President and Trustees of Colby College
The President and Trustees of Colby College is an 501(c) organization which is the governing body of Colby College, a private liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine, USA. As of 2017, the president is David A. Greene, and the chair of Board is Eric S. Rosengren.[1]
The organization provides general supervision of the administration and property of the College, including appointment of the President.[2]
Structure
The bylaws of the corporation provide that membership shall consist of the current President, and not fewer than twenty-four nor more than thirty-five other Trustees. Not fewer than six nor more than nine of said Trustees shall be elected by the Colby College Alumni Association. The term of office of each Trustee lasts five years. The corporation meets three times annually. Both the faculty and the student body may elect two members each as representatives to attend meetings of the corporation, but not as voting members.[2]
Presidents
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Order | Name | Position(s) | Term Began | Term Ended | Alumnus/na? | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rev. Jeremiah Chaplin | President | 1822 | 1833 | no | |
2 | Rev. Rufus Babcock | President | 1833 | 1836 | no | |
3 | Robert Everett Pattison | President | 1836 | 1839 | no | |
4 | Eliphaz Fay | President | 1841 | 1843 | no | |
5 | David Newton Sheldon | President | 1843 | 1853 | no | |
6 | Robert Everett Pattison | President | 1854 | 1857 | no | |
7 | James Tift Champlin | President | 1857 | 1873 | no | |
8 | Henry Ephraim Robins | President | 1873 | 1882 | no | |
9 | George Dana Boardman Pepper | President | 1882 | 1889 | no | |
10 | Albion Woodbury Small | President | 1889 | 1892 | 1876 | [3] |
11 | Beniah Longley Whitman | President | 1892 | 1895 | no | |
12 | Nathaniel Butler Jr. | President | 1896 | 1901 | 1873 | |
13 | Charles Lincoln White | President | 1901 | 1908 | no | |
14 | Arthur J. Roberts | President | 1908 | 1927 | 1890 | [4] |
15 | Franklin W. Johnson | President | 1929 | 1942 | 1891 | |
16 | J. Seelye Bixler | President | 1942 | 1960 | no | |
17 | Robert E. L. Strider | President | 1960 | 1979 | no | |
18 | William R. Cotter | President | 1979 | 2000 | no | |
19 | William Drea Adams | President | 2000 | 2014 | no | [5] |
20 | David A. Greene | President | 2014 | present | no | [6] |
Trustees
Chairs of the Board
Name | Graduated | Elected | Left/Retired | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abner Coburn | n/a | 1874 | 1885 | [7] |
J. Warren Merrill | n/a | 1885 | 1890 | [7] |
Josiah Hayden Drummond | n/a | 1890 | 1892 | [7] |
Percival Bonney | 1863 | 1902 | 1906 | [7] |
Leslie C. Cornish | 1875 | 1907 | 1926 | [7] |
Herbert Elijah Wadsworth | 1892 | 1926 | 1934 | [7] |
George Otis Smith | 1893 | 1934 | 1944 | [7] |
George Goodwin Averill | 1921 | 1944 | 1946 | [7] |
Neil Leonard | 1921 | 1946 | 1960 | [7] |
Reginald Houghton Sturtevant | 1921 | 1960 | 1965 | [7] |
Ellerton Marcel Jette | n/a | 1965 | 1971 | [7] |
Albert Carlton Palmer | 1930 | 1971 | 1979 | [7] |
Robert N. Anthony | 1938 | 1979 | 1983 | [7] |
H. Ridgely Bullock | 1955 | 1983 | 1991 | [7] |
Lawrence Pugh | 1956 | 1991 | 1999 | [7] |
James Bartlett Crawford | 1964 | 1999 | 2005 | [7] |
Joseph F. Boulos | 1968 | 2005 | 2009 | [7] |
Robert E. Diamond, Jr. | 1973 | 2009 | 2016 | [7] |
Eric S. Rosengren | 1979 | 2016 | present | [7] |
Other Notable Trustees
References
- ^ "Corporation and Trustees - Colby College Catalogue 2017-2018". Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Academics" (PDF). Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ The Colby College Echo, Friday, September 27, 1889, Page: 6
- ^ "Dr. Arthur Jeremiah Roberts, President of Colby College Since 1908". Lewiston Evening Journal. Jun 26, 1920.
- ^ "Press Release - News - Colby College". News. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Called to Action". 19 June 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Mayflower Hill, A History of Colby College." Appendix C. Earl H. Smith. University Press of New England. 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw "The History of Colby College". Ernest Cummings Marriner. Waterville: Colby College Press. 1963.
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths PAGANUCCI, PAUL DONNELLY". 28 February 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Levin H. Campbell". www.nndb.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.