List of Purdue University presidents

Purdue University and the associated university system have had 13 official and 5 officially acting presidents since the university was founded in 1869.^[1]

List of presidents

#	Image	Name	Dates in office	Duration of Service	Ref(s)
1		Richard Owen	13 August 1872 – 1 March 1874	1 year, 6 months, 16 days	[2]
2		Abraham C. Shortridge	12 June 1874 – 6 November 1875	1 year, 4 months, 25 days	[3]
–		John S. Hougham (acting)	6 November 1875 – 30 April 1876	5 months, 24 days	[4]
3		Emerson E. White	1 May 1876 – 23 August 1883	7 years, 3 months, 22 days	[5]
4		James H. Smart	23 August 1883 – 21 February 1900^†	16 years, 5 months, 29 days	[6]
5		Winthrop E. Stone	21 February 1900 – 17 July 1921^†	21 years, 5 months, 5 days	[7]
–		Henry W. Marshall (acting)	17 July 1921 – 1 September 1922	1 year, 1 month, 15 days	[8]
6		Edward C. Elliott	1 September 1922 – 21 December 1945	23 years, 3 months, 20 days	[9]
–		Andrey A. Potter (acting)	21 December 1945 – 1 January 1946	11 days	[10]
7		Frederick L. Hovde	1 January 1946 – 24 June 1971	25 years, 5 months, 23 days	[11]
8		Arthur G. Hansen	25 June 1971 – 1 July 1982	11 years, 6 days	[12]
–		John W. Hicks (acting)	2 July 1982 – 30 June 1983	11 months, 28 days	[13]
9		Steven C. Beering	1 July 1983 – 13 August 2000	17 years, 1 month, 12 days	[14]
10		Martin C. Jischke	14 August 2000 – 15 July 2007	6 years, 11 months, 1 day	[15]
11		France A. Córdova	16 July 2007 – 30 June 2012	4 years, 11 months, 14 days	[16]
–		Timothy Sands (acting)	1 July 2012 – 14 January 2013	6 months, 13 days	[17]
12		Mitchell E. Daniels	14 January 2013 – 31 December 2022	9 years, 11 months, 17 days	[18]
13		Mung Chiang	1 January 2023 – present	2 years, 3 months and 18 days	[19]

† - died in office.

References

1. "Purdue Past Presidents". Purdue University.
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