The president of the George Washington University is the chief executive officer of the George Washington University, appointed by the GW Board of Trustees and charged "to establish the university's vision, oversee its teaching and research mission and guide its future."GW Overview | The George Washington University
The first President of what was then known as Columbian College was clergyman and Chaplain of the United States Senate, William Staughton. Although Columbian College was founded by prominent Baptists, its Congressional Charter forbade any religious restrictions for the University. As such, the Presidents of the University succeeding Staughton were not required to be Baptists. The Presidents of the George Washington University have been selected by its Board of Trustees.
The current president of the George Washington University is Ellen Granberg. University officials announced Granberg would succeed incumbent Mark S. Wrighton. Granberg took office on 1 July 2023. In January 2023, the university announced that Ellen Granberg had been selected to succeed Wrighton. Granberg, who will become the first woman to serve as president of George Washington University, took office on July 1, 2023.
List The following persons have served as president of George Washington University:
ImagePresidentTerm startTerm endPresidents of Columbian College (1821–1873)1 William Staughton182118272 Stephen Chapin182818413 Joel Smith Bacon184318544 Joseph Getchell Binney185518585 George W. Samson18591871Presidents of Columbian University (1873–1904)6 James Clarke Welling1871September 4, 1894actingSamuel Harrison Greene189418957 Beniah Longley Whitman18951900actingSamuel Harrison Greene19001902Presidents of George Washington University (1904–present)8 Charles W. Needham190219109 Charles H. Stockton1910191810 William Miller Collier19181921ad interimHoward Lincoln Hodgkins1921192311 William Mather Lewis1923192712 Cloyd H. Marvin19271959actingOswald Symister Colclough1959196113 Thomas H. Carroll1961July 27, 1964actingOswald Symister Colclough1964196514 Lloyd Hartman Elliott1965July 31, 198815 Stephen Joel TrachtenbergAugust 1, 1988July 31, 200716 Steven KnappAugust 1, 2007July 31, 201717 Thomas LeBlancAugust 1, 2017December 31, 202218interim Mark S. WrightonJanuary 1, 2022June 30, 202319 Ellen GranbergJuly 1, 2023present
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External links Presidents of the University, GW Libraries