List of presidents of the George Washington University

The president of the George Washington University is the chief executive officer of the George Washington University, appointed by the GW Board of Trustees and charged "to establish the university's vision, oversee its teaching and research mission and guide its future."[1]

The first President of what was then known as Columbian College was clergyman and Chaplain of the United States Senate, William Staughton. Although Columbian College was founded by prominent Baptists, its Congressional Charter forbade any religious restrictions for the University. As such, the Presidents of the University succeeding Staughton were not required to be Baptists. The Presidents of the George Washington University have been selected by its Board of Trustees.[2]

The current president of the George Washington University is Ellen Granberg. University officials announced Granberg would succeed incumbent Mark S. Wrighton. Granberg took office on 1 July 2023.[3] In January 2023, the university announced that Ellen Granberg had been selected to succeed Wrighton. Granberg, who will become the first woman to serve as president of George Washington University, took office on July 1, 2023.[4]

List

The following persons have served as president of George Washington University:[5][6][7][8]

No. Image President Term start Term end Ref.
Presidents of Columbian College (1821–1873)
1 William Staughton 1821 1827
2 Stephen Chapin 1828 1841
3 Joel Smith Bacon 1843 1854
4 Joseph Getchell Binney 1855 1858
5 George W. Samson 1859 1871
Presidents of Columbian University (1873–1904)
6 James Clarke Welling 1871 September 4, 1894[a]
acting Samuel Harrison Greene 1894 1895
7 Beniah Longley Whitman 1895 1900
acting Samuel Harrison Greene 1900 1902
Presidents of George Washington University (1904–present)
8 Charles W. Needham 1902 1910
9 Charles H. Stockton 1910 1918
10 William Miller Collier 1918 1921
ad interim Howard Lincoln Hodgkins 1921 1923
11 William Mather Lewis 1923 1927
12 Cloyd H. Marvin 1927 1959
acting Oswald Symister Colclough[b] 1959 1961
13 Thomas H. Carroll 1961 July 27, 1964[a] [9]
acting Oswald Symister Colclough[b] 1964 1965
14 Lloyd Hartman Elliott 1965 July 31, 1988 [10]
15
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg August 1, 1988 July 31, 2007 [11]
16 Steven Knapp August 1, 2007 July 31, 2017 [12][13]
17 Thomas LeBlanc August 1, 2017 December 31, 2022 [14][15]
18
interim 		Mark S. Wrighton January 1, 2022 June 30, 2023 [16][17][18]
19 Ellen Granberg July 1, 2023 present [4]

Table notes:

  1. ^ a b Died in office.
  2. ^ a b Provost

References

  1. ^ GW Overview | The George Washington University
  2. ^ "Past Presidents | Office of the President | The George Washington University". Office of the President. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. ^ Anderson, Nick (2023-01-11). "Ellen Granberg named president of GWU, the first woman to hold the job". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  4. ^ a b "Ellen Granberg, Ph.D., to Serve as 19th President of the George Washington University". GW Today. The George Washington University. January 11, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ^ "Past Presidents". George Washington University.
  6. ^ "Presidents of George Washington University". George Washington University.
  7. ^ "A Brief History of GW". George Washington University.
  8. ^ "List of Presidents of the George Washington University". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  9. ^ "THOMAS CARROLL, EDUCATOR, IS DEAD; Head of George Washington U., Ex‐Ford Fund Aide, 50". The New York Times. July 28, 1964. p. 29.
  10. ^ Feinberg, Lawrence (July 30, 1988). "GW PRESIDENT RETIRES AFTER QUIETLY TRANSFORMING SCHOOL'S LOOK". The Washington Post.
  11. ^ "Staff editorial: GW president resigns". The Eagle. April 2006.
  12. ^ Bialecki, Marissa (November 19, 2007). "GW inaugurates 16th president". The GW Hatchet.
  13. ^ "George Washington President Steven Knapp Announces Final Year". The George Washington University. June 7, 2016.
  14. ^ "Thomas LeBlanc Named 17th President of the George Washington University". GW Today. The George Washington University. January 6, 2017.
  15. ^ "George Washington U. president's 'rocky' term comes to an end". Washington Post. January 7, 2022.
  16. ^ Trivedi, Isha (September 10, 2021). "Interim president to replace LeBlanc in January as trustees postpone search". The GW Hatchet.
  17. ^ "Mark S. Wrighton to Become Interim President Jan. 1". GW Today. The George Washington University. September 13, 2021.
  18. ^ Salvosa, Ianne (June 23, 2023). "Wrighton's pivotal term comes to an end". The GW Hatchet.
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