President of Grinnell College
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Since the college's founding in 1846, Grinnell College has had thirteen presidents and seven acting presidents. The College president is responsible for all aspects of the institution's internal and external affairs, including administrative and academic decision-making.[1]
While Iowa College, later renamed Grinnell College, did not have a president for the first years of its existence, after the Civil War, the trustees chose fellow trustee to lead the institution as it matured. From his inauguration in 1865, Magoun served 19 years, the second-longest presidential tenure in the college's history.[2]
The current Grinnell College president is , who replaced president Raynard S. Kington to become the 14th president of the College on July 14, 2020.[3]
Presidents of the College[4][]
- The Trustees of Iowa College 1846–1865
- 1865–1884
- (acting) 1884–1887
- George Augustus Gates 1887–1900
- (acting), 1900–1902
- 1902–1905
- 1905–1931 (acting in first academic year)
- 1931–1940
- 1940–1954
- (acting), 1954–1955
- Howard Rothmann Bowen 1955–1964
- (acting) 1964–1965
- 1965–1975, President Emeritus of the College 1979–-2003
- 1975–1979
- 1979–1991, President Emeritus of the College 2005–
- (acting) 1987
- 1991–97
- (acting) 1998
- Russell K. Osgood 1998–2010
- Raynard S. Kington 2010–2020
- Anne F. Harris 2020–present
References[]
- ^ Grinnell College, Office of the President. "Office of the President" Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed May 17, 2008.
- ^ Jones, Alan. "A Brief History of Grinnell College"[permanent dead link], pp. 10-17. Accessed May 10, 2008.
- ^ Grinnell College. (July 14, 2020). "Anne F. Harris Named Grinnell's 14th President".
- ^ Grinnell College Catalog (May 26, 2021) "Presidents of the College".
External links[]
- Presidents of Grinnell College