List of Purdue University presidents

Purdue University and the associated university system have had 13 official and 5 officially acting presidents since the university was founded in 1869.[1]

List of presidents
OrderNameDates in office Duration of ServiceRef(s)
1Richard Owen13 August 1872 – 1 March 1874 1 year, 6 months, 16 days[2]
2Abraham C. Shortridge12 June 1874 – 6 November 1875 1 year, 4 months, 25 days[3]
#John S. Hougham (acting)6 November 1875 – 30 April 1876 5 months, 24 days[4]
3Emerson E. White1 May 1876 – 23 August 1883 7 years, 3 months, 22 days[5]
4James H. Smart23 August 1883 – 21 February 1900† 16 years, 5 months, 29 days[6]
5Winthrop E. Stone21 February 1900 – 17 July 1921† 21 years, 5 months, 5 days[7]
#Henry W. Marshall (acting)17 July 1921 – 1 September 1922 1 year, 1 month, 15 days[8]
6Edward C. Elliott1 September 1922 – 21 December 1945 23 years, 3 months, 20 days[9]
#Andrey A. Potter (acting)21 December 1945 – 1 January 1946 11 days[10]
7Frederick L. Hovde1 January 1946 – 24 June 1971 25 years, 5 months, 23 days[11]
8Arthur G. Hansen25 June 1971 – 1 July 1982 11 years, 6 days[12]
#John W. Hicks (acting)2 July 1982 – 30 June 1983 11 months, 28 days[13]
9Steven C. Beering1 July 1983 – 13 August 2000 17 years, 1 month, 12 days[14]
10Martin C. Jischke14 August 2000 – 15 July 2007 6 years, 11 months, 1 day[15]
11France A. Córdova16 July 2007 – 30 June 2012 4 years, 11 months, 14 days[16]
#Timothy Sands (acting)1 July 2012 – 14 January 2013 6 months, 13 days [17]
12Mitchell E. Daniels14 January 2013 – 31 December 2022 9 years, 11 months, 17 days [18]
13Mung Chiang1 January 2023 – present 9 months and 26 days [19]

† - died in office.

References
  1. "Purdue Past Presidents". Purdue University.
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