He was also a well-regarded and award-winning faculty member at UC Davis.
UC System
Grey was named the interim provost of the
University of California System
The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. The system is composed of the campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, ...
, effective August 20, 2008. He succeeded Wyatt R. Hume. Grey stepped down from the position in early 2009 and was replaced by Lawrence H. Pitts.
UC Riverside
Grey was the acting chancellor at
UC Riverside from May, 2007 through June, 2008. Grey served following the departure of
France A. Córdova
France Anne-Dominic Córdova (born August 5, 1947) is an American astrophysicist and administrator who was the fourteenth director of the National Science Foundation. Previously, she was the eleventh President of Purdue University from 2007 to ...
for the presidency of the
Purdue University and prior to the hiring of
Timothy P. White
Timothy Peter White (born July 9, 1949) is a retired academic administrator and kinesiologist. He served as the chancellor of the California State University system from December 2012 to December 2020. He was the chancellor of the Riverside campu ...
from the
University of Idaho.
Prior to his appointment as acting chancellor, Grey was the executive assistant to the chancellor for health affairs, serving as consultant on UCR's successful medical school proposal
As acting chancellor, Grey oversaw completion of the final proposal for the UCR School of Medicine and gained approval for a new School of Public Policy.
UC Davis
In his 30-plus year career at UC Davis, Grey served as chief academic and financial office, chief governance official for UC Davis Medical Center and as an executive vice chancellor before leaving in 2001.
Grey was a well-regarded faculty member at UC Davis, emphasizing on research in the biology of fertilization and cell biology. He has been a reviewer and consultant for professional journals as well.
Educational Background
Grey completed his undergraduate education at
Phillips University in Oklahoma with a
B.S. degree in biology, and subsequently earned a
Ph.D. from
Washington University in St. Louis. He also conducted post-graduate research at Washington University.
Awards and honors
A partial list of awards and honors.
[^ UCLA Today (18 August 2008). "Robert D. Grey named interim UC provost"]
Press release
Retrieved 2011-04-14.
* Distinguished Teaching Award - UC Davis Academic Senate
* Magnar Ronning Award for Teaching Excellence - UC Davis
* Phillips University Distinguished Alumni Award
References
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Chancellors of the University of California, Riverside
Living people
Phillips University alumni
Washington University in St. Louis alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)