List of presidents of the University of Southern Maine

President of University of Southern Maine
Incumbent Jacqueline Edmondson since July 1, 2022
Residence	President's House, Gorham, Maine
Term length	Determined by Board of Trustees
Inaugural holder	William Corthell
Formation	1878
Salary	$290,000 [1]
Website	http://usm.maine.edu/pres

List of presidents

Number	Name	Years	Length	Notes
1	1878–1905	William J. Corthell	27 years	Corthell Hall, Corthell Concert Hall, School of Music, Gorham
2	1905–1940	Walter E. Russell	35 years	Russell Hall, Department of Theatre, Gorham
3	1940–1960	Francis L. Bailey	20 years	Bailey Hall, Gorham
4	1960–1970	Kenneth T.H. Brooks	10 years	Brooks Student Center, Gorham
5	1970–1971	William MacLeod (Interim) [2]	1 year	Interim president during merge of UMaine Portland and Gorham State College
6	1971–1973	Louis J.P. Calisti	2 years
7	1973	Walter P. Fridinger (Interim) [2]	>1 year
8	1973–1978	N. Edd Miller	5 years
9	1978–1979	Kenneth W. Allen [2] (interim)	1 year	Interim president during conversion to the University of Southern Maine
10	1979–1987	Robert L. Woodbury	8 years	Woodbury Campus Center, Portland (demolished 2021)
11	1987–1991	Patricia R. Plante	4 years
12	1991–2007	Richard Pattenaude	16 years	Left to become Chancellor of UMaine System
13	2007–2008	Joseph S. Wood (Interim) [2]	1 year
14	2008–2012	Selma Botman	4 years	Left to work in the Office of the Chancellor of UMaine System
15	2012–2014	Theodora J. Kalikow	2 years	Left to work on community engagement for UMaine System
16	2014–2015	David Flanagan (Interim)	1 year	Appointed July 23, 2014 to serve one year until replacement named; term ended July 1, 2015
17	2015–2022 [3]	Glenn Cummings	7 years	Term began July 1, 2015; selected after Harvey Kesselman chose to remain at Stockton University. Term ended June 30, 2022.
18	2022–	Jacqueline Edmondson [1]	2 years	Term began July 1, 2022; inaugurated on October 12, 2022.

References

1. "Jacqueline Edmondson named 18th President of the University of Southern Maine". University of Maine System. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
2. "USM Presidents | Special Collections | University of Southern Maine". usm.maine.edu. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
3. Writer, Eric RussellStaff (October 5, 2021). "USM President Cummings will step down at end of the school year". Press Herald. Retrieved November 16, 2021.