A Lifelong Pledge
Allin served as 17th Chancellor of The University of the South from 1973-1979.
Loyalty
Allin’s formative years at Sewanee initiated a lasting loyalty and commitment. He served in many leadership positions there throughout his life. Allin held the position of president of St. Luke’s Alumni Association, and from 1961 onward, he served as a Sewanee Trustee. He completed two six-year terms (1965-1971 and 1979-1985) on the Board of Regents, and was Sewanee’s seventeenth Chancellor from 1973 to 1979. Allin also participated in the University’s fund-raising activities as part of the Campaign Steering Committee and Century II program, and he served as interim chaplain in 1987. In addition to his leadership roles, the university campus itself was a meaningful place to Allin. He lived there for three years in retirement and chose its grounds for the interment of his ashes.
“Marching as an ‘elephant.’” A proud Allin writes of his trip back to Sewanee to receive an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree, 1962.
Allin with friend Vice President George Bush, who received an honorary degree from Sewanee on Founders' Day, 1985.
Congratulations from Presiding Bishop John Hines upon Allin’s selection as Chancellor at Sewanee, 1973. Only months later, Allin would be elected Presiding Bishop.
A memorial service for Allin was held March 14, 1998 in Sewanee’s All Saints’ Chapel.