Francisco Tarnate Dalupan Sr. (October 4, 1895 – November 25, 1987) was the Filipino founder and first chairman and the president of the University of the East (UE).
[1] He was the father of the legendary Filipino basketball coach Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan.
Together with his colleagues, Dalupan established the Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration (PCCBA) at R. Papa Street, Sampaloc, Manila in 1946.
The following year, more students enrolled and so more academic units had to be organized, and the PCCBA moved to what is now UE's main campus on Claro M. Recto Avenue.
Hermenegildo Balbino Reyes, a businessman, scholar and former vice president of the University of the Philippines, and Santiago F. de la Cruz, a certified public accountant and business executive who later succeeded Dalupan as UE President.