List of presidents of the University of Virginia
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Presidents
| Years | President |
|---|---|
| 1825–1904 | No President |
| 1904–1931 | Edwin Anderson Alderman Edwin Alderman Edwin Anderson Alderman served as the President of three universities. The University of Virginia's Alderman Library is named after him, as is in Wilmington and Alderman dorm at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill... |
| 1931–1947 | John Lloyd Newcomb John Lloyd Newcomb John Lloyd Newcomb was an American educator. He served as the second president of the University of Virginia, ascending to the position after the death of Edwin Alderman... |
| 1947–1959 | Colgate W. Darden, Jr. |
| 1959–1974 | Edgar F. Shannon, Jr. Edgar F. Shannon, Jr. Edgar F. Shannon, Jr. was a professor of English and president of the University of Virginia from 1959 to 1974.-Biography:... |
| 1974–1985 | Frank L. Hereford, Jr. Frank Hereford (UVa) Frank Loucks Hereford, Jr. was the president of the University of Virginia from 1974–1985. He died in 2004 at the age of 81... |
| 1985–1990 | Robert M. O’Neil Robert M. O’Neil Robert M. O'Neil is a specialist in constitutional law and a past president of the University of Virginia who created the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. He is the director of this center and took this position in 1990 after retiring from serving as the president of... |
| 1990–2010 | John T. Casteen III John T. Casteen III John Thomas Casteen III is an American educator. He has served as Professor of English and President of the University of Virginia from 1990 through 2010.-Early life and career:... |
| 2010– | Teresa A. Sullivan Teresa A. Sullivan Dr. Teresa Ann Sullivan is the current president of the University of Virginia. She was unanimously elected on January 11, 2010, and became the University's first female president on August 1, 2010... |