President_of_the_George_Washington_University
The president of the George Washington University is the chief executive officer of the George Washington University, appointed by the GW Board of Trustees and charged "to establish the university's vision, oversee its teaching and research mission and guide its future."[1]
| President of The George Washington University | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | GW Board of Trustees |
| Formation | 1821 (1821) |
| First holder | William Staughton |
| Website | Office of the President |
The first President of what was then known as Columbian College was clergyman and Chaplain of the United States Senate, William Staughton. Although Columbian College was founded by prominent Baptists, its Congressional Charter forbade any religious restrictions for the University. As such, the Presidents of the University succeeding Staughton were not required to be Baptists. The Presidents of the George Washington University have been selected by its Board of Trustees.[2]
The current president of the George Washington University is Ellen Granberg. University officials announced Granberg would succeed incumbent Mark S. Wrighton. Granberg took office on 1 July 2023.[3]
In January 2023, the university announced that Ellen Granberg had been selected to succeed Wrighton. Granberg, who will become the first woman to serve as president of George Washington University, will take office on July 1, 2023.[4]
| Years | President[5] |
|---|---|
| 2023–present | Ellen Granberg[4] |
| 2022–2023 | Mark S. Wrighton (interim)[6][7] |
| 2017–2022 | Thomas LeBlanc[8] |
| 2007–2017 | Steven Knapp[9] |
| 1988–2007 | Stephen Joel Trachtenberg |
| 1965–1988 | Lloyd Hartman Elliott |
| 1961–1964 | Thomas H. Carroll |
| 1927–1959 | Cloyd H. Marvin |
| 1923–1927 | William Mather Lewis |
| 1918–1921 | William Miller Collier |
| 1910–1918 | Charles H. Stockton |
| 1902–1910 | Charles W. Needham |
| 1895–1900 | Beniah Longley Whitman |
| 1871–1874 | James Clarke Welling |
| 1859–1871 | George W. Samson |
| 1855–1858 | Joseph Getchell Binney |
| 1843–1854 | Joel Smith Bacon |
| 1828–1841 | Stephen Chapin |
| 1821–1827 | William Staughton |
- "Past Presidents | Office of the President | The George Washington University". Office of the President. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- Anderson, Nick (2023-01-11). "Ellen Granberg named president of GWU, the first woman to hold the job". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- "Ellen Granberg, Ph.D., to Serve as 19th President of the George Washington University". GW Today. The George Washington University. January 11, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- "List of Presidents of the George Washington University". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- Trivedi, Isha (September 10, 2021). "Interim president to replace LeBlanc in January as trustees postpone search". The GW Hatchet.
- "Mark S. Wrighton to Become Interim President Jan. 1". GW Today. The George Washington University. September 13, 2021.
- "Thomas LeBlanc Named 17th President of the George Washington University". GW Today. The George Washington University. January 6, 2017.
- Bialecki, Marissa (November 19, 2007). "GW inaugurates 16th president". The GW Hatchet.
- Presidents of the University, GW Libraries