List of presidents of Dartmouth College
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The Reverend Eleazar Wheelock
The following is a list of presidents of Dartmouth College.
Presidents[edit]
Order | Name | Position(s) | Joined College | Ascended presidency | Left/retired | Alumnus/na? | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eleazar Wheelock | President and founder of Dartmouth College | 1769 | 1769 | 1779 | no | [1][2] |
2 | John Wheelock | President | 1779 | 1779 | 1815 | 1771 | [2][3] |
3 | Francis Brown | President | 1815 | 1815 | 1820 | 1805 | [2][4] |
4 | Daniel Dana | President | 1820 | 1820 | 1821 | 1788 | [2][5] |
5 | Bennet Tyler | President | 1822 | 1822 | 1828 | no | [2][6] |
6 | Nathan Lord | President | 1828 | 1828 | 1863 | no | [2][7] |
7 | Asa Dodge Smith | President | 1863 | 1863 | 1877 | 1830 | [2][8] |
8 | Samuel Colcord Bartlett | President | 1877 | 1877 | 1892 | 1836 | [2][9] |
9 | William Jewett Tucker | President | 1893 | 1893 | 1909 | 1861 | [2][10] |
10 | Ernest Fox Nichols | President, Professor of Physics | 1898–1903 | 1909 | 1916 | no | [2][11] |
11 | Ernest Martin Hopkins | President | 1916 | 1916 | 1945 | 1901 | [2][12] |
12 | John Sloan Dickey | President | 1945 | 1945 | 1970 | 1929 | [2][13] |
13 | John George Kemeny | President, Professor of Mathematics | 1953 | 1970 | 1981 | no | [2][14] |
14 | David T. McLaughlin | President, member of the Board of Trustees | 1971 | 1981 | 1987 | 1954, T'1955 | [2][15] |
15 | James O. Freedman | President | 1987 | 1987 | 1998 | no | [2][16] |
16 | James Wright | President, Dean of the Faculty, Professor of History | 1969 | 1998 | July 1, 2009 | no | [2][17][18] |
17 | Jim Yong Kim | President, Department of Anthropology Faculty | July 1, 2009 | July 1, 2009 | 2012 | no | [19] |
18 | Philip J. Hanlon | President | June 10, 2013 | June 10, 2013 | 1977 | [20] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Eleazar Wheelock". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Presidents of Dartmouth College". Rauner Special Collections Library. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "John Wheelock". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Francis Brown". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Daniel Dana". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Bennett Tyler". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Nathan Lord". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Asa Dodge Smith". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Samuel Colcord Bartlett". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "William Jewett Tucker". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Ernest Fox Nichols". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Ernest Martin Hopkins". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "John Sloan Dickey". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "John G. Kemeny". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "David T. McLaughlin". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "James O. Freedman". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "James Wright". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ Lowe, Allie (2008-02-04). "President Wright to step down in June of 2009". The Dartmouth. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ "Dr. Jim Yong Kim appointed 17th President of Dartmouth College" (Press release). Dartmouth College. 2009-03-02. Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Philip J. Hanlon '77, PhD, Is Named 18th President of Dartmouth" (Press release). Dartmouth College. 2012-11-24. Archived from the original on 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2012-11-24.