List of chancellors of the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Chancellors of the University of Massachusetts Amherst are individuals who serve in the top position of the university.[1] The office, originally known as "President," was changed to "Chancellor" in 1970 following John W. Lederle's resignation and the opening of UMass Boston five years earlier. The title "President of the University of Massachusetts" now refers to the president of the entire five-campus University of Massachusetts system. The current chancellor of the Amherst campus is Javier Reyes. The chancellor resides in Hillside, the campus residence for chancellors.[2]

List of presidents and chancellors

Presidents of the University of Massachusetts(1864–1970)

For the list of presidents who led the Amherst campus prior to 1970 see University of Massachusetts#Presidents.

Chancellors of the University of Massachusetts Amherst

The following persons have served as chancellor of University of Massachusetts Amherst[3]

No. Image Chancellor Term start Term end Ref.
1 Oswald Tippo 1970 1971
2 Randolph W. Bromery 1971 1979
3 Henry Koffler 1979 1982
interim Loren Baritz 1982 1982
4 Joseph Duffey 1982 1991
5 Richard D. O'Brien 1991 1993
6 David K. Scott July 1, 1993 June 30, 2001 [4][5]
interim Marcellette G. Williams July 1, 2001 June 30, 2002 [6]
7 John V. Lombardi[a] July 1, 2002 August 31, 2007 [7][8]
interim Thomas W. Cole Jr. September 1, 2007 July 31, 2008 [9]
8 Robert C. Holub August 1, 2008 June 30, 2012 [10]
9 Kumble R. Subbaswamy July 1, 2012 June 30, 2023 [11][12][13]
10 Javier Reyes July 1, 2023 present [14]

Table notes:

  1. ^ Resigned to head Louisiana State University system.

References

  1. ^ University of Massachusetts, Office of the Chancellor, Former Chancellors and Presidents of the Amherst Campus "UMass Amherst: Office of the Chancellor » Former Chancellors". Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2012-10-09 at the Wayback Machine Hillside House Last Updated: 2012. Accessed: July 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Former Chancellors". University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  4. ^ "About the Chancellor". University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  5. ^ "UMass-Amherst chancellor announces resignation". The Daily Free Press. December 1, 2000.
  6. ^ Campbell, Ken (February 7, 2001). "New interim chancellor named". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian.
  7. ^ Fitzgibbons, Daniel J. (April 12, 2002). "Lombardi chosen as new chancellor". The Campus Chronicle. University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  8. ^ Gorlick, Adam (August 23, 2007). "Unrest over UMass revamping remains in wake of resignation". Telegram & Gazette.
  9. ^ "Dr. Thomas Cole named UMass Amherst interim Chancellor". University of Massachusetts. August 15, 2007.
  10. ^ "Holub to step down after serving one more year as Chancellor". University of Massachusetts. June 30, 2011.
  11. ^ "University of Kentucky Provost Appointed Chancellor of UMass Amherst". University of Massachusetts. March 26, 2012.
  12. ^ Tuthill, Paul (August 29, 2012). "New UMass Amherst Chancellor Makes Public Debut". WAMC.
  13. ^ "UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy Announces Plans to Retire at the End of June 2023". University of Massachusetts Amherst. June 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Dr. Javier Reyes Appointed Chancellor of UMass Amherst". University of Massachusetts Amherst. February 16, 2023.