President of the George Washington University

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| body = The George Washington University

| insignia = George Washington University wordmark.svg

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| incumbent = Ellen Granberg

| incumbentsince = 1 July 2023

| appointer = GW Board of Trustees

| formation = {{start date|1821}}

| first = William Staughton

| website = {{url|https://president.gwu.edu|Office of the President}}

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The president of the George Washington University is the chief executive officer of the George Washington University, appointed by the GW Board of Trustees and charged "to establish the university's vision, oversee its teaching and research mission and guide its future."[http://www.gwu.edu/explore/aboutgw/leadershipadministration/president GW Overview | The George Washington University]

History

The first President of what was then known as Columbian College was clergyman and Chaplain of the United States Senate, William Staughton. Although Columbian College was founded by prominent Baptists, its Congressional Charter forbade any religious restrictions for the University. As such, the Presidents of the University succeeding Staughton were not required to be Baptists. The Presidents of the George Washington University have been selected by its Board of Trustees.{{Cite web |title=Past Presidents {{!}} Office of the President {{!}} The George Washington University |url=https://president.gwu.edu/past-presidents |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Office of the President |language=en}}

Current President

The current president of the George Washington University is Ellen Granberg. University officials announced Granberg would succeed incumbent Mark S. Wrighton. Granberg took office on 1 July 2023.{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Nick |date=2023-01-11 |title=Ellen Granberg named president of GWU, the first woman to hold the job |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/01/11/gwu-ellen-granberg-president-rochester/ |access-date=2023-07-14 |issn=0190-8286}}

In January 2023, the university announced that Ellen Granberg had been selected to succeed Wrighton. Granberg, who will become the first woman to serve as president of George Washington University, took office on July 1, 2023.{{Cite news |title=Ellen Granberg, Ph.D., to Serve as 19th President of the George Washington University |url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/ellen-granberg-phd-serve-19th-president-george-washington-university |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=GW Today |publisher=The George Washington University |language=en |date=January 11, 2023}}

List

Sources{{cite web |url=https://president.gwu.edu/past-presidents |title=Past Presidents |publisher=George Washington University}}{{cite web |url=https://library.gwu.edu/presidents-george-washington-university |title=Presidents of George Washington University |publisher=George Washington University}}{{cite web |url=https://library.gwu.edu/brief-history-gw |title=A Brief History of GW |publisher=George Washington University}}

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!President{{Cite web |url=http://president.gwu.edu/past.html |title=List of Presidents of the George Washington University |access-date=2018-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906075604/http://president.gwu.edu/past.html |archive-date=2011-09-06 |url-status=dead }}

!Term

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!scope="row"| William Staughton

|1821–1827

!scope="row"| Stephen Chapin

|1828–1841

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!scope="row"| Joel Smith Bacon

|1843–1854

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!scope="row"| Joseph Getchell Binney

|1855–1858

!scope="row"| George W. Samson

|1859–1871

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!scope="row"| James Clarke Welling

|1871–1894

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!scope="row"| Beniah Longley Whitman

|1895–1900

!scope="row"| Charles W. Needham

|1902–1910

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!scope="row"| Charles H. Stockton

|1910–1918

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!scope="row"| William Miller Collier

|1918–1921

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!scope="row"| William Mather Lewis

|1923–1927

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!scope="row"| Cloyd H. Marvin

|1927–1959

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!scope="row"| Thomas H. Carroll

|1961–1964

!scope="row"| Lloyd Hartman Elliott

|1965–1988

!scope="row"| Stephen Joel Trachtenberg

|August 1, 1988–July 31, 2007

|{{cite news |url=https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2006/04/staff-editorial-gw-president-resigns |title=Staff editorial: GW president resigns |date=April 2006 |newspaper=The Eagle}}

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!scope="row"| Steven Knapp

|August 1, 2007–July 31, 2017

|{{cite news |url=https://www.gwhatchet.com/2007/11/19/gw-inaugurates-16th-president/ |title=GW inaugurates 16th president |first=Marissa |last=Bialecki |date=November 19, 2007 |newspaper=The GW Hatchet}}{{cite news |url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/george-washington-president-steven-knapp-announces-final-year |title=George Washington President Steven Knapp Announces Final Year |date=June 7, 2016 |publisher=The George Washington University}}

!scope="row"| Thomas LeBlanc

|August 1, 2017–December 31, 2022

|{{cite news |url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/thomas-leblanc-named-17th-president-george-washington-university |title=Thomas LeBlanc Named 17th President of the George Washington University |website=GW Today |publisher=The George Washington University |date=January 6, 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/07/thomas-leblanc-leaves-gwu/ |title=George Washington U. president’s ‘rocky’ term comes to an end |date=January 7, 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post}}

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!scope="row"| Mark S. Wrighton (interim)

|January 1, 2022–June 30, 2023

|{{cite news |url=https://www.gwhatchet.com/2021/09/10/interim-president-to-replace-leblanc-in-january-as-trustees-postpone-search/ |title=Interim president to replace LeBlanc in January as trustees postpone search |first=Isha |last=Trivedi |date=September 10, 2021 |newspaper=The GW Hatchet}}{{cite news |url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/mark-s-wrighton-become-interim-president-jan-1 |title=Mark S. Wrighton to Become Interim President Jan. 1 |website=GW Today |publisher=The George Washington University |date=September 13, 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://gwhatchet.com/2023/06/23/wrightons-pivotal-term-comes-to-an-end/ |title=Wrighton’s pivotal term comes to an end |date=June 23, 2023 |first=Ianne |last=Salvosa |newspaper=The GW Hatchet}}

!scope="row"| Ellen Granberg

|July 1, 2023–present

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References

External links

[https://library.gwu.edu/scrc/university-archives/gw-history/presidents-of-the-university Presidents of the University], GW Libraries

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