Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...

is led by a President selected by the Board of Trustees. The University was founded in 1749 as Augusta Academy. It later became Liberty Hall Academy (1782), Washington Academy (1798), Washington College (1813), and finally Washington and Lee University (1871). The office of President was not created until 1782.

Presidents

1. William Graham, Liberty Hall Academy 1782-1796
2. Samuel Legrande Campbell, Liberty Hall Academy 1797-1798, Washington Academy 1798-1799
3. Reverend George Addison Baxter, Washington Academy 1799-1813, Washington College 1813-1829
4. Louis Marshall (physician), Washington College 1830-1834
5. Henry Vethake, Washington College 1834-1836
6. Reverend Henry Ruffner
   Henry Ruffner
   Henry Ruffner , was an educator and Presbyterian minister, who served as president of Washington College .-Biography:...
   
   , Washington College 1836-1848
7. Reverend George Junkin
   George Junkin
   Rev. George Junkin, D. D., LL. D. was an American educator and Presbyterian minister who served as the first president of Lafayette College and later as president of Miami University and Washington College .-Biography:He was the son of Joseph Junkin, and the sixth of fourteen children born in...
   
   , Washington College 1848-1861 (vacant), Washington College 1861-1865
8. General Robert E. Lee
   Robert E. Lee
   Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....
   
   , Washington College 1865-1870
9. George Washington Custis Lee
   George Washington Custis Lee
   George Washington Custis Lee , also known as Custis Lee, was the eldest son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee...
   
   , 1871-1897
10. William Lyne Wilson
    William Lyne Wilson
    William Lyne Wilson was a Bourbon Democrat politician and lawyer from West Virginia.-Biography:Born in Charles Town, Virginia , Wilson attended Charles Town Academy, graduated from Columbian College in 1860 and subsequently studied at the University of Virginia...
    
    , 1897-1900
11. Henry St. George Tucker III
    Henry St. George Tucker III
    Henry St. George Tucker, III was a representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the United States House of Representatives, professor of law, and president of the American Bar Association. He was born to Laura and John Randolph Tucker in Winchester, Virginia, and received a B.L...
    
     (acting), 1900-1901
12. George H. Denny, 1901-1911
13. Henry D. Campbell (acting), 1911-1912
14. John L. Campbell (acting), 1911-1912
15. Henry L. Smith 1912-1929
16. Robert H. Tucker (acting), 1930-1930
17. Francis Pendleton Gaines 1930-1959
18. Fred C. Cole, 1959-1967
19. William W. Pusey III (acting), 1967-1968
20. Robert E. R. Huntley, 1968-1983
21. John Delane Wilson 1983-1995
22. John William Elrod 1995-2001
23. H. Laurent Boetsch Jr. (acting) 2001-2002
24. Thomas G. Burish, 2002-2005
25. Harlan R. Beckley (acting), 2005-2006
26. Kenneth P. Ruscio
    Kenneth P. Ruscio
    Kenneth Patrick Ruscio is an American college professor. He was Dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond for four years, having previously held the post of Dean of Freshmen, Associate Dean of the Williams School of Commerce at Washington and Lee while teaching...
    
    , 2006-present