William Gerberding (born September 9, 1929 in Fargo, North Dakota), received his BA from Macalester College in 1951, and went on to earn an MA in 1956 and a Ph.D. in 1959 from the University of Chicago. He served as the 27th president of the University of Washington in Seattle between 1979 and 1995. His 16 years of service is the longest term of any president in the history of the university. Prior to University of Washington he was Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and executive vice-chancellor at UCLA.
| Preceded by John R. Hogness |
President of the University of Washington 1979-1995 |
Succeeded by Richard L. McCormick |