Appointed as provost in 1964; title changed to chancellor in 1965.

Robben Fleming 1964-1967: Fleming was appointed by President Harrington as part of the reorganization of the university into a system. Harrington felt it was time for the Madison campus to be administered outside of the president's office. Fleming's title was initially provost but was changed to chancellor in 1965. He provoked controversy by providing his personal check to bail out 11 student war protesters. He left the university to become the president of the University of Michigan.