The following persons had led Michigan State University or one of its predecessors since 1857:
Presidents + Michigan State UniversityImagePresidentStart dateEnd datePresidents of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan (1855–1861) 1 Joseph R. Williams 1857 1859 2 Lewis R. Fiske 1859 1862Presidents of the State Agricultural College (1861–1909) 3 Theophilus C. Abbot 1862 1885 4 Edwin Willits 1885 1889 5 Oscar Clute 1889 1893 6 Lewis G. Gorton 1893 1895 7 Jonathan L. Snyder 1896 1915Presidents of Michigan Agricultural College (1909–1925) 8 Frank S. Kedzie 1915 1921 9 David Friday 1922 1923 10 Kenyon L. Butterfield 1924 1928Presidents of Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science (1925–1955) 11 Robert S. Shaw 1928 1941Presidents of Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science (1955–1964) 12 John A. Hannah 1941 1969Presidents of Michigan State University(1964–present) 13 Walter Adams 1969 1970 14 Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. 1970 1978 15 Edgar L. Harden 1978 1979 16 M. Cecil Mackey 1979 1985 17 John A. DiBiaggio July 1, 1985 August 31, 1992 18interim Gordon Guyer September 1, 1992 September 30, 1993 19 M. Peter McPherson October 1, 1993 December 31, 2004 20 Lou Anna K. Simon January 1, 2005 January 26, 2018 acting Bill Beekman January 26, 2018 February 4, 2018 interim John Engler February 5, 2018 January 17, 2019 acting Satish Udpa January 17, 2019 July 31, 2019 21 Samuel L. Stanley August 1, 2019 November 4, 2022 interim Teresa Woodruff November 5, 2022 March 3, 2024 22 Kevin Guskiewicz March 4, 2024TBD
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