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President of The George Washington University
since 1 July 2023
AppointerGW Board of Trustees
Formation1821 (1821)
First holderWilliam Staughton
WebsiteOffice of the President

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."[1]

History

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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.[2]

Current President

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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.[3]

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, will take office on July 1, 2023.[4]

List

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Sources[5][6][7]

No. Image President[8] Term Notes
1 William Staughton 1821–1827
2 Stephen Chapin 1828–1841
3 Joel Smith Bacon 1843–1854
4 Joseph Getchell Binney 1855–1858
5 George W. Samson 1859–1871
6 James Clarke Welling 1871–1894
7 Beniah Longley Whitman 1895–1900
8 Charles W. Needham 1902–1910
9 Charles H. Stockton 1910–1918
10 William Miller Collier 1918–1921
11 William Mather Lewis 1923–1927
12 Cloyd H. Marvin 1927–1959
13 Thomas H. Carroll 1961–1964
14 Lloyd Hartman Elliott 1965–1988
15 Stephen Joel Trachtenberg August 1, 1988–July 31, 2007 [9]
16 Steven Knapp August 1, 2007–July 31, 2017 [10][11]
17 Thomas LeBlanc August 1, 2017–December 31, 2022 [12][13]
18 Mark S. Wrighton (interim) January 1, 2022–June 30, 2023 [14][15][16]
19 Ellen Granberg July 1, 2023–present [4]

References

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  1. ^ GW Overview | The George Washington University
  2. ^ "Past Presidents | Office of the President | The George Washington University". Office of the President. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. ^ Anderson, Nick (2023-01-11). "Ellen Granberg named president of GWU, the first woman to hold the job". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  4. ^ a b "Ellen Granberg, Ph.D., to Serve as 19th President of the George Washington University". GW Today. The George Washington University. January 11, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ^ "Past Presidents". George Washington University.
  6. ^ "Presidents of George Washington University". George Washington University.
  7. ^ "A Brief History of GW". George Washington University.
  8. ^ "List of Presidents of the George Washington University". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  9. ^ "Staff editorial: GW president resigns". The Eagle. April 2006.
  10. ^ Bialecki, Marissa (November 19, 2007). "GW inaugurates 16th president". The GW Hatchet.
  11. ^ "George Washington President Steven Knapp Announces Final Year". The George Washington University. June 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "Thomas LeBlanc Named 17th President of the George Washington University". GW Today. The George Washington University. January 6, 2017.
  13. ^ "George Washington U. president's 'rocky' term comes to an end". Washington Post. January 7, 2022.
  14. ^ Trivedi, Isha (September 10, 2021). "Interim president to replace LeBlanc in January as trustees postpone search". The GW Hatchet.
  15. ^ "Mark S. Wrighton to Become Interim President Jan. 1". GW Today. The George Washington University. September 13, 2021.
  16. ^ Salvosa, Ianne (June 23, 2023). "Wrighton's pivotal term comes to an end". The GW Hatchet.
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