President of the George Washington University
| President of The George Washington University | |
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| Appointer | GW Board of Trustees |
| Formation | 1821 |
| First holder | William Staughton |
| Website | Office of the President |
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 current president of The George Washington University is Mark S. Wrighton. In September 2021, University officials announced Wrighton would succeed incumbent Thomas LeBlanc in an interim capacity, until a permanent replacement could be found.[2] Wrighton took office on 1 January 2022.
List
| Years | President[3] |
|---|---|
| 2022–Present | Mark S. Wrighton |
| 2017–2022 | Thomas LeBlanc |
| 2007–2017 | Steven Knapp |
| 1988–2007 | Stephen Joel Trachtenberg |
| 1965–1988 | Lloyd Hartman Elliott |
| 1961–1964 | Thomas H. Carroll |
| 1927–1959 | Cloyd H. Marvin |
| 1923–1927 | William Mather Lewis |
| 1918–1921 | William Miller Collier |
| 1910–1918 | Charles H. Stockton |
| 1902–1910 | Charles W. Needham |
| 1895–1900 | Beniah Longley Whitman |
| 1871–1874 | James Clarke Welling |
| 1859–1871 | George W. Samson |
| 1855–1858 | Joseph Getchell Binney |
| 1843–1854 | Joel Smith Bacon |
| 1828–1841 | Stephen Chapin |
| 1821–1827 | William Staughton |
References
- ^ GW Overview | The George Washington University
- ^ Trivedi, Isha (10 September 2021). "Interim president to replace LeBlanc in January". The GW Hatchet. Hatchet Publications Inc. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "List of Presidents of the George Washington University". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
External links
- Presidents of the University, GW Libraries