List of presidents of Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University is led by a president selected by the Board of Trustees. The university was founded in 1749 as Augusta Academy. It later became Liberty Hall Academy (1782), Washington Academy (1798), Washington College (1813), and finally Washington and Lee University (1871). The office of president was not created until 1782.

Presidents

The following persons have served as president of Washington and Lee University:[1]

No. Image Chancellor Term start Term end Ref.
Principals of Augusta Academy (1749–1776)
1 Robert Alexander 1749 1762 [2]
2 John Brown 1762 1776 [3]
Principal of Liberty Hall Academy (1782–1796)
3 William Graham [a] 1776 1796 [4]
Rector of Liberty Hall Academy (1782–1796)
4 Samuel Legrande Campbell 1796 1799 [5]
Rector of Washington Academy (1798–1813)
5 Rev. George A. Baxter 1799 1829 [6]
Presidents of Washington College (1813–1871)
acting Rev. Henry Ruffner 1829 1830 [7]
6 Louis Marshall 1830 1834 [8]
acting Rev. Henry Ruffner 1834 1834 [7]
7 Henry Vethake 1834 1836 [9]
8 Rev. Henry Ruffner 1836 1848 [10]
9 Rev. George Junkin 1848 April 1861 [11]
10 Robert E. Lee 1865 October 12, 1870 [b] [12]
Presidents of Washington and Lee University (1871–present)
11 George Washington Custis Lee [c] 1871 1897 [13]
12 William Lyne Wilson 1897 October 17, 1900[b] [14]
acting Henry St. George Tucker III 1900 1901 [15]
14 George H. Denny 1901 1911 [d] [16]
acting [e] Henry D. Campbell 1911 1912
acting [e] John L. Campbell Jr. 1911 1912
15 Henry L. Smith 1912 1929 [17]
acting Robert H. Tucker 1930 1930 [18]
17 Francis Pendleton Gaines 1930 1959 [19]
18 Fred C. Cole 1959 August 31, 1967 [f] [20]
acting William Webb Pusey III September 1, 1967 February 4, 1968 [21][22]
20 Robert E. R. Huntley February 5, 1968 January 14, 1983 [23][24][25]
21 John Delane Wilson January 15, 1983 June 30, 1995 [26]
22 John William Elrod July 1, 1995 July 27 2001[b] [27][28]
acting H. Laurent Boetsch Jr. August 3, 2001 June 30, 2002 [29][30]
24 Thomas Gerard Burish July 1, 2002 August 14, 2005 [g] [31]
acting Harlan Ray Beckley August 15, 2005 June 30, 2006 [32][33]
26 Kenneth Patrick Ruscio July 1, 2006 December 31, 2016 [34][35][36]
27 William C. Dudley January 1, 2017 present [37]

Table notes:

  1. ^ Even though Graham was appointed by the trustees in 1776, the academy may have operated sporadically between 1776 and 1782 due to the Revolutionary War.
  2. ^ a b c Died in office.
  3. ^ Son of Robert E. Lee.
  4. ^ Resigned to lead the University of Alabama.
  5. ^ a b Brothers Henry Donald Campbell and John Lyle Campbell Jr. served as co-acting presidents from 1911 to 1912.
  6. ^ Resigned to lead the Council on Library Resources.
  7. ^ Resigned to become Notre Dame provost.

References

  1. ^ "History of Washington and Lee's Presidents". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Robert Alexander". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "John Brown". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "William Graham". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Samuel Legrande Campbell". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "George Addison Baxter". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Henry Ruffner". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "Louis Marshall". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  9. ^ "Henry Vethake". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  10. ^ "Henry Ruffner". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  11. ^ "George Junkin". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  12. ^ "Robert E. Lee". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  13. ^ "George Washington Custis Lee". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  14. ^ "William Lyne Wilson". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  15. ^ "Henry St. George Tucker". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  16. ^ "George Hutcheson Denny". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  17. ^ "Henry Louis Smith". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  18. ^ "Robert Henry Tucker". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  19. ^ "Francis Pendleton Gaines". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  20. ^ "Fred Carrington Cole". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  21. ^ "William Webb Pusey III". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  22. ^ "W&L Names Dr. Pusey Acting Chief". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 1 – via newspapers.com. Washington and Lee University's Board of Trustees announced Tuesday the appointment of Dr. William W. Pusey III as acting president of the university, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Huston St. Clair, rector of the board, said Dr. Pusey will continue in his present position as dean of the college. Dr. Fred C. Cole, president since 1959, will leave Sept. 1 to become president of the Council on Library Resources Inc. in Washington.
  23. ^ "Robert E. R. Huntley". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  24. ^ "W&L Elects Huntley, 38, New President". Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 3, 1968. p. 1 – via newspapers.com. Robert E. R. Huntley, dean of the School of Law of Washington and Lee University, has been elected president of the school by its board of trustees. His election as the 20th president of the 219-year-old university was announced Tuesday by Dr. Huston St. Clair of Surfside, rector of the board. The action took place in mid-December at a meeting of the trustees. Huntley will begin his new duties Feb. 5, the start of the spring semester.
  25. ^ "Huntley to teach law again". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 9, 1982. p. 9 – via newspapers.com. Robert E.R. Huntley, who will step down Jan. 15 as president of Washington and Lee University, will teach at the law school beginning next fall.
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  27. ^ "John William Elrod". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
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  29. ^ "Howard Laurent Boetsch Jr". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  30. ^ "W&L board names dean acting president". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 4, 2001. p. B2 – via newspapers.com. Washington and Lee University's board of trustees, in a special meeting yesterday, unanimously elected Dr. Laurent Boetsch as acting president. Boetsch, who previously served as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, was asked by the board's executive committee to assume the responsibilities of the presidency following the death of John W. Elrod on July 27. Elrod was the university's 22nd president.
  31. ^ "Thomas Gerard Burish". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  32. ^ "Harlan Ray Beckley". Washington and Lee University. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
  33. ^ "W&L taps professor as interim president". Richmond Times-Dispatch. July 29, 2005. p. B4 – via newspapers.com. Washington and Lee University tapped religion professor Harlan Beckley to lead the school while it searches for a new president, the university announced yesterday. The Board of Trustees selected Beckley to serve as interim president effective Aug. 15, when President Thomas Burish departs for the post of provost at the University of Notre Dame, the school said. Burish served for three years as Washington and Lee's 24th president.
  34. ^ Campbell, Julie (October 8, 2016). "Ruscio Center for Global Learning Honors W&L's Outgoing President". Washington and Lee University.
  35. ^ Anderson, Nick (May 26, 2015). "Washington and Lee's president to step down". The Washington Post.
  36. ^ Nair, Lindsey (December 16, 2016). "'A Good Place to Spend a Career': Ken Ruscio Reflects". Washington and Lee University.
  37. ^ Owsley, Eric (February 12, 2016). "Will Dudley Named 27th President of Washington and Lee University". Washington and Lee University.
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