List of University of Washington Presidents

The following individuals have held the Office of President of the University of Washington. There are gaps in the line of succession when the University was closed from 1867–69 and part of 1874 and 1876 The University President who have had buildings named after them are marked with an asterisk.

List of presidents

Term	President	Background and accomplishments
First 1861–1863		Asa Shinn Mercer
Second 1863–1866		William Edward Barnard
1866–1867		George Fred Whitworth
1869–1872		John Henry Hall*
1872–1874		Eugene Kincaid Hill
Interim 1874		Mary W. (May) Thayer
1874–1876		George Fred Whitworth
1877–1882		Alexander Jay Anderson*
1882–1887		Leonard Jackson Powell
1887–1895		Thomas Milton Gatch
1895–1897		Mark Walrod Harrington
1897		William Franklin Edwards
Acting 1897–1898		Charles Francis Reeves
1898-1902		Frank Pierrepont Graves*
1902–1914		Thomas Franklin Kane*
Acting 1914–1915		Henry Landes
1915–1926		Henry Suzzallo*
Acting 1926–1927		David Thomson*
1927–1933		Matthew Lyle Spencer
Acting 1933–1934		Hugo Winkenwerder*
1934–1946		Lee Paul Sieg*
1946–1951		Raymond B. Allen
Acting 1952		H.P. (Dick) Everest
1952–1958		Henry Schmitz*
1958–1973		Charles E. Odegaard*
Acting 1973–1974		Philip W. Cartwright
1974–1979		John R. Hogness
1979–1995		William P. Gerberding*
1995–2003		Richard L. McCormick
2003–2004		Lee L. Huntsman
2004–2010		Mark Emmert
Interim 2010–2011		Phyllis M. Wise
2011–2015		Michael K. Young
2015–		Ana Mari Cauce

Timeline of University of Washington presidential terms

Presidents of the University of Washington

See also

• Washington Huskies
• History of the University of Washington
• List of University of Washington people
• List of University of Washington honorary degree recipients