List of Presidents of Georgetown University

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.

Founder John Carroll was never president, though clearly held great influence in the school's early years. Georgetown has had forty-one presidents, though seven served two terms. John J. DeGioia is the first ever lay president of the school, and only the forth non-Jesuit.^[2]

List of presidents

Number	Name	Start	End
1.	Plunkett, Robert Rev. Robert Plunkett	1791	1793
2.	Molyneux, Robert Rev. Robert Molyneux, S.J.	1793	1796
3.	Dubourg, Louis Most Rev. Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg, S.S.	1796	1798
4.	Neale, Leonard Most Rev. Leonard Neale, S.J.	1798	1806
5.	Molyneux, Robert Rev. Robert Molyneux, S.J.	1806	1808
6.	Neale, Francis Rev. Francis Neale, S.J.	1809	1809
7.	Matthews, William Rev. William Matthews*	1809	1809
8.	Neale, Francis Rev. Francis Neale, S.J.	1809	1812
9.	Grassi, Giovanni Rev. John A. Grassi, S.J.	1812	1817
10.	Fenwick, Benedict Most Rev. Benedict Joseph Fenwick S.J.*	1817	1817
11.	Kohlmann, Anthony Rev. Anthony Kohlmann, S.J.	1817	1820
12.	Fenwick, Enoch Rev. Enoch Fenwick, S.J.	1820	1822
13.	Fenwick, Benedict Most Rev. Benedict Joseph Fenwick S.J.*	1822	1825
14.	Dubuisson, Stephen Rev. Stephen L. Dubuisson, S.J.*	1825	1826
15.	Feiner, William Rev. William Feiner, S.J.	1826	1829
16.	Beschter, John Rev. John W. Beschter, S.J.	1829	1829
17.	Mulledy, Thomas Rev. Thomas F. Mulledy, S.J.*	1829	1837
18.	McSherry, William Rev. William McSherry, S.J.*	1838	1840
19.	Lopez, Joeseph Rev. Joeseph A. Lopez, S.J.	1840	1840
20.	Ryder, James Rev. James A. Ryder, S.J.*	1840	1845
21.	Mulledy, Samuel Rev. Samuel Mulledy, S.J.*	1845	1845
22.	Mulledy, Thomas Rev. Thomas F. Mulledy, S.J.*	1845	1848
23.	Ryder, James Rev. James A. Ryder, S.J.*	1848	1851
24.	Stonestreet, Charles Rev. Charles H. Stonestreet, S.J.*	1851	1852
25.	Maguire, Bernard Rev. Bernard A. Maguire, S.J.*	1853	1858
26.	Early, John Rev. John Early, S.J.*	1858	1866
27.	Maguire, Bernard Rev. Bernard A. Maguire, S.J.*	1866	1870
28.	Early, John Rev. John Early, S.J.*	1870	1873
29.	Healy, Patrick Rev. Patrick F. Healy, S.J.	1873	1882
30.	Doonan, James Rev. James A. Doonan, S.J.*	1882	1888
31.	Richards, J. Havens Rev. J. Havens Richards, S.J.	1888	1898
32.	Whitney, John Rev. John D. Whitney, S.J.	1898	1901
33.	Daugherty, Jerome Rev. Jerome Daugherty, S.J.	1901	1905
34.	Buel, David Rev. David H. Buel, S.J.	1905	1908
35.	Himmel, Joseph Rev. Joseph J. Himmel, S.J.	1908	1912
36.	Donlon, Alphonsus Rev. Alphonsus J. Donlon, S.J.*	1912	1918
37.	Creeden, John Rev. John B. Creeden, S.J.	1918	1924
38.	Lyons, Charles Rev. Charles W. Lyons, S.J.	1924	1928
39.	Nevils, W. Coleman Rev. W. Coleman Nevils, S.J.	1928	1935
40.	O'Leary, Arthur Rev. Arthur A. O'Leary, S.J.	1935	1942
41.	Gorman, Lawrence Rev. Lawrence C. Gorman, S.J.	1942	1949
42.	Gutherie, J. Hunter Rev. J. Hunter Gutherie, S.J.	1949	1952
43.	Bunn, Edward Rev. Edward B. Bunn, S.J.	1952	1964
44.	Campbell, Gerard Rev. Gerard J. Campbell, S.J.	1964	1969
45.	Henle, Robert Rev. Robert J. Henle, S.J.*	1969	1976
46.	Healy, Timothy Rev. Timothy Healy, S.J.	1976	1989
47.	O'Donovan, Leo Rev. Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J.*	1989	2001
48.	DeGioia, John John J. DeGioia*	2001	9999

* denotes Georgetown alumni^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Bylaws of the President and Georgetown College". 2000-05-11. Archived from the original on 2005-04-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20050408110146/http://president.georgetown.edu/board/bylaws.html. Retrieved 2005-05-07.
^ "Biography". Georgetown University. February 2005. http://president.georgetown.edu/sections/biography/. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
^ "Georgetown University Presidents". The Hoya. 2001-02-16. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929111530/http://www.thehoya.com/news/021601/presidents.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-01.

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