William P. Tolley
Chancellor and President: 1942-1969

Highlights:

• Formerly President of Allegheny College, the youngest chief executive of a college or university in the nation
• President of the College Presidents of Pennsylvania and president of the Association of American Colleges
• Second SU alumnus to become Chancellor
• Tenure saw dramatic increases in University’s gross assets, endowments, and enrollment
• One of group of college administrators who drafted Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, or “The GI Bill of Rights"

		Tolley as the Greatest Builder More buildings were erected during Tolley's administration than during any period in the University’s history, including hundreds of temporary classroom and dormitory facilities when he opened the University to returning GI's after WWII. This influx of returning veterans was the most important development at Syracuse University in the second half of its history.
Tolley's Academic Regalia The University Archives houses his academic regalia including his orange hat.