The President of Cornell University is the chief administrator of Cornell University, an Ivy League institution in Ithaca, New York. Included in the list below are all Presidents of Cornell University, from Andrew Dickson White, the university's co-founder and first president from 1865 to 1888, through the Michael Kotlikoff, who was appointed interim president of the university in 2024 following the resignation of Martha Pollack. Since the university's founding in 1865, there have been 14 Presidents of Cornell University, excluding four interregnum presidents who served during university presidential transitions.
| President of Cornell University | |
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since July 1, 2024 | |
| Appointer | Cornell University Board of Trustees |
| Inaugural holder | Andrew Dickson White |
| Formation | 1866 |
| Website | https://president.cornell.edu/about/ |
New York's only land-grant university, Cornell University was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White. Its main campus is in Ithaca, New York]]. Its medical school, Weill Cornell Medicine, is located in Manhattan, New York City, and it also maintains a facility in the Education City section Qatar. In 1954, Cornell joined the newly formed Ivy League, and the league's only land-grant institution.
List of presidents
edit| No. | President | Term of office | Education | Notes | |
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| 1 | Andrew Dickson White (1832–1918) [1] |
1866 – 1885 (19 years) |
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White was the co-founder of Cornell University, along with Ezra Cornell, and introduced the bill in the New York State Senate establishing Cornell University. The bill was passed and became the university's charter.[2] White served on the faculty of the University of Michigan | |
| 2 | Charles Kendall Adams (1835–1902) [3] |
1885 – 1892 (7 years) |
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| 3 | Jacob Gould Schurman (1854–1942) [4] |
1892 – 1920 (28 years) |
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| 4 | Livingston Farrand (1867–1939) [5] |
1921 – 1937 (16 years) |
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| 5 | Edmund Ezra Day (1883–1951) [6] |
1937 – 1949 (12 years) |
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First dean of the University of Michigan's business school. | |
| – | Cornelis de Kiewiet (interim) (1902–1986) [7] |
1949 – 1951 (2 years) |
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| 6 | Deane Waldo Malott (1898–1996) [8] |
1951 – 1963 (12 years) |
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| 7 | James Alfred Perkins (1911–1998) [9] |
1963 – 1969 (6 years) |
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| 8 | Dale R. Corson (1914–2012) [10][11] |
1969 – 1977 (8 years) |
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| 9 | Frank H. T. Rhodes (1926–2020) [12] |
1977 – 1995 (18 years) |
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| 10 | Hunter R. Rawlings III (born 1944) [13] |
1995 – 2003 (8 years) |
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| 11 | Jeffrey S. Lehman (born 1956) [14] |
2003 – 2005 (2 years) |
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| – | Hunter R. Rawlings III (interregnum) (born 1944) |
2005 – 2006 (1 year) |
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| 12 | David J. Skorton (born 1949) [15][16] |
2006 – 2015 (9 years) |
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| 13 | Elizabeth Garrett (1963–2016) [17] |
2015 – 2016 (<1 year) |
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Garrett died in office in March 2016.[17] | |
| – | Michael Kotlikoff
(acting) |
2016 (2 months) |
Acting President from February to April 2016[18] | ||
| – | Hunter R. Rawlings III (interim) (born 1944) |
2016 – 2017 (1 year) |
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The Cornell University Board of Trustees appointed Rawlings as interim university president following the death of Elizabeth Garrett, effective April 2016.[19] | |
| 14 | Martha E. Pollack (born 1958) |
2017 – 2024
(7 years) |
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| – | Michael I. Kotlikoff
(interim) |
2024 – present | Appointed following Pollack's retirement for an interim term of two years starting on 1 July 2024.[20] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Andrew Dickson White, President, 1866-1885". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Andrew Dickson White". Cornell University Office of the President. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Charles Kendall Adams, President, 1885-1892". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Jacob Gould Schurman, President, 1892-1920". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Livingston Farrand, President, 1921-1937". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Edmund Ezra Day, President, 1937-1949". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Guide to the Cornelius W. De Kliewiet Papers, 1949-1951". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Deane Waldo Malott, President, 1951-1963". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "James Alfred Perkins, President, 1963-1969". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Dale Raymond Corson, President, 1969-1977". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Vitello, Paul (5 April 2012). "Dale Corson, Cornell Administrator Who Helped Quell Protest, Dies at 97". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Frank Howard Trevor Rhodes, President, 1977-1995". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Hunter Ripley Rawlings III, President, 1995-2003". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Jeffrey Sean Lehman, President, 2003-2005". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "David J. Skorton, 2006". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Cornell's Skorton Will Step Down to Head the Smithsonian". Bloomberg. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ a b Slotnik, Daniel E. (7 March 2016). "Elizabeth Garrett, First Female President of Cornell, Dies at 52". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Provost Michael Kotlikoff to Serve as Acting President While Garrett Undergoes Treatment - The Cornell Daily Sun". cornellsun.com. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Walters, Karen (24 March 2016). "Hunter Rawlings to take helm as interim president April 25". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Lefkowitz, Melanie (9 May 2024). "After 'transformational' tenure, Pollack to retire June 30". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 9 May 2024.