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This is a list of notable individuals affiliated with Tulane University, including alumni of non-matriculating and graduates, faculty, former faculty and major benefactors. Some especially notable individuals also are listed in the main university article.
Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. For alumni, the degree and year of graduation are noted when available.
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President | Years |
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Francis Lister Hawks** | 1847-1849 |
Theodore Howard McCaleb** | 1850-1862 |
University closed during the Civil War | 1862–1865 |
Thomas Hunt** | 1865-1867 |
Randell Hunt** | 1867-1884 |
William Preston Johnston | 1884–1899 |
William Oscar Rogers | 1899–1900 (acting) |
Edwin Alderman | 1900–1904 |
Edwin Boone Craighead | 1904–1912 |
Robert Sharp | 1912–1913 (acting) 1913–1918 |
Albert Bledsoe Dinwiddie | 1918–1935 |
Douglas Smith Anderson | 1935–1936 (acting) |
Robert Leonval Menuet | 1936–1937 (acting) |
Rufus Carrollton Harris | 1937–1960 |
Maxwell Edward Lapham | 1960 (acting) |
Herbert Eugene Longenecker | 1960–1975 |
Sheldon Hackney | 1975–1980 |
Eamon Kelly | 1980–1981 (acting) 1981–1998 |
Scott Cowen | 1998–2014 |
Michael Fitts | 2014–present |
** denotes Presidents of The University of Louisiana |
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