List of presidents of Kent State University
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The following have served as president of Kent State University
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Kent State University
Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...
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- John Edward McGilvreyJohn Edward McGilvreyJohn Edward McGilvrey was an American academic who was the first president of what is now Kent State University. McGilvrey was educated at the Indiana State Normal School, receiving his bachelor of arts and sciences degree in 1895. He also received an honorary doctorate from Miami University in...
(1911-1926); (b.1867-d.1945) - David Allen Anderson (1926-1928); (b.1874-d.?)
- James Ozro Engleman (1928-1938); (b. 1873-d.1943)
- Karl Clayton Leebrick (1938-1943); (b. 1885-d.1982)
- George A. Bowman (1944-1963); (b.1893-d.1976)
- Robert I. White (1963-1971); (b.1909-d.1990)
- Glenn A. Olds (1971-1977); (b.1921-d.2006)
- Brage Golding (1977-1982); (b.1920-)
- Michael Schwartz (1982-1991); (b.1938-)
- Carol Cartwright (1991-July 2006); (b.1941-)
- Lester LeftonLester LeftonLester A. Lefton is an American academic and higher education administrator. He is the President of Kent State University . He has 35 years of experience in higher education, having served for 25 years at a public institution and nine at private institutions...
(July 2006-present); (b. 1942-)