The following is a complete list of presidents of Baldwin Wallace University. This list includes previous presidents under the school's past names Baldwin–Wallace College, Baldwin University, German Wallace College and Baldwin Institute.
Baldwin Institute # Name Term NotesReferences 1 1846–1855 The first principal, named in April 18462Owen Thornton Reeves1851–1853Principal of Baldwin Institute 3 1855–1870 Soon after becoming principal, a charter was granted establishing Baldwin University.
Baldwin University # Name Term NotesReferences 1 1856–1870 Namesake of a building on the north side of BW's campus, home to the Education Department 2 1870–1875 3 1875–1885 4 1886–1894 5 1894–1899 6 1899–1902 7 1902–1905 8 1905–1907 9 1908–1909 Acting President 10 1909–1911 11 1911–1913
German Wallace College # Name Term NotesReferences 1 1864–1893 2 1894–1908 Reimenschneider's son Albert is the founder of the BW Conservatory and BW Bach Festival, the first collegiate Bach festival in the nation. 3 1908–1910 4 1910–1913
Baldwin-Wallace College # Name Term NotesReferences 1 1913–1918 2 1918–1933 3 1934–1948 4 1949–1954 5 1955–1981 Namesake of Bonds Hall, which is located on BW's south side campus, and serves as the university's administration building 6 1981–1999 Namesake of Malicky Hall, which is located on BW's north side of campus, and serves as an academic building, as well as housing the Psychology, Sociology, and Political Science departments. 7 1999–2006 Namesake of "Goals of Enduring Questions: The Mark Collier Lecture Series" 8 2006–2012 Namesake of the Durst Welcome Center, which is located on BW's south side of campus and serves as the admissions office
Baldwin Wallace University # Name Term NotesReferences 1 2012–2024 2 Thomas Sutton 2024–2025 Acting President 3 2025–Present
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