President of the University of Maryland, College Park

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The President of the University of Maryland, College Park manages the day to day operations of the University of Maryland, College Park. The President is expected to work cooperatively with the University Senate and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents to effectively manage the university.

1 List of Presidents of the University of Maryland
2 Reference

[edit] List of Presidents of the University of Maryland

[edit] Presidents of the Maryland Agricultural College

Benjamin Hallowell (1859 - 1860)
John Work Scott (1860)
Charles Benedict Calvert (acting, 1860)
John M. Colby (1860 - 1861)
Henry Onderdonk (1861 - 1864)
Nicholas Worthington (acting, 1864 - 1867)
George Washington Custis Lee (1867)
Charles Minor (1867 - 1868)
Franklin Buchanan (1868 - 1869)
Samuel Register (1869 - 1873)
Samuel Jones (1873 - 1875)
William H. Parker (1875 - 1882)
Augustine Smith (1882 - 1887)
Allen Dodge (acting, 1887 - 1888)
Henry Alvord (1888 - 1892)
Richard Silvester (1892 - 1912)
Thomas A. Spence (acting, 1912 - 1913)
Harry J. Patterson (1913 - 1917)
Albert F. Woods (1917-1926)

[edit] Presidents of the University of Maryland

The name of the school was changed to the "University of Maryland" in 1926.

Raymond Pearson (1926 - 1935)
Harry Clifton "Curley" Byrd (1935 - 1954)
Thomas B. Symons (acting, 1954)
Wilson Homer "Bull" Elkins (1954 - 1978)

[edit] Chancellors of the University of Maryland

Following the departure of Wilson Homer Elkins, the Chancellor assumed the responsibilities of the President.

Charles Bishop (1970 - 1974)
John W. Dorsey (acting chancellor, 1974 - 1975)
Robert Gluckstern (1975 - 1982)
William English Kirwan (acting, 1982)
John B. Slaughter (1982 - 1988)

[edit] Presidents of the University of Maryland

In 1989, the office of the President was re-established following the re-organization of the public schools of Maryland under the new University System of Maryland.