List of presidents of the University of Maryland, College Park

The president of the University of Maryland, College Park manages the day-to-day operations of the University of Maryland, College Park. The president is expected to work cooperatively with the University Senate and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents to effectively manage the university.

List of presidents of the University of Maryland

The following persons have served as president of the University of Maryland, College Park: ^{[1] [2]}

No.	Image	President	Term start	Term end	Ref.
Presidents of Maryland Agricultural College (1856–1916)
1		Benjamin Hallowell	October 4, 1859	November 1859	[3]
acting		Charles Benedict Calvert	1859	1860	[4]
elected [a]		John Work Scott	(elected 1860)		[5]
2		John M. Colby	1860	1861	[6]
3		Henry Onderdonk	1861	1864	[7]
acting		Nicholas Worthington	1864	1867	[8]
elected [a]		George Washington Custis Lee	(elected 1866)		[9]
4		Charles Minor	1867	1868	[10]
5		Franklin Buchanan	1868	1869	[11]
6		Samuel Register	1869	1873	[12]
7		Samuel Jones	1873	1875	[13]
8		William H. Parker	1875	1882	[14]
9		Augustine Smith	1883	1887	[15]
acting		Allen Dodge	1887	1888	[16]
10		Henry Alvord	1888	1892	[17]
11		Richard W. Silvester	1892	1912	[18]
acting		Thomas H. Spence	1912	1913	[19]
12		Harry J. Patterson	1913	1917	[20]
Presidents of Maryland State College (1916–1920)
13		Albert F. Woods	1917	1926	[21]
Presidents of University of Maryland (1920–1970)
14		Raymond Pearson	1926	1935	[22]
15		Harry Clifton "Curley" Byrd	1935	1954	[23]
acting		Thomas B. Symons	1954	1954	[24]
16		Wilson Homer "Bull" Elkins	1954	1970 [b]	[25]
Chancellors of the University of Maryland (1970–1988)
17		Charles E. Bishop	1970	1974 [c]	[26]
acting		John W. Dorsey	August 16, 1974	June 30, 1975	[27] [28]
18		Robert Gluckstern	July 1, 1975	June 30, 1982	[29] [30] [31]
acting		William Kirwan	July 1, 1982	November 1, 1982	[32] [33]
19		John B. Slaughter	November 2, 1982	July 31, 1988 [d]	[34] [35] [36] [37]
Presidents of the University of Maryland, College Park (1988–present)
acting		William Kirwan	August 1, 1988	February 1, 1989	[38]
20			February 1, 1989	June 30, 1998 [e]	[32] [39] [40]
acting		Gregory L. Geoffroy	July 1, 1998	August 31, 1998	[41]
21		C. Daniel Mote Jr.	September 1, 1998	August 31, 2010	[42] [43]
acting		Nariman Farvardin [f]	September 1, 2010	October 31, 2010	[44]
22		Wallace Loh	November 1, 2010	June 30, 2020	[45] [46]
23		Darryll J. Pines	July 1, 2020	present	[47] [48]

Table notes:

1. Elected, but never served.
2. Elkins continued to served as president of the 5 campus University of Maryland network from 1970 until 1978 while the College Park campus was being managed by a chancellor.
3. Resigned to lead the University of Arkansas.
4. Resigned to lead Occidental College.
5. Resigned to lead Ohio State University.
6. provost

References

1. "University Presidents". University of Maryland.
2. "UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK: PRESIDENTS". Maryland State Archives.
3. "Benjamin Hallowell". University of Maryland.
4. "Charles Benedict Calvert". University of Maryland.
5. "John Work Scott". University of Maryland.
6. "John M. Colby". University of Maryland.
7. "Henry Onderdonk". University of Maryland.
8. "Nicholas B. Worthington". University of Maryland.
9. "George Washington Custis Lee". University of Maryland.
10. "Charles L. C. Minor". University of Maryland.
11. "Franklin Buchanan". University of Maryland.
12. "Samuel Register". University of Maryland.
13. "Samuel Jones". University of Maryland.
14. "William H. Parker". University of Maryland.
15. "Augustine J. Smith". University of Maryland.
16. "Allen Dodge". University of Maryland.
17. "Henry E. Alvord". University of Maryland.
18. "Richard W. Silvester". University of Maryland.
19. "Thomas H. Spence". University of Maryland.
20. "Harry J. Patterson". University of Maryland.
21. "Albert F. Woods". University of Maryland.
22. "Raymond A. Pearson". University of Maryland.
23. "Harry Clifton Byrd". University of Maryland.
24. "Thomas B. Symons". University of Maryland.
25. "Wilson Homer Elkins". University of Maryland.
26. "Charles E. Bishop". University of Maryland.
27. "John W. Dorsey". University of Maryland.
28. "Dorsey To Be UM Acting Chancellor" . The Baltimore Sun . August 1, 1974. p. 60 – via newspapers.com. John W. Dorsey will come acting chancellor of the University of Maryland August 16 and will serve until a permanent chief officer of the College Park campus is found. Dr. Wilson H. Elkins, president of the university, named the former vice chancellor for administrative affairs to fill the vacancy created when Chancellor Charles E. Bishop resigned in June.
29. "Robert L. Gluckstern". University of Maryland.
30. "Gluckstern named chancellor at UM" . The Baltimore Sun . March 22, 1975. p. 35 – via newspapers.com. The University of Maryland Board of Regents yesterday named Robert L. Gluckstern, a vice chancellor and provost at the University of Massachusetts, as the new chancellor of the university's College Park campus. The regents unanimously proved the appointment at their monthly meeting at the university's Law School here... He will take over the chancellorship around July 1, Wilson H. Elkins, the president of the university said.
31. "Gluckstern to resign UM chancellorship" . The Baltimore Sun . September 22, 1981. p. 35 – via newspapers.com. Robert L. Gluckstern yesterday announced his resignation as chancellor of the University of Maryland College Park campus, saying he wants to return to full-time teaching and research as a physicist... Dr. Gluckstern, whose resignation is to take effect by the end of next summer, counts among his major successes the upgrading of the academic quality of the university's flagship campus. Since his appointment as the campus's chief administrator in 1975...
32. "William English "Brit" Kirwan". University of Maryland.
33. "UM selects NSF director" . The Baltimore Sun . p. 21 – via newspapers.com. Dr. Slaughter is married to the former Ida Bernice Johnson and is the father of two children. He succeeds Dr. Robert L. Gluckstern, a physicist who announced last September that he was resigning as to resume full-time research and teaching. Dr. William E. Kirwan, a professor who currently is vice chancellor for academic affairs, will serve as acting chancellor until Dr. Slaughters available.
34. "John B. Slaughter". University of Maryland.
35. "Top science aide new UM chancellor" . The Baltimore Sun . June 6, 1982. p. 21 – via newspapers.com. Dr. John Brooks Slaughter, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), was named chancellor of the University of Maryland yesterday... The native of Topeka, was appointed director of the National Science Foundation- -the federal agency that allots research grantsby former President Carter in 1980. Dr. Slaughter, a Chevy Chase resident, will continue to serve as director of the agency until a replacement is found. He is expected to assume the duties of chancellor by January 15, 1983.
36. "New chancellor takes up residence at the U. of M." . The Baltimore Sun . November 3, 1982. p. 92 – via newspapers.com.
37. "Slower pace lures Slaughter to Occidental" . The Baltimore Sun . April 4, 1988. p. 40 – via newspapers.com. Slaughter is stepping down as chancellor of the nation's seventh largest college campus to become president of Occidental College, a tiny, prestigious private liberal arts school in Los Angeles... Slaughter, who took over Nov. 2, 1982, as College Park chancellor, said Occidental attracted him because of its commitment to the cultural and ethnic diversity of Los Angeles...
38. "Kirwan is backed as acting head of UM campus" . The Baltimore Sun . April 15, 1988. p. 41 – via newspapers.com.
39. "Kirwan chosen president of UM College Park" . The Baltimore Sun . February 1, 1989. p. 1 – via newspapers.com. The Board of Regents of the University of Maryland system today hired former mathematics professor William English Kirwan as president of the College Park campus. Kirwan, 50, has been acting president of the campus since John Slaughter resigned last spring.
40. "Kirwan confirms Ohio State job" . Carroll County Times . January 3, 1998. p. 3 – via newspapers.com. University of Maryland President William E. Kirwan confirmed Monday he is leaving his job to become president of Ohio State University. Kirwan said he wanted a fresh challenge after nine years at the helm of the state's flagship institution... Kirwan, who started at College Park as an assistant professor of mathematics in 1964, said he will remain in the job through the spring semester. His resignation is effective July 1.
41. "Gregory L. Geoffroy". University of Maryland.
42. "C.D. "Dan" Mote, Jr". University of Maryland.
43. "UM's Pres. Mote to Retire". University of Maryland. February 15, 2010. In a letter to the UM community today, C.D. Mote, Jr., president of the campus and a professor of mechanical engineering at the Clark School, announced he will be retiring as president effective August 31.
44. "Nariman Farvardin". University of Maryland.
45. "Wallace D. Loh". University of Maryland.
46. "Wallace D. Loh Appointed President of University of Maryland". University of Maryland. August 17, 2010. Clifford M. Kendall, chair of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents, today announced the appointment of Wallace D. Loh as president of the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)Loh is currently executive vice president and provost of The University of Iowa. His appointment as president of UMCP, USM's flagship institution, is effective November 1, 2010... Loh will succeed C.D. (Dan) Mote Jr., who will step down from the presidency on August 31 after leading the university through a 12-year period of steady advancement to become one of the nation's top public universities. Mote will continue at the university in his academic appointment as Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering in the A. James Clark School of Engineering. Chancellor Kirwan has appointed Nariman Farvardin, provost of UMCP, to serve as interim president until Loh arrives November 1.
47. "Darryll J. Pines". University of Maryland.
48. "USM BOARD OF REGENTS APPOINTS DARRYLL J. PINES AS PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK". University System of Maryland. February 12, 2020. The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents has appointed Darryll J. Pines, PhD, as the 34th president of the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). Pines has spent 25 years on the College Park campus and is dean of the university's A. James Clark School of Engineering. His appointment is effective July 1.

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