Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York

The Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York is responsible for the general supervision of all educational activities within New York State, presiding over University of the State of New York and the New York State Education Department.

History

The board was established by statute on May 1, 1784. The members were divided into five classes: 1) ex officio members including the Governor of New York, the Lieutenant Governor of New York, the Secretary of State of New York, the New York Attorney General, and the Speaker of the New York State Assembly, the Mayor of New York City, the Mayor of Albany, New York, 2) two people from each of the then twelve existing counties, 3) one representative of each religious denomination in the state, chosen by their congregation, 4) founders of any college or school in the state (and their heirs or successors), and 5) representatives from selected colleges. ^[1]

The regents were spread across the state and getting a necessary quorum proved difficult given the size of the state and travel demands. On November 26, 1784, 33 additional members were appointed, twenty of them from New York City and affiliated with King's College (now known as Columbia University). This arrangement also proved ineffective, so on April 13, 1787, the legislature legislated the existing regents out of office, and a new set of regents was appointed: the governor and the lieutenant governor continued as ex officio members, and 19 regents were appointed for life. This legislation also shifted the regents' focus from Columbia to schools, colleges, and universities across the state. On April 8, 1842, the secretary of state was added again as an ex officio member, and on March 30, 1854, the superintendent of public instruction. Vacancies were filled by joint ballot of the state legislature. ^[2]

The regents were made a constitutional body, no longer defined by statute, in 1894. ^[3] In 1904, the board was reorganized again and the ex officio members were legislated out. The offices of superintendent of public instruction and secretary of the board of regents were abolished and the duties of both transferred to the commissioner of education, who "serves at the pleasure" of the board of regents. ^[4] The regents continued to be elected by joint ballot of the legislature. Eleven of the sitting 19 regents were chosen by the legislature to continue in office, and were classified to serve for different term lengths, so that every year one seat came up for election, for a full term. The number of board members was reduced to eight, one regent per New York State Judicial District (based on the 1876 Act establishing the districts. ^[5] ), plus three "at large" members.

1. New York (Manhattan) and Bronx (Bronx) Counties
2. Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Suffolk (Long Island), Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester (Yonkers) Counties (Hudson Valley)
3. Albany (Albany), Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster Counties (Capital District)
4. Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, Washington Counties (North Country)
5. Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga (Syracuse), Oswego Counties (Central Region)
6. Broome (Binghamton), Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins Counties (Southern Tier)
7. Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe (Rochester), Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates Counties (Finger Lakes)
8. Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie (Buffalo), Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming Counties (Western Region)

New regents members have been sworn in as districts were added and reconfigured.

• 1909: Francis M. Carpenter sworn in as the first regent from District 9 (Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester Counties)
• 1948: Cornelius W. Wickersham sworn in as the first regent from District 10 (Suffolk County)
• 1963: Joseph T. King sworn in as the first regent from District 11 (Queens)
• 1965: Max J. Rubin sworn in as the first 4th at-large member
• 1983: Jorge L. Batista sworn in as the first regent from District 12 (Bronx) and Norma Gluck was sworn in as the new District 1 regent
• 2009: Christine D. Cea sworn in as the first regent from District 13 (Staten Island)

Section 202 of the education laws of 1945 established that a regent could not serve past April 1 in the year following their 70th birthday or be a "trustee, president, principal, or any other officer of an institution belonged to the university." If either event occurred, the regent was expected to resign from the board. ^[6] This restriction was lifted in 1986 with the passage of a New York State law banning mandatory retirement ages in most sectors. ^[7]

Currently, 17 members serve, representing each of the 13 judicial districts plus 4 at-large members. Regents currently serve for a term of five years. The Regents have never received a salary and only their travel expenses are reimbursed.

List of Regents

Ex officio members who served from May 1, 1784 founding to April 13, 1787 reconfiguration

• George Clinton, Governor
• Pierre Van Cortlandt, Lieutenant Governor
• James Duane, Mayor of New York City
• Johannes Jacobse Beeckman, Mayor of Albany, until September 29, 1786
• Egbert Benson, Attorney General
• John Morin Scott, secretary of state, until September 14, 1784
• Lewis Allaire Scott, secretary of state, from October 23, 1784
• John Hathorn, Speaker, until October 12, 1784
• David Gelston, Speaker, October 12, 1784, to January 12, 1786
• John Lansing Jr., Speaker, January 12, 1786 to January 12, 1787; Mayor of Albany, January 12, 1787
• Richard Varick, Speaker, January 12, 1787
• Abraham Yates, President Pro Tempore of the NYS Senate, from October 18

Regents appointed on May 1, 1784 who served until the April 13, 1787 reconfiguration

• Henry Brockholst Livingston
• Robert Harpur
• Walter Livingston
• Christopher Yates
• Anthony Hoffman
• Cornelius Humfrey
• Lewis Morris
• Philip Pell
• Henry Wisner
• John Haring
• Christopher Tappen
• James Clinton
• Christopher P. Yates
• James Livingston
• Abraham Bancker
• John C. Dongan
• Matthew Clarkson
• Rutger Van Brunt
• James Townsend
• Thomas Lawrence
• Ezra L'Hommedieu
• Caleb Smith
• John Williams
• John McCrea

Regents added on November 12, 1784 who served until the April 13, 1787 reconfiguration

• John Jay
• Samuel Provost
• John Henry Livingston
• Rev. John Rodgers
• John Mason
• John Gano
• John Daniel Gros
• Johan Ch. Kunze
• Joseph Delaplain
• Gershom Seixas
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Laurance
• John Rutherford
• Morgan Lewis
• Leonard Lispenard
• John Cochran
• Charles McKnight
• Thomas Jones
• Malachi Trent
• Nicholas Romain
• Peter W. Yates
• Matthew Vischer
• Hunlock Woodruff
• George J. L. Doll
• John Vanderbilt
• Thomas Romain
• Samuel Buel
• Gilbert Livingston
• Nathan Kerr
• Ebenezer Lockwood
• John Lloyd Jr.
• Hermanus Garrison
• Ebenezer Russell

Regents Sworn In from April 13, 1787 to 1904 reconfiguration

Notes: Ex officio tenures are not mentioned if the officeholder was a full member at the same time.

Regent	Entered office	Notes	Left office	Notes
Egbert Benson	April 13, 1787	previously ex officio member	1802	resigned
Matthew Clarkson	April 13, 1787	re-appointed	April 25, 1825	died
George Clinton	April 13, 1787	ex officio as governor	June 30, 1795	term ended
John Jay	April 13, 1787	re-appointed	1790	resigned
	July 1, 1795	ex officio as governor	June 30, 1801	term ended
Nathan Kerr	April 13, 1787	re-appointed; AKA Nathan Carr	December 21, 1804	died
Andrew King	April 13, 1787		November 16, 1815	died
Ezra L'Hommedieu	April 13, 1787	re-appointed	September 27, 1811	died
William Linn	April 13, 1787	AKA William Lynn	January 8, 1808	died
James Livingston	April 13, 1787	re-appointed	1797	resigned
John McDonald	April 13, 1787		1796	resigned
Benjamin Moore	April 13, 1787		1802	resigned
Lewis Morris	April 13, 1787	re-appointed	January 22, 1798	died
John Rogers	April 13, 1787	re-appointed	May 7, 1811	died
Dirck Romeyn	April 13, 1787		1796	resigned
Ebenezer Russell	April 13, 1787	re-appointed	February 25, 1813	resigned
Philip Schuyler	April 13, 1787		November 18, 1804	died
Peter Silvester	April 13, 1787	AKA Peter Sylvester	October 15, 1808	died
Jonathan G. Tompkins	April 13, 1787	AKA Jonathan G. Thompkins	1808	resigned
Pierre Van Cortlandt	April 13, 1787	ex officio as lieutenant governor	June 30, 1795	term ended
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben	April 13, 1787	AKA Frederick William de Steuben	November 28, 1794	died
Eilardus Westerlo	April 13, 1787		December 26, 1790	died
Gulian Verplanck	March 30, 1790	replaced John Jay	November 20, 1799	died
Zephaniah Platt	January 15, 1791	replaced Eilardus Westerlo	September 12, 1807	died
James Watson	January 28, 1795	replaced Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben	May 15, 1806	died
Stephen Van Rensselaer	July 1, 1795	ex officio as lieutenant governor	June 30, 1801	term ended
James Cochran	February 18, 1796	replaced Dirck Romeyn	1820	resigned
Rev. Jonas Coe	March 24, 1796	replaced John McDonald		declined to take office
Abraham Van Vechten	January 11, 1797	replaced James Livingston	1823	resigned
Rev. Thomas Ellison	February 28, 1797	replaced Jonas Coe	April 26, 1802	died
Simeon De Witt	March 13, 1798	replaced Lewis Morris	December 3, 1834	died
James Kent	February 8, 1800	replaced Gulian Verplanck	April 1, 1816	vacated
George Clinton	July 1, 1801	ex officio as governor	June 30, 1804	term ended
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer	July 1, 1801	ex officio as lieutenant governor	June 30, 1804	term ended
John Tayler	February 1, 1802	replaced Egbert Benson	March 19, 1829	died
Henry Rutgers	February 15, 1802	replaced Benjamin Moore	1826	resigned
Charles Selden	February 18, 1803	replaced Thomas Ellison	1816	vacated
Morgan Lewis	July 1, 1804	ex officio as governor	June 30, 1807	term ended
John Broome	July 1, 1804	ex officio as lieutenant governor	August 8, 1810	died
Ambrose Spencer	January 28, 1805	replaced Philip Schuyler	1816	vacated
Lucas Elmendorf	January 28, 1805	replaced Nathan Kerr	1822	vacated
Elisha Jenkins	February 11, 1807	replaced James Watson	May 18, 1848	died
Daniel D. Tompkins	July 1, 1807	ex officio as governor	February 24, 1817	resigned
DeWitt Clinton	February 11, 1808	replaced William Linn	1825	resigned
	January 1, 1825	ex officio as governor	February 11, 1828	died
Peter Gansevoort	February 11, 1808	replaced Zephaniah Platt	July 2, 1812	died
Alexander Sheldon	February 11, 1808	replaced Jonathan G. Tompkins	1816	vacated
Nathan Smith	January 31, 1809	replaced Peter Silvester	1822	vacated
Solomon Southwick	February 28, 1812	replaced Ezra L'Hommedieu	1823	resigned
Joseph C. Yates	February 28, 1812	replaced John Rogers	1833	resigned
Smith Thompson	March 8, 1813	replaced Peter Gansevoort	1819	resigned
John Woodworth	March 8, 1813	replaced Ebenezer Russell	1822	resigned
Martin Van Buren	March 4, 1816	replaced Andrew King	1829	resigned
John De Witt	January 28, 1817	replaced Alexander Sheldon	1823	resigned
Nathan Williams	January 28, 1817	replaced Ambrose Spencer	1824	vacated
John Lansing Jr.	January 28, 1817	replaced James Kent	December 12, 1829	disappeared
Samuel Young	January 28, 1817	replaced Charles Selden	1835	resigned
Philetus Swift	February 1817	ex officio as acting lieutenant governor	June 30, 1817	term ended
Stephen Van Rensselaer	March 16, 1819	replaced Smith Thompson	January 26, 1839	died
William A. Duer	February 1, 1820	replaced James Cochran	1824	vacated
Harmanus Bleecker	February 7, 1822	replaced Nathan Smith	1834	resigned
James Thompson	February 7, 1822	replaced Lucas Elmendorf	1845	died
Erastus Root	January 1, 1823	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1824	term ended
Samuel A. Talcott	February 15, 1823	replaced John Woodworth	1829	resigned
James King	February 15, 1823	replaced Abraham Van Vechten	1841	died
Peter Wendell	February 15, 1823	replaced Solomon Southwick	1849	died
William L. Marcy	April 9, 1823	replaced John De Witt	1828	resigned
Robert Troup	February 13, 1824	replaced William A. Duer	1827	resigned
Peter B. Porter	February 13, 1824	replaced Nathan Williams	1830	resigned
James Tallmadge Jr.	January 1, 1825	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1826	term ended
John Greig	January 12, 1825	replaced DeWitt Clinton	April 9, 1858	died
Jesse Buel	January 26, 1826	replaced Henry Rutgers	October 8, 1839	died
Gulian C. Verplanck	January 26, 1826	replaced Matthew Clarkson	March 18, 1870	died
Nathaniel Pitcher	January 1, 1827	ex officio as lieutenant governor	February 11, 1828	became Governor
	February 11, 1828	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1828	term ended
Edward P. Livingston	February 20, 1827	replaced Robert Troup	1831	resigned
	January 1, 1831	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1832	term ended
Peter R. Livingston	February 1828	ex officio as acting lieutenant governor	October 17, 1828	successor elected
Benjamin F. Butler	February 29, 1828	replaced William L. Marcy	1832	resigned
Charles Dayan	October 17, 1828	ex officio as acting lieutenant governor	December 31, 1828	term ended
Enos T. Throop	January 1, 1829	ex officio as lieutenant governor	March 12, 1829	became Governor
	March 12, 1829	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1832	term ended
Charles Stebbins	March 1829	ex officio as acting lieutenant governor	December 31, 1829	term ended
Gerrit Y. Lansing	March 31, 1829	replaced Martin Van Buren	January 3, 1862	died
John Keyes Paige	March 31, 1829	replaced Samuel A. Talcott	1857	died
John Sudam	March 31, 1829	replaced John Tayler	April 13, 1835	died
William M. Oliver	January 5, 1830	ex officio as acting lieutenant governor	December 31, 1830	term ended
John P. Cushman	April 2, 1830	replaced John Lansing Jr.	1834	resigned
John Tracy	April 2, 1830	replaced Peter B. Porter	1833	resigned
	January 1, 1833	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1838	term ended
John Adams Dix	March 23, 1831	replaced Edward P. Livingston	1846	resigned
John L. Viele	February 6, 1832	replaced Benjamin F. Butler	October 19, 1832	died
William L. Marcy	January 1, 1833	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1838	term ended
William Campbell	February 5, 1833	replaced John Tracy	October 27, 1844	died
Erastus Corning	February 5, 1833	replaced John L. Viele	April 9, 1872	died
Prosper M. Wetmore	April 4, 1833	replaced Joseph C. Yates	March 16, 1876	died
James McKown	April 17, 1834	replaced Harmanus Bleecker	1847	died
John Lorimer Graham	April 17, 1834	replaced John P. Cushman	1864	resigned
Amasa J. Parker	January 20, 1835	replaced Simeon De Witt	1844	resigned
John McLean Jr.	April 8, 1835	replaced Samuel Young	December 5, 1858	died
Washington Irving	May 9, 1835	replaced John Sudam	1842	resigned
William H. Seward	January 1, 1839	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1842	term ended
Luther Bradish	January 1, 1839	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1842	term ended
Joseph Russell	February 18, 1839	replaced Stephen Van Rensselaer	1844	resigned
John C. Spencer	February 28, 1840	replaced Jesse Buel	1844	vacated
Gideon Hawley	February 1, 1842	replaced James King	July 17, 1870	died
David Buel	March 24, 1842	replaced Washington Irving	August 16, 1860	died
Samuel Young	April 8, 1842	ex officio as secretary of state	February 8, 1845	successor elected
William C. Bouck	January 1, 1843	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1844	term ended
Daniel S. Dickinson	January 1, 1843	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1844	term ended
James S. Wadsworth	May 4, 1844	replaced Amasa J. Parker	May 8, 1864	died
John V. L. Pruyn	May 4, 1844	replaced John C. Spencer	November 21, 1877	died
Silas Wright	January 1, 1845	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1846	term ended
Addison Gardiner	January 1, 1845	ex officio as lieutenant governor	June 1847	resigned
William C. Bouck	February 3, 1845	replaced Joseph Russell	1847	vacated
Martin Van Buren	February 3, 1845	replaced William Campbell	1845	resigned
Nathaniel S. Benton	February 8, 1845	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1847	term ended
Jabez D. Hammond	May 10, 1845	replaced Martin Van Buren	August 18, 1855	died
John L. O'Sullivan	February 2, 1846	replaced John Adams Dix	1855	resigned
Robert Campbell	February 2, 1846	replaced James Thompson	July 16, 1870	died
John Young	January 1, 1847	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1848	term ended
Rev. Samuel Luckey D.D.	May 6, 1847	replaced William C. Bouck	October 11, 1869	died
Albert Lester	July 1847	ex officio as acting lieutenant governor	December 31, 1847	term ended
Robert G. Rankin	September 27, 1847	replaced James McKown	August 29, 1878	died
Hamilton Fish	January 1, 1848	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1848	term ended
	January 1, 1849	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1850	term ended
Christopher Morgan	January 1, 1848	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1851	term ended
George W. Patterson	January 1, 1849	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1850	term ended
Philip S. Van Rensselaer	February 6, 1849	replaced Elisha Jenkins	1856	resigned
Washington Hunt	January 1, 1851	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1852	term ended
Sanford E. Church	January 1, 1851	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1854	term ended
John N. Campbell	March 18, 1851	replaced Peter Wendell	March 27, 1864	died
Henry S. Randall	January 1, 1852	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1853	term ended
Horatio Seymour	January 1, 1853	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1854	term ended
Elias W. Leavenworth	January 1, 1854	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1855	term ended
Victor M. Rice	March 30, 1854	ex officio as superintendent of public instruction	April 7, 1857	successor elected
Myron H. Clark	January 1, 1855	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1856	term ended
Henry J. Raymond	January 1, 1855	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1856	term ended
Erastus C. Benedict	March 21, 1855	replaced John L. O'Sullivan	October 22, 1880	died
Joel T. Headley	January 1, 1856	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1857	term ended
George W. Clinton	March 6, 1856	replaced Jabez D. Hammond	September 7, 1885	died
Robert Kelly	March 6, 1856	replaced Philip S. Van Rensselaer	1856	died
John A. King	January 1, 1857	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1858	term ended
Henry R. Selden	January 1, 1857	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1858	term ended
Rev. Isaac Parks D.D.	April 7, 1857	replaced Robert Kelly	April 15, 1869	died
Henry H. Van Dyck	April 7, 1857	ex officio as superintendent of public instruction	April 16, 1861	resigned
Gideon J. Tucker	January 1, 1858	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1859	term ended
Lorenzo Burrows	February 16, 1858	replaced John Keyes Paige	March 6, 1885	died
William Cullen Bryant	April 15, 1858	replaced John Greig		declined to take office
Edwin D. Morgan	January 1, 1859	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1862	term ended
Rev. George B. Cheever D.D.	March 29, 1859	replaced William Cullen Bryant	1861	vacated
Robert S. Hale	March 29, 1859	replaced John McLean Jr.	December 14, 1881	died
David R. Floyd-Jones	January 1, 1860	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1861	term ended
J. Carson Brevoort	February 5, 1861	replaced George B. Cheever	1885	resigned
Elias W. Leavenworth	February 5, 1861	replaced David Buel	November 25, 1887	died
Emerson W. Keyes	April 16, 1861	ex officio as acting superintendent of public instruction	January 30, 1862	successor elected
Horatio Ballard	January 1, 1862	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1863	term ended
George R. Perkins	January 30, 1862	replaced Gerrit Y. Lansing	August 22, 1876	died
Victor M. Rice	January 30, 1862	ex officio as superintendent of public instruction	April 7, 1868	term ended
Horatio Seymour	January 1, 1863	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1864	term ended
David R. Floyd-Jones	January 1, 1863	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1864	term ended
Chauncey M. Depew	January 1, 1864	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1865	term ended
George William Curtis	April 12, 1864	replaced John Lorimer Graham	August 31, 1892	died
Alexander S. Johnson	April 12, 1864	replaced John N. Campbell	December 1873	resigned
Thomas G. Alvord	January 1, 1865	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1866	term ended
Reuben Fenton	January 1, 1865	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1868	term ended
William H. Goodwin	January 24, 1865	replaced James S. Wadsworth	February 17, 1876	died
Francis C. Barlow	January 1, 1866	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1867	term ended
Stewart L. Woodford	January 1, 1867	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1868	term ended
Homer A. Nelson	January 1, 1868	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1871	term ended
Abram B. Weaver	April 7, 1868	ex officio as superintendent of public instruction	April 7, 1874	term ended
John T. Hoffman	January 1, 1869	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1872	term ended
Allen C. Beach	January 1, 1869	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1872	term ended
John Augustus Griswold	April 29, 1869	replaced Isaac Parks	October 31, 1872	died
Francis Kernan	February 10, 1870	replaced Samuel Luckey	September 7, 1892	died
Oswald Ottendorfer	April 14, 1870	replaced Gulian C. Verplanck	1873	resigned
John L. Lewis	February 8, 1871	replaced Gideon Hawley	1890	died
Horatio G. Warner	February 8, 1871	replaced Robert Campbell	February 12, 1876	died
G. Hilton Scribner	January 1, 1872	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1873	term ended
Henry R. Pierson	April 24, 1872	replaced Erastus Corning	January 1, 1890	died
John Adams Dix	January 1, 1873	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1874	term ended
John C. Robinson	January 1, 1873	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1874	term ended
Martin I. Townsend	April 24, 1873	replaced John Augustus Griswold	March 8, 1903	died
James W. Booth	May 14, 1873	replaced Oswald Ottendorfer	September 14, 1876	died
Diedrich Willers Jr.	January 1, 1874	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1875	term ended
Anson Judd Upson	February 11, 1874	replaced Alexander S. Johnson	June 15, 1902	died
Neil Gilmour	April 7, 1874	ex officio as superintendent of public instruction	April 7, 1883	term ended
Samuel J. Tilden	January 1, 1875	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1876	term ended
William Dorsheimer	January 1, 1875	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1879	term ended
John Bigelow	January 1, 1876	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1877	term ended
Augustus C. George	March 9, 1876	replaced William H. Goodwin	1877	resigned
William L. Bostwick	March 9, 1876	replaced Horatio G. Warner	September 22, 1896	died
John Adams Dix	March 29, 1876	replaced Prosper M. Wetmore	1877	resigned
Lucius Robinson	January 1, 1877	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1879	term ended
Chauncey M. Depew	January 31, 1877	replaced James W. Booth	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Charles E. Fitch	January 31, 1877	replaced George R. Perkins	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Orris H. Warren	April 11, 1877	replaced Augustus C. George	November 23, 1901	died
Allen C. Beach	January 1, 1878	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1879	term ended
Leslie W. Russell	January 17, 1878	replaced John V. L. Pruyn	September 1891	resigned
Whitelaw Reid	January 17, 1878	replaced John Adams Dix	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Charles Emory Smith	January 22, 1879	replaced Robert G. Rankin	1880	resigned
Alonzo B. Cornell	January 1, 1880	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1882	term ended
George G. Hoskins	January 1, 1880	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1882	term ended
Joseph B. Carr	January 1, 1880	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1885	term ended
William H. Watson	February 2, 1881	replaced Erastus C. Benedict	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Henry E. Turner	February 2, 1881	replaced Charles Emory Smith	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Grover Cleveland	January 1, 1883	ex officio as governor	January 6, 1865	resigned
David B. Hill	January 1, 1883	ex officio as lieutenant governor	January 6, 1885	became Governor
	January 6, 1885	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1891	term ended
St. Clair McKelway	January 10, 1883	replaced Robert S. Hale	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
William B. Ruggles	April 7, 1883	ex officio as superintendent of public instruction	January 1, 1886	resigned
Dennis McCarthy	January 6, 1885	ex officio as acting lieutenant governor	December 31, 1885	term ended
Hamilton Harris	March 18, 1885	replaced J. Carson Brevoort	December 14, 1900	died
Daniel Beach	March 18, 1885	replaced Lorenzo Burrows	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
James E. Morrison	January 1, 1886	ex officio as acting superintendent of public instruction	April 7, 1886	term ended
Frederick Cook	January 1, 1886	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1889	term ended
Edward F. Jones	January 1, 1886	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1891	term ended
Willard A. Cobb	February 2, 1886	replaced George W. Clinton	1895	resigned
Andrew S. Draper	April 7, 1886	ex officio as superintendent of public instruction	April 7, 1892	term ended
Carroll E. Smith	January 24, 1888	replaced Elias W. Leavenworth	August 21, 1903	died
Frank Rice	January 1, 1890	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1893	term ended
Pliny T. Sexton	April 15, 1890	replaced John L. Lewis	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
T. Guilford Smith	April 15, 1890	replaced Henry R. Pierson	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Roswell P. Flower	January 1, 1892	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1894	term ended
William F. Sheehan	January 1, 1892	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1894	term ended
William Croswell Doane	February 10, 1892	replaced Leslie W. Russell	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
James F. Crooker	April 7, 1892	ex officio as superintendent of public instruction	April 7, 1895	term ended
Francis McNeirny	April 10, 1893	replaced Francis Kernan	January 2, 1894	died
Lewis A. Stimson	April 10, 1893	replaced George William Curtis	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
John Palmer	January 1, 1894	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1898	term ended
Sylvester Malone	March 29, 1894	replaced Francis McNeirny	December 29, 1899	died
Levi P. Morton	January 1, 1895	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1896	term ended
Charles T. Saxton	January 1, 1895	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1896	term ended
Charles R. Skinner	April 7, 1895	ex officio as superintendent of public instruction	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Albert Vander Veer	February 13, 1895	replaced Willard A. Cobb	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Frank S. Black	January 1, 1897	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1898	term ended
Timothy L. Woodruff	January 1, 1897	ex officio as lieutenant governor	December 31, 1902	term ended
Chester S. Lord	January 20, 1897	replaced William L. Bostwick	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Theodore Roosevelt	January 1, 1899	ex officio as governor	December 31, 1900	term ended
John T. McDonough	January 1, 1899	ex officio as secretary of state	December 31, 1902	term ended
Thomas A. Hendrick	April 3, 1900	replaced Sylvester Malone	1904	resigned
Benjamin B. Odell Jr.	January 1, 1901	ex officio as governor	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Robert C. Pruyn	February 13, 1901	replaced Hamilton Harris	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
William Nottingham	February 27, 1902	replaced Orris H. Warren	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Frank W. Higgins	January 1, 1903	ex officio as lieutenant governor	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
John F. O'Brien	January 1, 1903	ex officio as secretary of state	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Charles A. Gardiner	January 21, 1903	replaced Anson Judd Upson	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Charles Spencer Francis	April 22, 1903	replaced Martin I. Townsend	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Eugene A. Philbin	March 2, 1904	replaced Carroll E. Smith	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office
Edward Lauterbach	March 2, 1904	replaced Thomas A. Hendrick	March 31, 1904	legislated out of office

Regents Sworn in Since the April 1, 1904 reconfiguration

Regent	Entered office	Notes	Left office	Notes	Judicial District
Eugene A. Philbin	April 1, 1904	appointed to serve 5 years	April 17, 1913	resigned	1st
St. Clair McKelway	April 1, 1904	appointed to serve 2 years	July 16, 1915	died	2nd
Charles Spencer Francis	April 1, 1904	appointed to serve 11 years	April 20, 1906	resigned	3rd
Albert Vander Veer	April 1, 1904	appointed to serve 1 year	April 1, 1905	term ended	3rd
	April 25, 1906	replaced Charles Spencer Francis	February 9, 1927	term ended
William Nottingham	April 1, 1904	appointed to serve 3 years	January 23, 1921	died	5th
Daniel Beach	April 1, 1904	appointed to serve 4 years	February 22, 1913	died	6th
Pliny T. Sexton	April 1, 1904	appointed to serve 10 years	September 5, 1924	died	7th
T. Guilford Smith	April 1, 1904	appointed to serve 8 years	February 21, 1912	died	8th
Charles A. Gardiner	April 1, 1904	appointed to serve 6 years	April 23, 1909	died	At Large Seat 1
Edward Lauterbach	April 1, 1904	appointed to serve 7 years	March 31, 1911	term ended	At Large Seat 2
Whitelaw Reid	April 1, 1904	appointed to serve 9 years	December 15, 1912	died	At Large Seat 3
Lucian L. Shedden	April 1, 1905	replaced Albert Vander Veer	January 17, 1912	died	4th
Francis M. Carpenter	April 1, 1909	seat added	May 12, 1919	died	9th
Chester S. Lord	April 28, 1909	replaced Charles A. Gardiner	August 1, 1933	died	At Large Seat 1
Abram I. Elkus	April 1, 1911	replaced Edward Lauterbach	November 24, 1919	resigned	At Large Seat 2
Lucius N. Littauer	February 14, 1912	replaced Lucian L. Shedden	February 26, 1914	resigned	4th
Adelbert Moot	April 1, 1912	replaced T. Guilford Smith	September 12, 1929	died	8th
Charles B. Alexander	February 12, 1913	replaced Whitelaw Reid	February 7, 1927	died	At Large Seat 3
Andrew J. Shipman	May 1913	replaced Eugene A. Philbin	October 17, 1915	died	1st
John D. Moore	March 26, 1913	replaced Daniel Beach	March 31, 1919	term ended	6th
Walter Guest Kellogg	March 10, 1914	replaced Lucius N. Littauer	October 17, 1929	resigned	4th
William Berri	February 8, 1916	replaced St. Clair McKelway	April 19, 1917	died	2nd
James Byrne	February 8, 1916	replaced Andrew J. Shipman	July 30, 1937	Resigned	1st
Herbert L. Bridgman	May 2, 1917	replaced William Berri	September 24, 1924	died	2nd
Thomas J. Mangan	April 1, 1919	replaced John Moore	May 19, 1947	term ended	6th
William J. Wallin	February 12, 1920	replaced Francis M. Carpenter	March 31, 1957	retired	9th
William A. Bondy	February 12, 1920	replaced Abram I. Elkus	March 31, 1935	term ended	At Large Seat 2
William P. Baker	February 9, 1921	replaced William Nottingham	January 8, 1930	died	5th
Robert W. Higbie	February 11, 1925	replaced Herbert L. Bridgman	June 20, 1936	died	2nd
Roland B. Woodward	February 11, 1925	replaced Pliny T. Sexton	December 27, 1946	died	7th
Florence Gibb Pratt	March 17, 1929	replaced Charles B. Alexander; First woman regent	January 2, 1935	died	At Large Seat 3
William Leland Thompson	February 9, 1927	Replaced Albert Vander Veer	March 31, 1951	term ended	3rd
John Lord O'Brian	February 12, 1930	replaced Adelbert Mort	October 21, 1946	resigned	8th
Grant C. Madill	February 12, 1930	replaced Walter Guest Kellogg	March 26, 1943	resigned	4th
George Hopkins Bond	April 1, 1930	replaced William P. Baker	February 5, 1953	resigned	5th
Owen D. Young	February 14, 1934	replaced Chester S. Lord	March 31, 1946	term ended	At Large Seat 1
Susan Brandeis Gilbert	February 13, 1935	replaced Florence Gibb Pratt	March 31, 1949	term ended	At Large Seat 3
Christopher C. Mollenhauer	April 1, 1935	replaced William Bondy	March 31, 1947	term ended	At Large Seat 2
George J. Ryan	February 10, 1937	replaced Robert W. Higbie	March 31, 1941	term ended	2nd
Gordon Knox Bell	February 9, 1938	replaced James Byrne	April 1, 1944	term ended	1st
W. Kingsland Macy	April 1, 1941	replaced George J. Ryan	March 31, 1948	new seat created	2nd
	March 31, 1948	seat added	March 31, 1953	term ended	10th
John P. Myers	February 9, 1944	replaced Grant C. Madill	March 31, 1957	year of his 70th birthday	4th
Stanley Brady	April 1, 1944	replaced Gordon Knox Bell	December 31, 1948	resigned	1st
Edward R. Eastman	April 1, 1946	replaced Owen D. Young	March 31, 1956	year of his 70th birthday	At Large Seat 1
Welles V. Moot	February 12, 1947	replaced John Lord O'Brian	March 31, 1956	year of his 70th birthday	8th
Caroline Werner Gannett	February 12, 1947	replaced Roland B. Woodward	March 31, 1964	resigned	7th
Roger W. Straus	April 1, 1947	replaced Christopher C. Mollenhauer	July 28, 1957	died	At Large Seat 2
George L. Hinman	February 11, 1948	replaced Thomas J. Mangan	September 13, 1950	resigned	6th
Dominick F. Maurillo	March 3, 1948	replaced W. Kingsland Macy	September 7, 1962	resigned	2nd
John F. Brosnan	February 9, 1949	Replaced Stanley Brady	April 1, 1961	year of his 70th birthday	1st
Jacob L. Holtzmann	April 1, 1949	replaced Susan Brandeis Gilbert	March 31, 1958	year of his 70th birthday	At Large Seat 3
Edgar W. Couper	February 14, 1951	replaced George L. Hinman	April 1, 1968	retired	6th
Alexander J. Allan Jr.	February 14, 1951	replaced William Leland Thompson	April 1, 1978	term ended	3rd
Elwyn L. Smith	February 25, 1953	replaced George Hopkins Bond	April 1, 1954	term ended	5th
Cornelius W. Wickersham	April 1, 1953	seat added	March 31, 1955	year of his 70th birthday	10th
Thad L. Collum	April 1, 1954	replaced Elwyn L. Smith	January 31, 1967	term ended	5th
George L. Hubbell Jr.	April 1, 1955	replaced Cornelius W. Wickersham	March 31, 1965	year of his 70th birthday	10th
T. Norman Hurd	April 1, 1956	replaced Edward R. Eastman	December 12, 1958	resigned	At Large Seat 1
Charles W. Millard Jr.	April 1, 1956	replaced Welles V. Moot	March 31, 1974	year of his 70th birthday	8th
Chester H. Lang	April 1, 1957	replaced John P. Myers	June 15, 1961	died	4th
Everett J. Penny	April 1957	replaced William J. Wallin	March 31, 1974	year of his 70th birthday	9th
Carl H. Pforzheimer Jr.	February 12, 1958	replaced Roger W. Straus	March 31, 1978	year of his 70th birthday	At Large Seat 2
Edward M. M. Warburg	April 1, 1958	replaced Jacob L. Holtzmann	March 31, 1975	term ended	At Large Seat 3
J. Carlton Corwith	February 3, 1959	replaced T. Norman Hurd	December 7, 1966	died	At Large Seat 1
Allen D. Marshall	February 6, 1961	replaced Chester H. Lang	March 31, 1965	term ended	4th
Joseph W. McGovern	February 7, 1961	replaced John F. Brosnan	March 31, 1975	resigned	1st
Joseph T. King	February 4, 1963	seat added	March 1, 1974	resigned	11th
	March 31, 1974	replaced Max J. Rubin	March 31, 1976	retired	At Large Seat 4
Paul R. Falco	April 3, 1963	replaced Dominick F. Maurillo	May 1, 1963	died	2nd
Joseph C. Indelicato	February 4, 1964	replaced Paul Falco	March 31, 1977	resigned	2nd
Helen B. Power	April 1, 1964	replaced Caroline Werner Gannett	March 10, 1975	resigned	7th
Francis W. McGinley	March 30, 1965	replaced Allen D Marshall	March 31, 1976	year of his 70th birthday	4th
John I. Snyder	April 1, 1965	replaced George L. Hubboll Jr.	March 31, 1966	term ended	10th
George D. Weinstein	June 23, 1965	replaced John I. Snyder	March 5, 1969	died	10th
Max J. Rubin	June 23, 1965	seat added	June 3, 1973	resigned	At Large Seat 4
Kenneth B. Clark	February 8, 1966	replaced J. Carlton Corwith; first African-American regent	March 31, 1986	term ended	At Large Seat 1
Stephen Kemp Bailey	February 21, 1967	replaced Thad Collum	April 30, 1973	resigned	5th
Harold E. Newcomb	February 3, 1969	replaced Edward Couper	March 31, 1982	year of his 70th birthday	6th
Theodore Michael Black	April 23, 1969	replaced George D. Weinstein	April 1, 1980	retired	10th
Willard A. Genrich	April 1, 1973	replaced Charles W. Millard Jr.	March 31, 1995	Removed by legislature [8]	8th
Emlyn I. Griffith	May 23, 1973	replaced Stephen Kemp Bailey	March 31, 1996	retired	5th
Genevieve Sanchez Klein	March 26, 1974	replaced Joseph T. King	April 1, 1977	term ended	11th
William Jovanovich	March 31, 1974	replaced Everett J. Penny	March 31, 1977	resigned	9th
Mary Alice Kendall	April 1, 1975	replaced Helen B. Power; nomination was contested [9]	March 31, 1983	term ended	7th
Louis E. Yavner	April 1, 1975	Edward M. M. Warburg; nomination was contested [9]	March 31, 1981	resigned	At Large Seat 3
Laura Bradley Chodos	April 1, 1976	replaced Francis W. McGinley	March 31, 1993	term ended	4th
Joseph R. Bongiorno	April 1, 1977	replaced Joseph C. Indelicato	May 3, 1980	died	2nd
Martin C. Barell	April 1, 1976	replaced Joseph W. King	January 13, 1993	died	At Large Seat 4
Louise P. Matteoni	March 31, 1977	replaced Genevieve Sanchez Klein	March 31, 1998	term ended	11th
Jorge L. Batista	April 1, 1975	replaced Joseph W. McGovern; nomination was contested [9]	March 1, 1983	term ended	1st
	April 1, 1983	seat added	March 31, 1998	term ended	12th
J. Edward Meyer	March 8, 1977	replaced William Jovanovich; longest serving regent	March 31, 2000	retired	9th
Arlene B. Reed-Delaney	April 5, 1978	replaced Alexander J. Allan Jr.; First African-American woman	September 30, 1980	resigned	3rd
R. Carlos Carballada	April 5, 1978	replaced Carl H. Pforzheimer Jr	March 31, 1999	term ended	At Large Seat 2
Floyd S. Linton	April 1, 1980	replaced Theodore Michael Black	March 31, 1995	Removed by legislature [8]	10th
Mimi Levin Lieber	May 19, 1981	replaced Louis E. Yavner	March 31, 1995	term ended	At Large Seat 3
Shirley C. Brown	May 19, 1981	replaced Arlene B. Reed-Delaney	July 20, 1995	resigned	3rd
Salvatore J. Sclafani	May 19, 1981	replaced Joseph R. Bongiorno	March 31, 1988	term ended	2nd
Adelaide L. Sanford	March 25, 1986	replaced Kenneth B. Clark	March 31, 2007	retired	At Large Seat 1
Thomas Frey	April 1, 1983	replaced Mary Alice Kendall	December 31, 1987	resigned	7th
Norma Gluck	March 31, 1983	seat added (district reconfigured)	March 31, 1997	term ended	1st
Robert M. Best	April 1, 1982	replaced Harold Newcomb	January 8, 1984	resigned	Binghamton
Walter Cooper	April 1, 1988	replaced Thomas Frey	March 31, 1997	retired	7th
Gerald J. Lustig	April 1, 1988	replaced Salvatore J. Sclafani	February 11, 1991	died	2nd
Carl T. Hayden	March 31, 1990	replaced James McCabe, Sr.	March 31, 2002	retired	6th
Diane O’Neill McGivern	March 31, 1991	replaced Gerald J. Lustig	March 31, 2005	retired	2nd
Saul B. Cohen	March 1, 1993	replaced Martin C. Barell	December 1, 2010	retired	At Large Seat 4
James C. Dawson	March 1, 1993	Laura Bradley Chodos	March 31, 2015	term ended	4th
Robert M. Bennett	April 1, 1995	replaced William Genrich	March 31, 2015	term ended	8th
Robert M. Johnson	April 1, 1995	replaced Floyd S. Linton	May 15, 2004	resigned	10th
Peter M. Pryor	April 1, 1996	replaced Shirley C. Brown	March 31, 1999	retired	3rd
Anthony S. Bottar	April 5, 1996	replaced Emlyn Griffith	March 31, 2016	term ended	5th
Merryl Tisch	April 1, 1996	replaced Mimi Levin Lieber	March 31, 2016	retired	At Large Seat 3
Harold O. Levy	April 1, 1997	replaced Norma Gluck	January 1, 2000	resigned	1st
Ena L. Farley	April 1, 1997	replaced Walter Cooper	March 31, 2002	term ended	7th
Geraldine D. Chapey	April 1, 1998	replaced Louise Matteoni	November 1, 2014	resigned	11th
Ricardo E. Oquendo	April 1, 1998	replaced Jorge L. Batista	March 31, 2000	resigned	12th
Arnold B. Gardner	April 1, 1999	replaced R. Carlos Carballada	March 31, 2009	term ended	At Large Seat 2
Eleanor Powell Bartlett	April 1, 1999	replaced Peter M. Pryor	July 15, 2000	resigned	3rd
Charlotte K. Frank	April 1, 2000	replaced Harold O. Levy	March 31, 2002	term ended	1st
Harry Phillips III	April 1, 2000	replaced J. Edward Meyer	March 31, 2014	retired	9th
Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez	April 1, 2001	replaced Ricardo E. Oquendo	December 31, 2007	resigned	12th
Joseph E. Bowman	April 1, 2001	replaced Eleanor Powell Bartlett	June 15, 2010	resigned	3rd
Milton L. Cofield	April 1, 2002	replaced Ena L. Farley	March 31, 2011	term ended	7th
James R. Tallon Jr.	April 1, 2002	replaced Carl Hayden	March 31, 2017	term ended	6th
Judith O. Rubin	April 1, 2002	replaced Charlotte K. Frank	December 31, 2003	resigned	1st
John Brademas	April 1, 2004	replaced Judith O. Rubin	March 31, 2007	term ended	1st
Carol Bellamy	April 1, 2005	replaced Diane O’Neill McGivern	February 2006 (?)	resigned	2nd
Roger B. Tilles	April 1, 2005	replaced Robert M. Johnson	March 31, 2025	currently serving	10th
Karen Brooks Hopkins	April 1, 2006	replaced Carol Bellamy	March 31, 2011	term ended	2nd
Charles R. Bendit	April 1, 2007	replaced John Brademas	April 1, 2016	resigned	1st
Natalie Gomez-Velez	April 1, 2007	replaced Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez	March 31, 2008	term ended	12th
Lester W. Young Jr.	May 6, 2008	replaced Adelaide L. Sanford	March 31, 2025	currently serving	At Large Seat 1
Betty A. Rosa	April 1, 2008	replaced Natalie Gomez-Hopkins	August 1, 2020	resigned	12th
Christine D. Cea	April 1, 2009	seat added	March 31, 2024	currently serving	13th
Wade S. Norwood	April 1, 2009	replaced Arnold B. Gardner	March 31, 2024	currently serving	At Large Seat 2
James O. Jackson	April 1, 2011	replaced Joseph E. Bowman	March 10, 2014	resigned	3rd
Kathleen M. Cashin	April 1, 2011	replaced Karen Brooks Hopkins	March 31, 2025	currently serving	2nd
James Edward Cottrell	April 1, 2011	replaced Saul B. Cohen	March 31, 2024	currently serving	At Large Seat 4
T. Andrew Brown	April 1, 2012	replaced Milton L. Cofield	March 31, 2022	resigned	7th
Josephine Finn	March 11, 2014	replaced James O. Jackson	March 31, 2024	currently serving	3rd
Judith Chin	March 10, 2015	replaced Geraldine Chapey; first Asian-American regent	March 31, 2028	currently serving	11th
Beverly L. Ouderkirk	March 10, 2015	replaced James C. Dawson	March 29, 2022	died	4th
Catherine Collins	March 10, 2015	replaced Robert Bennett	March 31, 2025	currently serving	8th
Judith Johnson	April 1, 2015	replaced Henry Phillips III	October 23, 2019	died	9th
Nan Eileen Mead	March 8, 2016	replaced Charles R. Bendit	March 31, 2022	term ended	1st
Elizabeth Smith Hakanson	April 1, 2016	replaced Anthony Bottar	March 31, 2026	currently serving	5th
Luis O. Reyes	April 1, 2016	replaced Meryl Tisch	March 31, 2026	currently serving	At Large Seat 3
Susan W. Mittler	April 1, 2017	replaced James Tallon Jr.	March 21, 2027	currently serving	6th
Frances Wills	April 1, 2020	replaced Judith Johnson	March 31, 2025	currently serving	9th
Ruth B Turner	March 2, 2021	replaced T. Andrew Brown	January 4, 2023	resigned	7th
Aramina Vega Ferrer	March 2, 2001	replaced Betty A. Rosa	March 31, 2028	currently serving	12th
Shino Tanikawa	March 31, 2022	replaced Nan Eileen Mead	March 31, 2027	currently serving	1st
Roger Catania	June 2, 2022	replaced Beverly L. Ouderkirk	March 31, 2025	currently serving	4th
Adrian I. Hale	March 1, 2023	replaced Ruth B. Turner	March 1, 2027	currently serving	7th

Chancellors

• George Clinton, 1784–1785, 1787–1795
• John Jay, 1796–1801
• George Clinton, 1801–1804
• Morgan Lewis, 1805–1807
• Daniel D. Tompkins, 1808–1817
• John Tayler, 1817–1829
• Simeon De Witt, 1829–1834
• Stephen Van Rensselaer, 1835–1839
• James King, 1839–1841
• Peter Wendell, 1842–1849
• Gerrit Y. Lansing, 1849–1862
• John V. L. Pruyn, 1862–1877
• Erastus C. Benedict, 1878–1880
• Henry R. Pierson, 1881–1890
• George William Curtis, 1890–1892
• Anson Judd Upson, 1892–1902
• William Croswell Doane, 1902–1904
• Whitelaw Reid, 1904–1912
• St. Clair McKelway, 1913–1915
• Pliny T. Sexton, 1915–1921
• Albert Vander Veer, 1921
• Chester S. Lord, 1921–1933
• James Byrne, 1933–1937
• Thomas J. Mangan, 1937–1945
• William John Wallin, 1945–1950
• John Platt Myers, 1951–1957
• Roger Straus, 1957
• John F. Brosnan, 1957–1961
• Edgar W. Couper, 1961–1968
• Joseph W. McGovern, 1968–1975
• Theodore M. Black, 1975–1980
• Willard A. Genrich, 1980–1985
• Martin C. Barell, 1985–1992
• R. Carlos Carballada, 1991–1995
• Carl T. Hayden, 1995–2002
• Robert M. Bennett, 2002–2009
• Merryl Tisch, 2009–2016 (first female chancellor)
• Betty A. Rosa 2016–2020 (first Latina/Hispanic chancellor)
• T. Andrew Brown 2020–2021
• Lester W. Young Jr. 2021–

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