List of Presidents of Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is led by a President selected by the Board of Trustees. The University was founded in 1749 as Augusta Academy. It later became Liberty Hall Academy (1782), Washington Academy (1798), Washington College (1813), and finally Washington and Lee University (1871). The office of President was not created until 1782.
Presidents
- William Graham, Liberty Hall Academy 1782-1796
- Samuel Legrande Campbell, Liberty Hall Academy 1797-1798, Washington Academy 1798-1799
- Reverend George Addison Baxter, Washington Academy 1799-1813, Washington College 1813-1829
- Louis Marshall (physician), Washington College 1830-1834
- Henry Vethake, Washington College 1834-1836
- Reverend Henry Ruffner, Washington College 1836-1848
- Reverend George Junkin, Washington College 1848-1861 (vacant), Washington College 1861-1865
- General Robert E. Lee, Washington College 1865-1870
- George Washington Custis Lee, 1871-1897
- William Lyne Wilson, 1897-1900
- Henry St. George Tucker III (acting), 1900-1901
- George H. Denny, 1901-1911
- Henry D. Campbell (acting), 1911-1912
- John L. Campbell (acting), 1911-1912
- Henry L. Smith 1912-1929
- Robert H. Tucker (acting), 1930-1930
- Francis Pendleton Gaines 1930-1959
- Fred C. Cole, 1959-1967
- William W. Pusey III (acting), 1967-1968
- Robert E. R. Huntley, 1968-1983
- John Delane Wilson 1983-1995
- John William Elrod 1995-2001
- H. Laurent Boetsch Jr. (acting) 2001-2002
- Thomas G. Burish, 2002-2005
- Harlan R. Beckley (acting), 2005-2006
- Kenneth P. Ruscio, 2006-present
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