Peter T. Flawn (February 17, 1926 – May 7, 2017) was President of the University of Texas at Austin from 1979 to 1985.
He earned his bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in 1947 and his PhD in geology from Yale University in 1951 and was prominent as a geologist, educator, author, and consultant.
He was appointed Executive Vice President of the University of Texas at Austin in 1972.
Under his administration UT Austin created a new core curriculum and higher admission standards.
[2] Flawn served as President ad interim of the University of Texas at Austin from July 1997 to April 1998.
The American Institute of Professional Geologists awarded him the Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal in 1989.
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System presented him with the Santa Rita Award in October 2000.