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List of presidents of Case Western Reserve University

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Adelbert Hall, location of the university president's office.

The president of Case Western Reserve University is the principal executive office for Case Western Reserve University, located in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]

Founded in 1826, Western Reserve College appointed its first president in 1830, Rev. Charles Backus Storrs. With its Presbyterian origins, the school's first eight presidents carried the title Reverend. With roots of being located in the old Connecticut Western Reserve, the college held strong influences from Yale College, with four of its first five presidents—Pierce, Hitchcock, Cutler, and Hayden—being Yale alumni.

Founded in 1880, Case School of Applied Science appointed its first president in 1886, Cady Staley.

In 1967, Case Western Reserve University was created through the federation of Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University. Robert W. Morse became the first president of the newly combined university.

List of presidents of Western Reserve College/University

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# Image Name Years in office Notes
1 Rev. Charles Backus Storrs 1830–1833 First president of Western Reserve College
2 Rev. George Edmond Pierce 1834–1855
3 Rev. Henry Lawrence Hitchcock 1855–1871 President during the Civil War
4 Rev. Carroll Cutler 1871–1886 Moved the college to Cleveland and renamed to Western Reserve University
5 Rev. Hiram Collins Haydn 1887–1890
6 Rev. Charles Franklin Thwing 1890–1921
7 Rev. James DeLong Williamson 1921–1923
8 Rev. Robert Ernest Vinson 1923–1933
9 Winfred George Leutner 1933–1949
10 John Schoff Millis 1949–1967

List of presidents of Case School of Applied Science / Institute of Technology

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# Image Name Years in office Notes
1 Cady Staley 1886–1902 First President of Case School of Applied Science
2 Charles Sumner Howe 1902–1929
3 William Elgein Wickenden 1929–1947
4 Thomas Keith Glennan 1947–1966 Oversaw name change transition to Case Institute of Technology
5 Robert Warren Morse 1966–1967

List of presidents of Case Western Reserve University

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# Image Name Years in office Notes
1 Robert Warren Morse 1967–1970 First president of Case Western Reserve University
2 Louis Adelbert Toepfer 1970–1980
3 David Vincent Ragone 1980–1987
4 Agnar Pytte 1987–1999
5 David Henry Auston 1999–2001
6 James W. Wagner 2001–2002 Interim
7 Edward M. Hundert 2002–2006
8 Gregory L. Eastwood 2006–2007 Interim
9 Barbara Rook Snyder 2007–2020 First female president
10 Scott Cowen 2020–2021 Interim[citation needed]
11 Eric William Kaler 2021–Present [2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Presidents, 1830-2007". Case Western Reserve University. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Meet the President". Case Western Reserve University. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.