List of Presidents of Georgetown University

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The President of Georgetown University is the chief executive officer of the University. He is an ex officio member of both the Board of Directors and the Corporation^[1]. The President is elected by the Board of Directors to manage the day-to-day operations of the University.

With the concurrence of the Board, he is empowered to appoint the Provost, Secretary, Treasurer, and other University officials, including the deans of the subsidiary schools^[1]. He is also responsible for maintaining an adequate fundraising campaign in order to support the University's finances. In addition to his administrative duties, the President often retains his role as an academic professor and teaches courses to students.

[edit] List of Presidents

1. Rev. Robert Plunkett (1791-1793)
2. Rev. Robert Molyneux, S.J. (1793-1796)
3. Most Rev. Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg, S.S. (1796-1798)
4. Most Rev. Leonard Neale, S.J. (1798-1806)
5. Rev. Robert Molyneux, S.J. (1806-1808)
6. Rev. Francis Neale, S.J. (1808-1809)
7. Rev. William Matthews (1809)
8. Rev. Francis Neale, S.J. (1809-1812)
9. Rev. John A. Grassi, S.J. (1812-1817)
10. Most Rev. Benedict J. Fenwick (1817)
11. Rev. Anthony Kohlmann, S.J. (1817-1820)
12. Rev. Enoch Fenwick, S.J. (1820-1822)
13. Most Rev. Benedict J. Fenwick (1822-1825)
14. Rev. Stephen L. Dubuisson, S.J. (1825-1826)
15. Rev. William Feiner, S.J. (1826-1829)
16. Rev. John W. Beschter, S.J. (1829)
17. Rev. Thomas F. Mulledy, S.J. (1829-1837)
18. Rev. William McSherry, S.J. (1838-1840)
19. Rev. Joseph A. Lopez, S.J. (1840)
20. Rev. James Ryder, S.J. (1840-1845)
21. Rev. Samuel Mulledy, S.J. (1845)
22. Rev. Thomas F. Mulledy, S.J. (1845-1848)
23. Rev. James Ryder, S.J. (1848-1851)
24. Rev. Charles H. Stonestreet, S.J. (1851-1852)
25. Rev. Bernard A. Maguire, S.J. (1853-1858)
26. Rev. John Early, S.J. (1858-1866)
27. Rev. Bernard A. Maguire, S.J. (1866-1870)
28. Rev. John Early, S.J. (1870-1873)
29. Rev. Patrick F. Healy, S.J. (1873-1882)
30. Rev. James A. Doonan, S.J. (1882-1888)
31. Rev. J. Havens Richards, S.J. (1888-1898)
32. Rev. John D. Whitney, S.J. (1898-1901)
33. Rev. Jerome Daugherty, S.J. (1901-1905)
34. Rev. David H. Buel, S.J. (1905-1908)
35. Rev. Joseph J. Himmel, S.J. (1908-1912)
36. Rev. Alphonsus J. Donlon, S.J. (1912-1918)
37. Rev. John B. Creeden, S.J. (1918-1924)
38. Rev. Charles W. Lyons, S.J. (1924-1928)
39. Rev. W. Coleman Nevils, S.J. (1928-1935)
40. Rev. Arthur A. O'Leary, S.J. (1935-1942)
41. Rev. Lawrence C. Gorman, S.J. (1942-1949)
42. Rev. J. Hunter Guthrie, S.J. (1949-1952)
43. Rev. Edward B. Bunn, S.J. (1952-1964)
44. Rev. Gerard J. Campbell, S.J. (1964-1969)
45. Rev. Robert J. Henle, S.J. (1969-1976)
46. Rev. Timothy S. Healy, S.J. (1976-1989)
47. Rev. Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J. (1989-2001)
48. John J. DeGioia, Ph.D. (2001-present)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} BYLAWS OF THE PRESIDENT AND GEORGETOWN COLLEGE (2000-05-11). Retrieved on 2005-05-07.