List of presidents of the University of Virginia

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The following is a list of presidents of the University of Virginia.

Presidents

The following persons have served as the president of the University of Virginia: [1]

No.ImagePresidentTerm startTerm endRef.
No presidents (1825–1904) [a]
Presidents of the University of Virginia (1904-present)
1 Portrait of Edwin Alderman.jpg Edwin Anderson Alderman 1904April 29, 1931 [b] [2]
2 John Lloyd Newcomb 19311947 [3]
3 Colgate Darden (VA).png Colgate W. Darden Jr. 19471959 [4]
4 Edgar F. Shannon Jr. October 6, 19591974 [5]
5 Frank L. Hereford Jr. 19741985 [6]
6 Robert M. O’Neil 19851990 [7]
7 John T. Casteen III August 1, 1990July 31, 2010 [8] [9] [10]
8 Teresa A. Sullivan 2012.jpg Teresa A. Sullivan August 1, 2010July 31, 2018 [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
9 James E. Ryan - Manning Institute For Biotechnology Groundbreaking, Charlottesville - 12-08-23 03 (cropped).jpg James E. Ryan August 1, 2018July 11, 2025 [16] [17] [18]
actingJennifer Wagner Davis [c] July 12, 2025August 10, 2025
interim Paul G. Mahoney August 11, 2025present [19]

Table notes:

  1. ↑ In Thomas Jefferson's original plan the faculty, counseled by a Board of Visitors, governed the University. By the turn of the century, the school had grown larger and more complex, and the Visitors saw the need to appoint a president. When Woodrow Wilson, a University of Virginia law graduate yet to be president, declined the offer, they turned to Edwin Anderson Alderman, well known as an innovative educator in the South and a great orator across the nation. Alderman was inaugurated on Founder's Day, April 13, 1905. Within a year, Alderman had seen to the opening of a school of education at the University.
  2. ↑ Died in office.
  3. ↑ Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

References

  1. ↑ "UVA Presidents". University of Virginia.
  2. ↑ "Edwin A. Alderman (1905-1931)". University of Virginia.
  3. ↑ "John Lloyd Newcomb (1931-1947)". University of Virginia.
  4. ↑ "Colgate W. Darden Jr. (1947-1959)". University of Virginia.
  5. ↑ "Edgar F. Shannon Jr. (1959-1974)". University of Virginia.
  6. ↑ "Frank L. Hereford Jr. (1974-1985)". University of Virginia.
  7. ↑ "Robert M. O'Neil (1985-1990)". University of Virginia.
  8. ↑ "John T. Casteen III (1990-2010)". University of Virginia.
  9. ↑ Digilio, Alice (August 4, 1990). "JUGGLING ACADEMIC VISIONS, REALITY AT U-VA" . The Washington Post .
  10. ↑ Wood, Carol S. (June 12, 2009). "University President John T. Casteen III to Step Down in 2010". UVA Today. University of Virginia.
  11. ↑ "Teresa A. Sullivan (2010-2018)". University of Virginia.
  12. ↑ Pérez-Peña, Richard (2012-06-26). "Ousted Head of University Is Reinstated in Virginia". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  13. ↑ Kapsidelis, Karin. "U.Va. President Sullivan will leave when her contract ends, asks board to begin search for replacement". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  14. ↑ Wood, Carol S. (January 11, 2010). "Teresa A. Sullivan, Extraordinary Leader and Respected Scholar, to Become Eighth President of U.Va". UVA Today. University of Virginia.
  15. ↑ Kelly, Jane (July 31, 2018). "Sullivan Ends UVA Presidency the Way She Started: Working Full Tilt". UVA Today. University of Virginia.
  16. ↑ "James E. Ryan (2018-2025)". University of Virginia.
  17. ↑ McCance, McGregor (September 15, 2017). "Board of Visitors Selects James E. Ryan as University of Virginia's Next President". UVA Today. University of Virginia.
  18. ↑ Mather, Mike (July 2, 2025). "News in brief: President Ryan transition timeline". UVA Today. University of Virginia.
  19. ↑ Coy, Brian (August 4, 2025). "UVA appoints Paul G. Mahoney as interim president". UVA Today. University of Virginia.
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