List of Presidents of Brown University

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The following is a list of presidents of Brown University. The first president was James Manning, from which Manning Street on campus and Manning Hall are named after. The current president is Ruth J. Simmons, who has the notable recognition as being the first black president of an Ivy League institution.

President Brown Class Life Tenure Events
1. James Manning - 1738-1791 1765-1791 College of Rhode Island established
2. Jonathan Maxcy[1] 1787 1768-1820 1792-1802
3. Asa Messer[2] 1790 1769-1836 1802-1826 Renamed as Brown University; first Medical School founded
4. Francis Wayland - 1796-1865 1827-1855 Med School Suspended
5. Barnas Sears 1825 1802-1880 1855-1867
6. Alexis Caswell 1822 1799-1877 1868-1872
7. Ezekiel Gilman Robinson[3] 1838 1815-1894 1872-1889 Graduate study instituted
8. Elisha Benjamin Andrews 1870 1844-1917 1889-1898 Women's College founded
9. William H. P. Faunce[4] 1880 1859-1930 1899-1929 Women's College renamed to Pembroke College
10. Clarence Augustus Barbour 1888 1867-1937 1929-1937 Last of long line of Baptist minister Presidents
11. Henry M. Wriston - 1889-1978 1937-1955
12. Barnaby C. Keeney - 1914-1980 1955-1966
13. Ray L. Heffner[5] - 1925- 1966-1969 New Curriculum passed
14. Donald F. Hornig[6] - 1920- 1970-1976 Pembroke merged with Brown, Medical School founded
15. Howard R. Swearer - 1932-1991 1977-1988
16. Vartan Gregorian - 1934- 1989-1997
17. E. Gordon Gee - 1944- 1998-2000
18. Ruth J. Simmons - 1945- 2001-

[edit] References

  1. ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Maxcy, Jonathan
  2. ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Messer, Asa
  3. ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Gilman, Ezekiel
  4. ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Faunce, William H.P.
  5. ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Heffner, Ray L.
  6. ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Hornig, Donald F.