List of presidents of Michigan State University

President of Michigan State University
Incumbent Kevin Guskiewicz since 2024
Appointer	Michigan State University Board of Trustees
Formation	1857
First holder	Joseph R. Williams
Website	Office of the President

This list of presidents and principals of Michigan State University includes all who have served as president of Michigan State University.^[1][2]

Presidents

Michigan State University

President	Start year	End year	Reference
Joseph R. Williams	1857	1859	[3]
Lewis R. Fiske	1859	1862
Theophilus C. Abbot	1862	1885
Edwin Willits	1885	1889
Oscar Clute	1889	1893
Lewis G. Gorton	1893	1895
Jonathan L. Snyder	1896	1915
Frank S. Kedzie	1915	1921
David Friday	1922	1923
Kenyon L. Butterfield	1924	1928
Robert S. Shaw	1928	1941
John A. Hannah	1941	1969
Walter Adams	1969	1970
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.	1970	1978
Edgar L. Harden	1978	1979
M. Cecil Mackey	1979	1985
John A. DiBiaggio	1985	1992
Gordon Guyer	1992	1993
M. Peter McPherson	1993	2004
Lou Anna K. Simon	2005	2018
John Engler	2018	2019	interim
Satish Upda	2019	2019	acting
Samuel L. Stanley	2019	2022
Teresa Woodruff	2022	2024	interim
Kevin Guskiewicz	2024		[4]

References

1. "Michigan State University Office of the President". Michigan State University. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
2. "Michigan State University History". Michigan State University. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
3. "Joseph R. Williams". 2014 Michigan State University Board of Trustees. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
4. "Office of the President". Michigan State University. Retrieved July 30, 2024.