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List of presidents of Case Western Reserve University

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The president of Case Western Reserve University is the principal executive office for Case Western Reserve University, located in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]

Adelbert Hall, location of the university president's office.

Founded in 1826, Western Reserve College appointed its first president in 1830, Rev. Charles Backus Storrs. With its Presbyterian origins, the school's first eight presidents carried the title Reverend. With roots of being located in the old Connecticut Western Reserve, the college held strong influences from Yale College, with four of its first five presidents—Pierce, Hitchcock, Cutler, and Hayden—being Yale alumni.

Founded in 1880, Case School of Applied Science appointed its first president in 1886, Cady Staley.

In 1967, Case Western Reserve University was created through the federation of Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University. Robert W. Morse became the first president of the newly combined university.

List of presidents

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Western Reserve College/University

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The following ten persons had served as president of Western Reserve College/University from 1830 to 1967:[1]

No. Image President Term start Term end Refs.
1Rev. Charles Backus Storrs[a]1830June 26, 1833[2]
2Rev. George Edmond Pierce[b]1834July 1855[3]
3Rev. Henry Lawrence Hitchcock[c]July 1855June 27, 1871[4]
4Rev. Carroll Cutler[d]Fall 1871June 23, 1886[5]
5Rev. Hiram Collins Haydn1887November 1890[6]
6Rev. Charles Franklin ThwingNovember 1890November 11, 1921[7]
7
Acting		Rev. James DeLong WilliamsonNovember 11, 1921June 12, 1923[8]
8Rev. Robert Ernest VinsonJune 13, 1923December 4, 1933[9]
ActingWinfred George LeutnerDecember 4, 1933June 11, 1934[10]
9 June 12, 1934June 30, 1949
10John Schoff MillisSeptember 1, 1949June 30, 1967[11]

Table notes:

  1. ↑ First president of Western Reserve College
  2. ↑ Founded the School of Medicine and constructed the Loomis Observatory.
  3. ↑ President during the Civil War
  4. ↑ Moved the college to Cleveland and renamed to Western Reserve University

Case School of Applied Science / Institute of Technology

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The following five persons had served as president of Case School of Applied Science / Institute of Technology from 1886 to 1967:[1]

No. Image President Term start Term end Refs.
1Cady Staley[a]September 1, 1886June 5, 1902[12]
–Charles Sumner HoweNovember 3, 1902May 31, 1903[13]
2 June 1, 1903Summer 1929
3William Elgein WickendenSeptember 1, 1929August 31, 1947[14]
4Thomas Keith Glennan[b]September 1, 1947June 30, 1966[15]
5Robert Warren MorseSeptember 1, 1966June 30, 1967[16]

Table notes:

  1. ↑ First President of Case School of Applied Science.
  2. ↑ Oversaw name change transition to Case Institute of Technology.

Case Western Reserve University

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The following persons had served as president of Case Western Reserve University since 1967:[1]

No. Image President Term start Term end Refs.
1Robert Warren Morse[a]September 1, 1967 June 30, 1970[16]
2Louis Adelbert ToepferSeptember 13, 1970 June 30, 1980[17]
3David Vincent RagoneJuly 1, 1980 June 30, 1987[18]
4Agnar PytteJuly 1, 1987 June 30, 1999[19]
5David Henry AustonJuly 1, 1999 April 27, 2001[20]
6
Interim		James W. WagnerMay 3, 2001 July 30, 2002[21]
7Edward M. HundertAugust 1, 2002 June 2, 2006[22]
8
Interim		Gregory L. EastwoodJune 2, 2006 June 30, 2007[23][24]
9Barbara Rook Snyder[b]July 1, 2007 September 30, 2020[25]
10
Interim		Scott CowenOctober 1, 2020 June 30, 2021[26]
11Eric William KalerJuly 1, 2021 incumbent[27][28]

Note: Unlike other academic institutions, Case Western Reserve University includes interim presidents in their official count of presidents. For example, Eric Kaler is consider their 11th president and not their 8th when interim leaders are excluded.[29]

Table notes:

  1. ↑ First president of Case Western Reserve University
  2. ↑ First female president

See also

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References

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