The president of Case Western Reserve University is the principal executive office for Case Western Reserve University, located in Cleveland, Ohio.

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

Western Reserve College/University The following ten persons had served as president of Western Reserve College/University from 1830 to 1967:

ImagePresidentTerm startTerm end 1 Rev. Charles Backus Storrs 1830 June 26, 1833 2 Rev. George Edmond Pierce 1834 July 1855 3 Rev. Henry Lawrence Hitchcock July 1855 June 27, 1871 4 Rev. Carroll Cutler Fall 1871 June 23, 1886 5 Rev. Hiram Collins Haydn 1887 November 1890 6 Rev. Charles Franklin Thwing November 1890 November 11, 1921 7Acting Rev. James DeLong Williamson November 11, 1921 June 12, 1923 8 Rev. Robert Ernest Vinson June 13, 1923 December 4, 1933 Acting Winfred George Leutner December 4, 1933 June 11, 1934 9June 12, 1934 June 30, 1949 10 John Schoff Millis September 1, 1949 June 30, 1967

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Case School of Applied Science / Institute of Technology The following five persons had served as president of Case School of Applied Science / Institute of Technology from 1886 to 1967:

ImagePresidentTerm startTerm end 1 Cady Staley September 1, 1886 June 5, 1902 – Charles Sumner Howe November 3, 1902 May 31, 1903 2June 1, 1903 Summer 1929 3 William Elgein Wickenden September 1, 1929 August 31, 1947 4 Thomas Keith Glennan September 1, 1947 June 30, 1966 5 Robert Warren Morse September 1, 1966 June 30, 1967

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Case Western Reserve University The following persons had served as president of Case Western Reserve University since 1967:

ImagePresidentTerm startTerm end 1 Robert Warren Morse September 1, 1967 June 30, 1970 2 Louis Adelbert Toepfer September 13, 1970 June 30, 1980 3 David Vincent Ragone July 1, 1980 June 30, 1987 4 Agnar Pytte July 1, 1987 June 30, 1999 5 David Henry Auston July 1, 1999 April 27, 2001 6Interim James W. Wagner May 3, 2001 July 30, 2002 7 Edward M. Hundert August 1, 2002 June 2, 2006 8Interim Gregory L. Eastwood June 2, 2006 June 30, 2007 9 Barbara Rook Snyder July 1, 2007 September 30, 2020 10Interim Scott Cowen October 1, 2020June 30, 2021 11 Eric William Kaler July 1, 2021incumbent

Note: Unlike other academic institutions, Case Western Reserve University includes interim presidents in their official count of presidents. For example, Eric Kaler is considered their 11th president and not their 8th when interim leaders are excluded.

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See also List of Case Western Reserve University people

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