List of presidents of the University of Illinois System

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President of the
University of Illinois System
University of Illinois seal.svg
Tim Killeen and Tom Vilsack.jpg
since May 18, 2015 [1]
AppointerBoard of Trustees
Term length No term limit
Inaugural holder John Milton Gregory
FormationMarch 12, 1867
(157 years ago) (1867-03-12)
Salary US$916,769.88 as of August 2024 [2]
Website www.uillinois.edu/president/

The president of the University of Illinois System, a system of public universities in Illinois, is the chief executive officer and a member of the faculty of each of its colleges, schools, institutes, and divisions. [3] The president is elected by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and is responsible to them for the operation of the system. The president prepares budgets for presentation to the board, recommends persons to the board for appointment to university positions, and is responsible for the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the universities. On recommendation of each university and by authority of the trustees, the president issues diplomas conferring degrees. [3] Following the establishment of the office in 1867, John Milton Gregory served as the first president, and there have been 20 presidents in total. [4] The current president is Timothy L. Killeen, who has held the position since May 18,2015. [1]

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On March 12, 1867, during the first meeting of the Board of Trustees of Illinois Industrial University, the trustees established the office of the president. [5] The original charter designated the chief executive officer of the university as "Regent" but this title was changed to "President" in 1894 following the end of Thomas Jonathan Burrill's term. [6] [7]

Up until 1967, the president also served as the principal administrator of the original Urbana-Champaign campus. In June 1966, at the recommendation of president David D. Henry, the board switched to a chancellorship system of administration. [8] The change established a new administrative office, the "Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign", and renamed the two administrators of the Chicago campuses, vice president of the University of Illinois at the Medical Center and vice president of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, to chancellor. The two Chicago campuses were later consolidated in 1982 to form the University of Illinois Chicago. [9] The chancellors of each campus are appointed by the board following nomination by the president and perform duties that are assigned by the president. [3]

List of presidents

List of presidents
Presidency [lower-alpha 1] President [4] Notes
11867–1880 John Milton Gregory.jpg John Milton Gregory Gregory was previously the president of Kalamazoo College. [11]
21880–1891 3902020 Peabody1880s-800x1200.jpg Selim Peabody
31891–1894 Thomas Jonathan Burrill.jpg Thomas Jonathan Burrill Burrill served as acting regent [12] (and was the last to use the title Regent [6] ).
41894–1904 Andrew Sloan Draper.jpg Andrew S. Draper Draper resigned to become the first Commissioner of Education of the State of New York. [13]
51904–1920 Edmund Janes James.jpg Edmund J. James James was previously the president of Northwestern University. [14]
61920–1930 David Kinley Portrait.jpg David Kinley Kinley was previously the president of the American Economic Association. [15]
71930–1933 Harry Woodburn Chase.jpg Harry Woodburn Chase Chase was previously the president of the University of North Carolina and resigned to become the president of New York University. [16]
81933–1934 University of Illinois seal.svg Arthur H. Daniels Daniels served as acting president. [17]
91934–1946 AC Willard.jpg Arthur Cutts Willard
101946–1953 University of Illinois seal.svg George D. Stoddard Stoddard was previously the president of the University of the State of New York. [18] The University of Illinois Board of Trustees removed him through a vote of no confidence. [19]
111953–1955 University of Illinois seal.svg Lloyd Morey Morey was an alumnus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and worked in the administration throughout and after his studies. [20] He served the first year of his tenure as acting president. [21]
121955–1971 University of Illinois seal.svg David D. Henry Henry was previously the president of Wayne State University and executive vice chancellor of New York University. [22]
131971–1979 John E. Corbally.jpg John E. Corbally Corbally was previously the chancellor of Syracuse University and resigned to become the president of the MacArthur Foundation. [23]
141979–1995 IkenberryStanley.jpg Stanley O. Ikenberry Ikenberry resigned to become the president of the American Council on Education. [24]
151995–2005 James J Stukel.jpg James J. Stukel Stuckel is an alumnus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. [25]
162005–2009 B. Joseph White portrait.jpg B. Joseph White White resigned as a result of a clout scandal. [26]
172010 IkenberryStanley.jpg Stanley O. Ikenberry Ikenberry's title during this period was "interim president-designate". [27]
182010–2012 MichaelHoganWithJonathan.jpg Michael Hogan Hogan was previously the president of the University of Connecticut. [28]
192012–2015 University of Illinois seal.svg Robert A. Easter Easter is an alumnus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and led a 40-year career as a faculty member and administrator of the campus. [29]
202015–present Tim Killeen and Tom Vilsack.jpg Timothy L. Killeen

Timeline of presidencies

Gregory (1867–1880)
Peabody (1880–1891)
Burrill * (1891–1894)
Draper (1894–1904)
James (1904–1920)
Kinley (1920–1930)
Chase (1930–1933)
Daniels * (1933–1934)
Willard (1934–1946)
Stoddard (1946–1953)
Morey (1953–1954, 1954–1955)
Henry (1955–1971)
Corbally (1971–1979)
Ikenberry (1979–1995, 2010)
Stukel (1995–2005)
White (2005–2009)
Hogan (2010–2012)
Easter (2012–2015)
Killeen (2015–)
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1867
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1877
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1887
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1897
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1907
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1917
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1927
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1937
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1947
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1957
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1967
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1977
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1987
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1997
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2007
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2017
Presidents of the University of Illinois System (1867–present)
*Interim/acting president

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The University of Illinois System numbers its presidents according to uninterrupted periods served by the same person, including acting and interim presidents. For example, Stanley Ikenberry was the 14th and 17th president, despite being "interim president-designate" during his second term. The university system numbers Michael Hogan as the 18th president. [10] Serving as acting president for one year before his official term, Lloyd Morey is numbered simply as the 11th president.

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