List of presidents of the University of Washington

The President of the University of Washington is the chief administrator of the university.

President of the
University of Washington
Incumbent
Ana Mari Cauce
since October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
University of Washington
ResidenceHill-Crest
AppointerBoard of Regents of the University of Washington
FormationNovember 4, 1861 (1861-11-04)
First holderAsa Mercer
Salary$714,300[1]
WebsiteOffice of the President

The University of Washington is a public university in Seattle, Washington. Established in 1861 and originally known as the Territorial University of Washington, UW is the oldest public university in the state of Washington. The University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 140 departments, organized into various colleges and schools. With a total student enrollment of about 46,000, UW is one of the largest universities in the United States.

The longest-serving president of the university was William P. Gerberding, who held the office for sixteen years from 1979 to 1995.

The current president of the University of Washington is Ana Mari Cauce. Cauce served as the university's interim president before replacing the thirty-first president, Michael K. Young, and assuming her position as the university's permanent president on October 13, 2015. Cauce is the thirty-third president of the university. Twenty-five men and one woman have served as the university's permanent president, and six men and three women have served as its interim president pending the appointment of a permanent successor.

List of presidents
Gerberding Hall, location of the university president's office.

The following individuals have held the Office of President of the University of Washington.[2] There are gaps in the line of succession when the University was closed from 1867–1869 and part of 1874 and 1876[3] Acting university presidents are marked with an asterisk.

Presidency President
1 1861—1863 Asa Mercer
2 1863—1866 — William Edward Barnard
3 1866—1867 George F. Whitworth
— 1867—1869 Office vacant
4 1869—1872 — John Henry Hall
5 1872—1874 — Eugene Kincaid Hill
6 1874 — Mary W. "May" Thayer*
— 1874 Office vacant
7 1874–1876 George F. Whitworth
— 1876 Office vacant
8 1877–1882 — Alexander Jay Anderson
9 1882–1887 — Leonard Jackson Powell
10 1887–1895 Thomas Milton Gatch
11 1895–1897 — Mark Walrod Harrington
12 1897 — William Franklin Edwards
13 1897–1898 — Charles Francis Reeves*
13 1898–1902 Frank Pierrepont Graves
14 1902–1914 Thomas Franklin Kane
15 1914–1915 — Henry Landes*
16 1915–1926 Henry Suzzallo
17 1926–1927 — David Thomson*
18 1927–1933 — Matthew Lyle Spencer
19 1933–1934 — Hugo Winkenwerder*
20 1934–1946 — Lee Paul Sieg
21 1946–1951 — Raymond B. Allen
22 1952 — H.P. "Dick" Everest*
23 1952–1958 — Henry Schmitz
24 1958–1973 Charles Odegaard
25 1973–1974 — Philip W. Cartwright*
26 1974–1979 — John R. Hogness
27 1979–1995 — William P. Gerberding
28 1995–2003 — Richard L. McCormick
29 2003–2004 — Lee L. Huntsman
30 2004–2010 Mark Emmert
31 2010–2011 Phyllis Wise*
32 2011–2015 Michael K. Young
33 2015–Present Ana Mari Cauce

Timeline of University of Washington presidential terms
Presidents of the University of Washington
Ana Mari CauceMichael K. YoungPhyllis M. WiseMark A. EmmertRichard L. McCormickWilliam P. GerberdingCharles E. OdegaardHenry SchmitzRaymond B. AllenLee Paul SiegMatthew Lyle SpencerDavid ThomsonHenry SuzzalloThomas Franklin KaneFrank Pierrepont GravesMark Walrod HarringtonThomas Milton GatchGeorge Fred WhitworthGeorge Fred WhitworthAsa Shinn Mercer

See also

References
  1. "Washington State Employee Salaries". fiscal.wa.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. "University of Washington Presidents". Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  3. "Our Back Pages, June 95". www.washington.edu.
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