President of Grinnell College
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Grinnell College
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. known for its strong tradition of social activism. It was founded in 1846, when a group of pioneer New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College....
has had thirteen presidents and seven acting presidents. The College president is responsible for all aspects of the institution's internal and external affairs, including administrative and academic decision-making.
While Iowa College, later renamed Grinnell College, did not have a president for the first years of its existence, after the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, the trustees chose fellow trustee George Frederick Magoun
George Frederick Magoun
George Frederick Magoun , a member of the Iowa Band of Congregationalist ministers, was the first president of Iowa College , where he served as college president from 1865 to 1885....
to lead the institution as it matured. From his inauguration in 1865, Magoun served 19 years, the second longest presidential tenure in the college's history.
The current Grinnell College president is Raynard S. Kington
Raynard S. Kington
Raynard S. Kington is the president of Grinnell College. He was most recently deputy director of the National Institutes of Health, and officially became the 13th president of Grinnell College on August 1, 2010. Kington entered a combined B.S./M.D. program at the University of Michigan at age 16,...
, who replaced acting president Russell K. Osgood
Russell K. Osgood
Russell King Osgood was the twelfth president of Grinnell College and a professor of history and political science. He is a legal scholar and holds a B.A. and J.D. from Yale University, formerly serving as the dean of Cornell Law School...
to become the 13th president of the College on August 1, 2010.
Presidents of the College
- The Trustees of Iowa College 1846-65
- George Frederick MagounGeorge Frederick MagounGeorge Frederick Magoun , a member of the Iowa Band of Congregationalist ministers, was the first president of Iowa College , where he served as college president from 1865 to 1885....
1865-84 - Samuel J. Buck (acting) 1884-87
- George Augustus Gates 1887-1900
- John H. T. Main (acting), 1900-02
- Dan Freeman Bradley 1902-05
- John H.T. Main 1905-31 (acting in first academic year)
- John Scholte Nollen 1931-40
- Samuel Nowell Stevens 1940-54
- Rupert Adam Hawk (acting), 1954-55
- Howard Rothmann Bowen 1955-64
- James Hartmann Stauss (acting) 1964-65
- Glenn Leggett 1965-75, President Emeritus of the College 1979-2003
- A. Richard Turner 1975-79
- George A. Drake 1979-91, President Emeritus of the College 2005-
- Waldo S. Walker (acting) 1987
- Pamela A. Ferguson 1991-97
- Charles L. Duke (acting) 1998
- Russell K. OsgoodRussell K. OsgoodRussell King Osgood was the twelfth president of Grinnell College and a professor of history and political science. He is a legal scholar and holds a B.A. and J.D. from Yale University, formerly serving as the dean of Cornell Law School...
1998-2010 - Raynard S. KingtonRaynard S. KingtonRaynard S. Kington is the president of Grinnell College. He was most recently deputy director of the National Institutes of Health, and officially became the 13th president of Grinnell College on August 1, 2010. Kington entered a combined B.S./M.D. program at the University of Michigan at age 16,...
2010-
See also
- Grinnell CollegeGrinnell CollegeGrinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. known for its strong tradition of social activism. It was founded in 1846, when a group of pioneer New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College....
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