List of Chancellors of Syracuse University
Encyclopedia
The list of the Chancellors
of Syracuse University
, a private research university located in Syracuse
, New York
, United States
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After the retirement of Chancellor Kenneth "Buzz" Shaw at the end of the 2004 school year, the university named Nancy Cantor
as its 11th Chancellor and President. Cantor was also named as the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, and is the university's first female chancellor. Prior to coming to Syracuse, she was the chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
, a private research university located in Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, New York
New York
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, United States
United States
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Administration
- Alexander Winchell, 1872-1874
- Rev. Erastus O. Haven, 1874-1880
- Rev. Charles Sims, 1881-1893
- James Roscoe DayJames Roscoe DayJames Roscoe Day was an American educator.-Biography:He was born in Whitneyville, Maine on June 7, 1845. He studied at Bowdoin College, and was in 1872 ordained a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church...
, 1893-1922 - Charles Wesley FlintCharles Wesley FlintCharles Wesley Flint was an American Bishop in The Methodist Church, elected in 1936.Prior to his election to the Episcopacy, he was involved in educational work. He was the President of Cornell College in Iowa , then was the fifth Chancellor of Syracuse University from 1922 until his election as...
, 1922-1936 - William Pratt Graham, 1936-1942
- William Pearson Tolley, 1942-1969
- John E. Corbally, 1969-1971
- Melvin A. EggersMelvin A. EggersMelvin A. Eggers was the 9th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University. Eggers took office in 1971, amidst tumult at Syracuse and other university campuses, and retired in 1991...
, 1971-1991 - Kenneth A. Shaw, 1991- 2004
- Nancy CantorNancy CantorNancy Cantor is the 11th chancellor and president of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. She received her A.B. in 1974 from Sarah Lawrence College and her Ph.D. in psychology in 1978 from Stanford University. She became chancellor upon the retirement of Kenneth "Buzz" Shaw...
, 2004- Present
After the retirement of Chancellor Kenneth "Buzz" Shaw at the end of the 2004 school year, the university named Nancy Cantor
Nancy Cantor
Nancy Cantor is the 11th chancellor and president of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. She received her A.B. in 1974 from Sarah Lawrence College and her Ph.D. in psychology in 1978 from Stanford University. She became chancellor upon the retirement of Kenneth "Buzz" Shaw...
as its 11th Chancellor and President. Cantor was also named as the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, and is the university's first female chancellor. Prior to coming to Syracuse, she was the chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
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