List of presidents and chancellors of the University of Wisconsin–Madison

This is a list of presidents and chancellors of the University of Wisconsin–Madison:[1]

No.	Image	UW presidents	From	To	Title	Notes
1		John Hiram Lathrop	1849	1858	Chancellor	[2]
2		Henry Barnard	1859	1861	Chancellor	[3]
3		John Whelan Sterling	1861	1867	Executive officer	[4]
4		Paul Chadbourne	1867	1870	President	[5]
5		John Hanson Twombly	1871	1874	President	[6]
6	.	John Bascom	1874	1887	President	[7]
7		Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin	1887	1892	President	[8]
8		Charles Kendall Adams	1892	1901	President	[9]
–		Edward Asahel Birge	1901	1903	Acting president	[10]
9		Charles R. Van Hise	1903	1918	President	[11]
10		Edward Asahel Birge	1918	1925	President	[12]
11		Glenn Frank	1925	1937	President	[13]
–		George Sellery	1937	1937	Acting president	[14]
12		Clarence Addison Dykstra	July 1, 1937	January 1945	President	[15]
13		Edwin Broun Fred	February 15, 1945	June 30, 1958	President	[16]
14		Conrad Elvehjem	July 1, 1958	July 27, 1962	President	Died while in office.[17]
15		Fred Harvey Harrington*	July 1962	September 30, 1970	President	[18]
–		Robert Clodius	October 1, 1970	December 31, 1970	Acting president
16		John Carrier Weaver**	January 1, 1971	October 11, 1971	President	[19]

• * In 1963, Harrington reorganized the University of Wisconsin by creating one central administration, and separate administrations for each of the individual campuses (Madison, Milwaukee, and University Centers). Harrington remained the president of the central administration, while Robert Clodius became the acting provost of the Madison campus. Later, in 1970, Clodius became the acting president of the central administration until John Weaver took over in 1971.
• ** In 1971, the University of Wisconsin System was created by merging all four campuses (Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Parkside) and the Wisconsin State Universities. John Weaver became the first president of the UW system.

No.	Image	UW–Madison Chancellors	From	To	Title	Notes
–		Robert Clodius*	March 8, 1963	August 31, 1964	Acting provost	[20]
1		Robben Wright Fleming***	September 1, 1964	1967	Chancellor	[21]
2		William H. Sewell	1967	1968	Chancellor	[22]
–		Bryant Kearl	July 1, 1968	September 12, 1968	Acting chancellor	[23]
3		Hugh Edwin Young	September 13, 1968	1977	Chancellor	[24]
–		Glenn Simpson Pound	1977	1977	Acting chancellor	[25]
4		Irving Shain	1977	1986	Chancellor	[26]
–		Bernard Cecil Cohen	1987	1987	Acting chancellor	[27]
5		Donna Shalala	1988	1993	Chancellor	[28]
6		David Ward	1993	2000	Chancellor	[29]
7		John D. Wiley	January 1, 2001	August 31, 2008	Chancellor	[30][31][32]
8		Carolyn "Biddy" Martin	September 1, 2008	July 17, 2011	Chancellor	[33]
–		David Ward	July 18, 2011	July 21, 2013	Interim chancellor	[34][35]
9		Rebecca Blank	July 22, 2013	May 31, 2022	Chancellor	[36]
–		John Karl Scholz	June 1, 2022	August 3, 2022	Interim Chancellor	[37]
10		Jennifer Mnookin	August 4, 2022	Current	Chancellor	[38][39]

• ***First appointed as Provost, then changed to Chancellor in 1965.

References

1. "Chancellors and Presidents of the University of Wisconsin-Madison". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2. "John Hiram Lathrop (Chancellor: 1849-1858)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
3. "Henry Barnard (Chancellor: 1859-1860)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
4. "John Whelan Sterling (Executive Officer: 1861-1867)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
5. "Paul Ansel Chadbourne (President: 1867-1870)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
6. "John Hanson Twombly (President: 1871-1874)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
7. "John A. Bascom (President: 1874-1887)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
8. "Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (President: 1887-1892)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
9. "Charles Kendall Adams (President: 1892-1901)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
10. "Edward Asahel Birge (Acting President: 1900-1903)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
11. "Charles Richard Van Hise (President: 1903-1918)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
12. "Edward Asahel Birge (President: 1918-1925)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
13. "Glenn Frank (President: 1925-1937)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
14. "George Clark Sellery (Acting President: 1937)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
15. "Clarence Addison Dykstra (President: 1937-1945)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
16. "Fred, Edwin Broun (President: 1945-1958)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
17. "Conrad Arnold Elvehjem (President: 1958-1962)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
18. "Fred Harvey Harrington (President: 1962-1970)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
19. "Presidents of the University of Wisconsin System". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
20. "Robert LeRoy Clodius (Acting Provost: 1963-1964)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
21. "Robben Wright Fleming (Provost then Chancellor: 1964-1967)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
22. "William Hamilton Sewell (Chancellor: 1967-1968)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
23. "Bryant Eastham Kearl (Acting Chancellor: 1968)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
24. "Hugh Edwin Young (Chancellor: 1968-1977)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
25. "Pound, Glenn Simpson (Acting Chancellor: 1977)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
26. "Irving Shain (Chancellor: 1977-1986)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
27. "Bernard Cecil Cohen (Acting Chancellor: 1987)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
28. "Donna Edna Shalala (Chancellor: 1988-1993)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
29. "David Ward (Chancellor: 1993-2000)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
30. "Provost John D. Wiley named Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison". University of Wisconsin System. November 10, 2000.
31. Bursaw, Kyle (December 10, 2007). "Chancellor Wiley to step down: Successor will take over position September 2008". The Daily Cardinal.
32. "John Duncan Wiley (Chancellor: 2001-2008)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
33. "Carolyn Arthur "Biddy" Martin (Chancellor: 2008-2011)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
34. "Ward appointed interim UW-Madison chancellor". University of Wisconsin System. June 29, 2011.
35. "David Ward (Interim Chancellor: 2011-2013)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
36. "Rebecca M. "Becky" Blank (Chancellor: 2013-2022)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
37. "Karl Scholz (Interim Chancellor: 2022)". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
38. Kremer, Rich (August 4, 2022). "Jennifer Mnookin begins term as UW-Madison's 32nd Chancellor". Wisconsin Public Radio.
39. "Jennifer L. Mnookin (Chancellor: 2022- )". University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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