List of presidents and chancellors of the University of Wisconsin–Madison

This is a list of presidents and chancellors of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

List of presidents

Image UW presidents Term start Term end 1 John Hiram Lathrop 1849 1858 2 Henry Barnard 1859 1861 3 John Whelan Sterling 1861 1867 4 Paul Chadbourne 1867 1870 5 John Hanson Twombly 1871 1874 6 John Bascom 1874 1887 7 Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin 1887 1892 8 Charles Kendall Adams 1892 1901 Acting Edward Asahel Birge 1901 1903 9 Charles R. Van Hise 1903 1918 10 Edward Asahel Birge 1918 1925 11 Glenn Frank 1925 1937 Acting George Sellery 1937 1937 12 Clarence Addison Dykstra July 1, 1937 January 1945 13 Edwin Broun Fred February 15, 1945 June 30, 1958 14 Conrad Elvehjem July 1, 1958 July 27, 1962 15 Fred Harvey Harrington July 1962 September 30, 1970 Acting Robert Clodius October 1, 1970 December 31, 1970 16 John Carrier Weaver January 1, 1971 October 11, 1971

List of chancellors In 1963, Fred Harvey Harrington reorganized the University of Wisconsin by creating one central administration, and separate administrations for each of the individual campuses (Madison, Milwaukee, and University Centers). Harrington remained the president of the central administration, while Robert Clodius became the acting provost of the Madison campus.

Image UW–Madison Chancellors Term start Term end Acting Robert Clodius March 8, 1963 August 31, 1964 1 Robben Wright Fleming September 1, 1964 1967 2 William H. Sewell 1967 1968 Acting Bryant Kearl July 1, 1968 September 12, 1968 3 Hugh Edwin Young September 13, 1968 1977 Acting Glenn Simpson Pound 1977 1977 4 Irving Shain 1977 1986 Acting Bernard Cecil Cohen 1987 1987 5 Donna Shalala 1988 1993 6 David Ward 1993 2000 7 John D. Wiley January 1, 2001 August 31, 2008 8 Carolyn "Biddy" Martin September 1, 2008 July 17, 2011 Interim David Ward July 18, 2011 July 21, 2013 9 Rebecca Blank July 22, 2013 May 31, 2022 Interim John Karl Scholz June 1, 2022 August 3, 2022 10 Jennifer Mnookin August 4, 2022 May 16, 2026 InterimEric WilcotsMay 17, 2026present

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References

Chancellors and Presidents of the University of Wisconsin–Madison