List of chancellors of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Seal of the University of Illinois
Incumbent
Robert J. Jones
since September 26, 2016[1]
AppointerBoard of Trustees (nominated by the president)
Term lengthOne year
Inaugural holderJack W. Peltason
FormationSeptember 1, 1967
(54 years ago) (1967-09-01)
Websitechancellor.illinois.edu

The chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the principal administrative officer of the university and a member of the faculty of each of its colleges, schools, institutes and divisions. The chancellor is appointed by the Board of Trustees following nomination by the president of the University of Illinois System. The chancellor performs those duties that are assigned by the president and that are consistent with the actions of the Board of Trustees. The chancellor is assisted by vice-chancellors for academic affairs, administrative affairs, campus affairs, and research.[2] Jack W. Peltason served as the first chancellor in 1967, and there have been 13 chancellors in total. The current chancellor is Robert J. Jones, who has held the position since September 26, 2015.

Before 1967, the president of the University of Illinois System served as the principal administrator of the original Urbana-Champaign campus. In June 1966, at the recommendation of president , the Board of Trustees switched to a chancellorship system of administration.[3] The change established a new administrative office, the "Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign", and renamed the two administrators of the Chicago campuses, Vice president of the University of Illinois at the Medical Center (UIMC) and Vice president of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (UICC), to chancellor. The two Chicago campuses were later consolidated in 1982 to form the University of Illinois at Chicago.[4]

List of chancellors[]

List of chancellors
Chancellorship Chancellor[5]
1 1967–1977 No image.svg Jack Peltason
2 1977 No image.svg Morton W. Weir
3 1978–1979 No image.svg William P. Gerberding
4 1979–1984 No image.svg John E. Cribbet
5 1984–1987 Thomas Everhart 1987.png Thomas Eugene Everhart
6 1987–1993 No image.svg Morton W. Weir
7 1993–2001 No image.svg Michael Aiken
8 2001–2004 No image.svg Nancy Cantor
9 2004–2009 No image.svg Richard Herman[a]
10 2009–2011 No image.svg [b]
11 2011–2015 Phyllis Wise at the APLU 150th Year Anniversary.jpg Phyllis Wise
12 2015–2016 No image.svg
13 2016–Present No image.svg Robert J. Jones[c]

Timeline of chancellorships[]

Peltason (1967–77)
Weir (1977)
Gerberding (1978–79)
Cribbet (1979–84)
Everhart (1984–87)
Weir (1987–93)
Aiken (1993–2001)
Cantor (2001–04)
Herman (2004–09)
(2009–11)
Wise (2011–15)
(2015–16)
Jones (2016–)
│
1967
│
1977
│
1987
│
1997
│
2007
│
2017
Chancellors of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1967–present)

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Resigned as a result of the University of Illinois clout scandal
  2. ^ President of the University of Illinois System (2012–2015)
  3. ^ First black man serving in this role.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Meet the Chancellor". Office of the Chancellor. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Board of Trustees (November 12, 2020). University of Illinois Statutes (PDF) (Report). University of Illinois System. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Janata, Anthony J., ed. (June 15, 1966). Reports of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, 1964–66 (PDF) (Report). 53. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press. p. 1193–94. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "University of Illinois at Chicago: History". UIC Archives. UIC Library. 2016. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Chancellor's Office Subject File, 1967-86. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Archives, University of Illinois Library.
  6. ^ "Trustees approve new UIUC chancellor, renew UIS chancellor's appointment". State Journal-Register. July 21, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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