List of presidents of Case Western Reserve University

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 of Western Reserve College/University

Number Name Years in office Notes
1Rev. Charles Backus Storrs1830–1833First president of Western Reserve College
2Rev. George Edmond Pierce1834–1855
3Rev. Henry Lawrence Hitchcock1855–1871President during the Civil War
4Rev. Carroll Cutler1871–1886Moved the college to Cleveland and renamed to Western Reserve University
5Rev. Hiram Collins Haydn1887–1890
6Rev. Charles Franklin Thwing1890–1921
7Rev. James DeLong Williamson1921–1923
8Rev. Robert Ernest Vinson1923–1933
9Winfred George Leutner1933–1949
10John Schoff Millis1949–1967

List of presidents of Case School of Applied Science / Institute of Technology

Number Name Years in office Notes
1Cady Staley1886–1902First President of Case School of Applied Science
2Charles Sumner Howe1902–1929
3William Elgein Wickenden1929–1947
4Thomas Keith Glennan1947–1966Oversaw name change transition to Case Institute of Technology
5Robert Warren Morse1966–1967

List of presidents of Case Western Reserve University

Number Name Years in office Notes
1Robert Warren Morse1967–1970First president of Case Western Reserve University
2Louis Adelbert Toepfer1970–1980
3David Vincent Ragone1980–1987
4Agnar Pytte1987–1999
5David Henry Auston1999–2001
6James W. Wagner2001–2002Interim
7Edward M. Hundert2002–2006
8Gregory L. Eastwood2006–2007Interim
9Barbara Rook Snyder2007–2020First female president
10Scott Cowen2020–2021Interim
11Eric William Kaler2021–Present[2]

See also

References

  1. "Presidents, 1830-2007". Case Western Reserve University. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. "Meet the President". Case Western Reserve University. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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