List of Cornell College Presidents
Read brief bios and view historic photos of Cornell's presidents from the Cole Library archives.
| Years & Number |
President |
|---|---|
| *1853-1857 | Samuel M. Fellows, Principal of Seminary |
| *1857-1859 (1) | Richard W. Keeler |
| *1859-1860 | Samuel M. Fellows, Acting President |
| *1860-1863 (2) | Samuel M. Fellows |
| *1863-1865 | William Fletcher King, Acting president |
| *1865-1873 (3) | William Fletcher King |
| *1873-1874 | Hugh Boyd, Acting president |
| *1874-1880 | William Fletcher King |
| *1880-1881 | Alonzo Collin, Acting President |
| *1881-1908 | William Fletcher King |
| *1908-1914 (4) | James Elliott Harlan |
| *1914-1915 | Hamline H. Freer, Acting President |
| *1915-1922 (5) | Charles Wesley Flint |
| *1922-1923 | William S. Ebersole, Acting President |
| *1923-1927 (6) | Harlan Updegraff |
| *February-May 1927 | William S. Ebersole, Acting President |
| *1927-1939 (7) | Herbert J. Burgstahler |
| *1939-1943 (8) | John B. Magee |
| *1943-1960 (9) | Russell D. Cole |
| *1960-1961 | Howard W. Troyer, Dean of College - (Bylaws Provision) |
| *1961-1967 (10) | Arland F. Christ-Janer |
| *1967-1973 (11) | Samuel E. Stumpf |
| *1973-1974 | Charles M. Cochran, Acting President |
| 1974-1984 (12) | Philip B. Secor |
| *1984-1994 (13) | David G. Marker |
| *February-August 1994 | C. William Heywood, Acting President |
| 1994-2010 (14) | Leslie H. Garner, Jr. |
| July 2010-June 2011 | James W. Brown, Acting President |
| 2011-present (15) | Jonathan M. Brand |
*=Deceased