caption predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place children title profession birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name alma_mater
kerr in 1913 thomas milton gatch joseph m. tanner george wilcox peavy john a. widtsoe 15 april 1947 richmond , utah portland , oregon 6 president university of oregon state university president of utah state dean professor 17 november 1863 8th 4th 1907 1900 william jasper kerr 1913.jpg william jasper kerr
 1932 1907 william jasper kerr university of utah cornell university
william jasper kerr

william jasper kerr -lrb- 1863 - 1947 -rrb- was an american academic in the states of oregon and utah .
a native of utah , he served as president of oregon agricultural college -lrb- now oregon state university -rrb- , brigham young college -lrb- not to be confused with brigham young university -rrb- , and utah state agricultural college -lrb- now utah state university -rrb- .
he later served as the first chancellor of what became the oregon university system .
the administration building at oregon state university is named in his honor .
