Samuel A. Banks

Samuel Alston Banks (May 16, 1928 – September 12, 2000) was an American professor, theologist, pastor, and academic administrator. He served as president of two American colleges and universities. He was ordained by the United Methodist Church. His father was a prominent citrus grower and fruit packer. a position he held until 1986, when he became president of the University of Richmond. Banks spent only eight months at Richmond before resigning for health reasons. He then took faculty and administrative positions at Eckerd College, where he remained until his retirement in 1995.

He died from complications after a stroke on September 12, 2000 in St. Petersburg, Florida.