List of Presidents of Eastern Michigan University

The following is a complete List of Presidents of Eastern Michigan University. This list includes previous presidents under the school's past names Eastern Michigan College, Michigan State Normal School, and Michigan State Normal College.

A total of 25 people have served as the president: 24 men (including three interim appointments) and 1 woman.

List of presidents

Welch Hall
Boone Hall
McKenny Hall
Munson Hall
Porter Hall
Sponberg Entrance
# Inst. Full Name Start End Namesake(s) Notes Ref.
1 MSNS Adonijah Strong Welch 1851 1865 Welch Hall, currently housing administrative offices [1]
2 MSNS David Porter Mayhew 1865 1870 Parking lots Mayhew 1 & 2 near the Village and Towers are named after Mayhew [2] [1]
3 MSNS Charles FitzRoy Bellows 1870 1871 [1]
4 MSNS Joseph Estabrook 1871 1880 [1]
5 MSNS Malcolm MacVicar 1880 1881 [1]
6 MSNS Daniel Putnam 1880 1883 Putnam Hall, a residence hall [1]
7 MSNS Edwin Willits 1883 1885 [1]
8 MSNS Daniel Putnam 1885 1886 [1]
9 MSNS John Mayhelm Barry Sill 1886 1893 Sill Hall, home to the Fine and Industrial Arts programs Sill was a member of the first graduating class of MSNS, in 1854. [1][3]
10 MSNS Richard Gause Boone 1893 1899 Boone Hall [1][4]
11 MSNS

MSNC

 Elmer A. Lyman 1900 1902 [1]
12 MSNC Lewis Henry Jones 1903 1911 Jones Hall, a residence hall [1]
13 MSNC Charles McKenny 1912 1933 McKenny Hall, the first student union on the campus of a teachers' college [1][5][6][7]
14 MSNC John M. Munson 1933 1948 Munson Hall, a residence hall [1]
15 MSNC

EMC
EMU

 Eugene B. Elliott 1948 1965 Elliot oversaw the transition from Michigan State Normal College to Eastern Michigan College and finally Eastern Michigan University. [1]
16 EMU Harold E. Sponberg 1965 1974 Sponberg Theater [1]
17 EMU Ralph Gilden 1974 1974 Interim president for six months following Sponberg's retirement. [8]
18 EMU James H. Brickley 1974 1978 [1]
19 EMU John W. Porter 1979 1989 Porter Building, housing the College of Education [1]
20 EMU William E. Shelton 1989 2000 Presided over the 1991 mascot change [1]
21 EMU Samuel A. Kirkpatrick 2001 2004 Resigned under pressure after spending $6 million on a new president's house [1]
22 EMU Craig D. Willis 2004 2005 Served a one-year appointment as interim president [1]
23 EMU John A. Fallon III 2005 2007 Fired following the Laura Dickinson murder [1]
24 EMU Donald M. Loppnow 2007 2008 Served a one-year appointment as interim president [1]
25 EMU Susan Martin 2008 present First female president of EMU. [1]
*MSNS-Michigan State Normal School
MSNC-Michigan State Normal College
EMC-Eastern Michigan College
EMU-Eastern Michigan University

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 "EMU Presidents". EMU Presidents. emu. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mayhew". Mayhew. Emich.edu. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Virtual Tour: Sill Hall, Eastern Michigan University, retrieved 2012-07-11
  4. ↑ Eastern Michigan University, ‘’Vital statistics Regarding Campus Buildings’’ August 24, 1964, document in EMU Archives.
  5. ↑ "Charles McKenny Hall Dedicated Today", The Ypsilanti Daily Press, 1931-10-24, retrieved 2011-02-12
  6. ↑ Heflin, Cindy (2009-06-24). "Eastern Michigan University wins historic preservation award". MLive.com. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  7. ↑ "EMU Virtual Tour: McKenny Union". Eastern Michigan University. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  8. ↑ Podell, Ron (2011-06-14), "Former EMU faculty member, administrator Ralph Gilden passes away at 93", Focus EMU (Eastern Michigan University), retrieved 2012-11-28, Gilden even served as interim president at EMU for six months in 1974, after then-president Harold Sponberg resigned.