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David O. Belcher was an American university-level administrator. He died June 17, 2018.

Belcher was chancellor at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina from 2011 until his death. He was an enthusiastic supporter of WCU and its athletic teams, the Catamounts.

Prior to his appointment at WCU, David served at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2003-2011) as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, and at Missouri State University (1988-2003), first as coordinator of keyboard studies in the Music Department (1989-1992), then as assistant dean (1993) and dean (1994-2003) of the College of Arts and Letters.

Belcher was a graduate and valedictorian of Barnwell High School (1975) and held degrees in piano performance from Furman University (B.M., 1979), the University of Michigan (M.M., 1981), and the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester (D.M.A., 1989).