David Lewis Outcalt (January 30, 1935 – November 2, 2013) was an American academic administrator, mathematician, and violinist.^[2] He was the chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage^[2] and the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.^[3][4][1]

Outcalt was born on January 30, 1935, to Earl Kenyon Outcalt, a U.S. Navy officer, and Alberta Estes Ferguson Outcalt.^[4] He grew up in La Jolla, California.^[4] He attended Pomona College, graduating in 1956 with a degree in mathematics.^[4]

Outcalt taught mathematics in Claremont and subsequently at the University of California, Santa Barbara.^[4]

In 1980, he moved to Anchorage to become vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and he became the university's chancellor the next year.^[2] During his tenure, he focused on expanding the university's academic exchange programs.^[2]

In September 1986, he became the second chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He served until 1993 during a period of growth for the university, and oversaw the construction of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts, among other facilities.^[4] After stepping down, he became part of the business administration faculty, a role he retained until 1998.^[4]

Outcalt was a violinist.

Outcalt retired to Kapaa, Hawaii in 1998.^[4] After his wife died in 2005, he moved to Pacific Palisades, California.^[4] He died there on November 2, 2013.^[4]