List of presidents of the University of Rhode Island

The following is a list of presidents of the University of Rhode Island.^[1]

		President	Life	Tenure	Events
1.			1859–1932	1892–1902	The State Agricultural School associated with the Agricultural Experiment Station founded in 1888 was renamed the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1892.[2]
2.		Kenyon L. Butterfield	1868–1936	1903–1906	An extension department was organized.[2]
3.		Howard Edwards	1854–1930	1906–1930	Home Economics was introduced and women were admitted to the college. First masters degrees were awarded and the fraternity system was established.[2]
-		John Barlow (acting)	1872–1944	1930–1931
4.		Raymond G. Bressler	1887-1948	1931–1940	Rhode Island State College was reorganized into the School of Engineering, School of Science and Business, and School of Agriculture and Home Economics. A number of facilities were constructed including Eleanor Roosevelt Hall, Quinn Hall, Green Hall, and Meade Stadium.[2]
-		John Barlow (acting)	1872–1944	1940–1941
5.		Carl R. Woodward	1890–1974	1941–1958	Rhode Island State College was reorganized into the University of Rhode Island.[2]
6.		Francis H. Horn	1908–1998	1958–1967	URI's Graduate School of Oceanography was established.[2]
7.		Werner A. Baum	1923–1999	1968–1973	Establishment of strong institutional ties between URI and the Department of Commerce and the newly established Environmental Protection Agency with two federal laboratories established near the Graduate School of Oceanography.[2]
8.		Frank J. Newman	1926–2004	1974–1983	The general education curriculum was revised to emphasize global perspectives, and he recognized the importance of higher education in the lives of older students.[2]
9.		Edward D. Eddy	1921–1998	1983–1991	The research portfolio of the university was greatly expanded.[2]
10.		Robert L. Carothers	1942–	1991–2009	The face of the university was greatly changed with numerous capital building projects.[2]
11.			1952-	2009–2021	International research programs were enhanced.[2]
12.		Marc Parlange	1962–	2021–

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