President of the University of Washington | |
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University of Washington | |
Residence | Hill-Crest |
Appointer | Board of Regents of the University of Washington |
Formation | November 4, 1861 |
First holder | Asa Mercer |
Salary | $714,300 [1] |
Website | Office of the President |
The President of the University of Washington is the chief administrator of the university.
The University of Washington is a public university in Seattle, Washington. Established in 1861 and originally known as the Territorial University of Washington, UW is the oldest public university in the state of Washington. The University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 140 departments, organized into various colleges and schools. With a total student enrollment of about 46,000, UW is one of the largest universities in the United States.
The longest-serving president of the university was William P. Gerberding, who held the office for sixteen years from 1979 to 1995.
The current president of the University of Washington is Ana Mari Cauce. Cauce served as the university's interim president before replacing the thirty-first president, Michael K. Young, and assuming her position as the university's permanent president on October 13, 2015. Cauce is the thirty-third president of the university. Twenty-five men and one woman have served as the university's permanent president, and six men and three women have served as its interim president pending the appointment of a permanent successor.
The following individuals have held the Office of President of the University of Washington. [2] There are gaps in the line of succession when the University was closed from 1867–1869 and part of 1874 and 1876 [3] Acting university presidents are marked with an asterisk.
Presidency | President | ||
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1 | 1861—1863 | Asa Mercer | |
2 | 1863—1866 | — | William Edward Barnard |
3 | 1866—1867 | George F. Whitworth | |
— | 1867—1869 | Office vacant | |
4 | 1869—1872 | — | John Henry Hall |
5 | 1872—1874 | — | Eugene Kincaid Hill |
6 | 1874 | — | Mary W. "May" Thayer* |
— | 1874 | Office vacant | |
7 | 1874–1876 | George F. Whitworth | |
— | 1876 | Office vacant | |
8 | 1877–1882 | — | Alexander Jay Anderson |
9 | 1882–1887 | — | Leonard Jackson Powell |
10 | 1887–1895 | Thomas Milton Gatch | |
11 | 1895–1897 | Mark Walrod Harrington | |
12 | 1897 | — | William Franklin Edwards |
13 | 1897–1898 | — | Charles Francis Reeves* |
13 | 1898–1902 | Frank Pierrepont Graves | |
14 | 1902–1914 | Thomas Franklin Kane | |
15 | 1914–1915 | — | Henry Landes* |
16 | 1915–1926 | Henry Suzzallo | |
17 | 1926–1927 | — | David Thomson* |
18 | 1927–1933 | — | Matthew Lyle Spencer |
19 | 1933–1934 | — | Hugo Winkenwerder* |
20 | 1934–1946 | — | Lee Paul Sieg |
21 | 1946–1951 | Raymond B. Allen | |
22 | 1952 | — | H.P. "Dick" Everest* |
23 | 1952–1958 | — | Henry Schmitz |
24 | 1958–1973 | — | Charles Odegaard |
25 | 1973–1974 | — | Philip W. Cartwright* |
26 | 1974–1979 | — | John R. Hogness |
27 | 1979–1995 | — | William P. Gerberding |
28 | 1995–2003 | Richard L. McCormick | |
29 | 2003–2004 | — | Lee L. Huntsman |
30 | 2004–2010 | Mark Emmert | |
31 | 2010–2011 | Phyllis Wise * | |
32 | 2011–2015 | Michael K. Young | |
33 | 2015–Present | Ana Mari Cauce |
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