George Matthews Modlin was president of the University of Richmond from 1946 to 1971. He then served as the university's chancellor until 1986 and as chancellor emeritus until his death in 1998.
In his early career, Modlin taught economics at Princeton and at Rutgers University. In 1938, he became dean of the Evening School of Business Administration and chairman of the Department of Economics at the University of Richmond. In 1946, he assumed the presidency of the University of Richmond and remained in that position until 1971. == Death ==
Death
He remained associated with the university as chancellor and chancellor emeritus until his death on October 4, 1998. ==References==