Since the college's founding in 1846, Grinnell College has had thirteen presidents and seven temporary acting presidents. A college president is responsible for all aspects of the institution's internal and external affairs, including administrative and academic decision-making.[1]
While Iowa College, later renamed Grinnell College, did not have a president for the first years of its existence, after the Civil War, the trustees chose fellow trustee George Frederic Magoun to lead the institution as it matured. From his inauguration in 1865, Magoun served 19 years, the second-longest presidential tenure in the college's history.[2]
The current Grinnell College president is Anne F. Harris, who replaced president Raynard S. Kington to become the 14th president of the College on July 14, 2020.[3]
Presidents of the College
edit| President | Years | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Trustees of Iowa College | 1846–1865 | ||
| George Frederic Magoun |  |
1865–1884 | |
| Samuel J. Buck | 1884–1887 | (acting) | |
| George Augustus Gates |  |
1887–1900 | |
| John Hanson Thomas Main | 1900–1902 | (acting) | |
| Dan Freeman Bradley | 1902–1905 | ||
| John Hanson Thomas Main | 1905–1931 | (acting in first academic year) | |
| John Scholte Nollen | 1931–1940 | ||
| Samuel Nowell Stevens | 1940–1954 | ||
| Rupert Adam Hawk | 1954–1955 | (acting) | |
| Howard Rothmann Bowen | 1955–1964 | ||
| James Hartmann Stauss | 1964–1965 | (acting) | |
| Glenn Leggett | 1965–1975 | also President Emeritus of the College 1979–2003 | |
| A. Richard Turner | 1975–1979 | ||
| George A. Drake | 1979–1991 | also President Emeritus of the College 2005– | |
| Waldo S. Walker | 1987 | (acting) | |
| Pamela A. Ferguson | 1991–1997 | ||
| Charles L. Duke | 1998 | (acting) | |
| Russell K. Osgood | 1998–2010 | ||
| Raynard S. Kington |  |
2010–2020 | |
| Anne F. Harris[5] | 2020–present |
References
edit- ^ Grinnell College, Office of the President. "Office of the President" Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed May 17, 2008.
- ^ Jones, Alan. "A Brief History of Grinnell College"[permanent dead link], pp. 10-17. Accessed May 10, 2008.
- ^ Grinnell College. (July 14, 2020). "Anne F. Harris Named Grinnell's 14th President".
- ^ Grinnell College Catalog (May 26, 2021) "Presidents of the College".
- ^ https://www.grinnell.edu/about/leadership/president?avad=160597_f1be6ab75