President of the George Washington University

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President of The George Washington University
Incumbent
Ellen Granberg
since 1 July 2023
AppointerGW Board of Trustees
Formation1821 (1821)
First holderWilliam Staughton
WebsiteOffice of the President

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]

History[edit]

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]

Current President[edit]

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]

List[edit]

Image President[5] Years
William Staughton 1821–1827
Stephen Chapin 1828–1841
Joel Smith Bacon 1843–1854
Joseph Getchell Binney 1855–1858
George W. Samson 1859–1871
James Clarke Welling 1871–1874
Beniah Longley Whitman 1895–1900
Charles W. Needham 1902–1910
Charles H. Stockton 1910–1918
William Miller Collier 1918–1921
William Mather Lewis 1923–1927
Cloyd H. Marvin 1927–1959
Thomas H. Carroll 1961–1964
Lloyd Hartman Elliott 1965–1988
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg 1988–2007
Steven Knapp[6] 2007–2017
Thomas LeBlanc[7] 2017–2022
Mark S. Wrighton (interim)[8][9] 2022–2023
Ellen Granberg[4] 2023–present

References[edit]

  1. ^ GW Overview | The George Washington University
  2. ^ "Past Presidents | Office of the President | The George Washington University". Office of the President. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ "List of Presidents of the George Washington University". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  6. ^ Bialecki, Marissa (November 19, 2007). "GW inaugurates 16th president". The GW Hatchet.
  7. ^ "Thomas LeBlanc Named 17th President of the George Washington University". GW Today. The George Washington University. January 6, 2017.
  8. ^ Trivedi, Isha (September 10, 2021). "Interim president to replace LeBlanc in January as trustees postpone search". The GW Hatchet.
  9. ^ "Mark S. Wrighton to Become Interim President Jan. 1". GW Today. The George Washington University. September 13, 2021.

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