Richard J. Cook
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Richard J. Cook is the twentieth president of Allegheny College. He was previously the provost of Kalamazoo College. Prior to that, Cook served as a professor of chemistry.
According to Allegheny Magazine, (http://www.allegheny.edu/magazine/archive/2002winter/light.php), Cook played a key role in the controversial change in Kalamazoo College's K plan from a year-round calendar to a three quarter calendar. At Allegheny College, he has promoted civic engagement.
Cook's undergraduate education was at the University of Michigan, while his graduate work in Chemistry was at Princeton University.