List of chancellors of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Since the University of Massachusetts Amherst
was founded as the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1863, 25 individuals have been at the helm of the institution. The office, originally known as "President," was changed to "Chancellor
" in 1970 following Lederle's resignation and the opening of UMass Boston five years earlier. The title "President of the University of Massachusetts" now refers to the president of the entire five-campus University of Massachusetts system
. The current Chancellor of the Amherst campus is Dr. Robert C. Holub
. The Chancellor resides in Hillside, the campus residence for chancellors.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
was founded as the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1863, 25 individuals have been at the helm of the institution. The office, originally known as "President," was changed to "Chancellor
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
" in 1970 following Lederle's resignation and the opening of UMass Boston five years earlier. The title "President of the University of Massachusetts" now refers to the president of the entire five-campus University of Massachusetts system
University of Massachusetts
This article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...
. The current Chancellor of the Amherst campus is Dr. Robert C. Holub
Robert C. Holub
Robert C. Holub, Ph.D. is the 28th and current chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, beginning his tenure as chancellor in August 2008...
. The Chancellor resides in Hillside, the campus residence for chancellors.
List of Presidents and Chancellors
Presidents of Massachusetts Agricultural College
- Henry F. French (1864-1866)
- Paul A. ChadbournePaul A. ChadbournePaul Ansel Chadbourne was an American educator and naturalist who served as President of University of Wisconsin from 1867 to 1870, and President of Williams College from 1872 until his resignation in 1881...
(1866-1867) - William S. ClarkWilliam S. ClarkWilliam Smith Clark was a professor of chemistry, botany and zoology, a colonel during the American Civil War, and a leader in agricultural education. Raised and schooled in Easthampton, Massachusetts, Clark spent most of his adult life in Amherst, Massachusetts...
(1867-1879) - Charles L. FlintCharles L. FlintCharles Louis Flint was a lawyer, cofounder and first Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, a lecturer in cattle and dairy farming, the first secretary of the Massachusetts Agricultural College Board of Trustees and the college's fourth president.Flint was born in Middleton,...
(1879-1880) - Levi StockbridgeLevi StockbridgeLevi Stockbridge was a farmer and scientist from Hadley, Massachusetts. He was instrumental in the early history of the Massachusetts Agricultural College now known as the University of Massachusetts, Amherst....
(1880-1882) - James C. Greenough (1883-1886)
- Henry H. Goodell (1886-1905)
- William P. Brooks (1905-1906)
- Kenyon L. ButterfieldKenyon L. ButterfieldKenyon Leech Butterfield was an American agricultural scientist and college administrator known for developing the Cooperative Extension Service at the Land Grant Universities, and was instrumental in developing the Smith-Lever Act of 1914...
(1906-1924) - Edward M. Lewis (1924-1927)
Presidents of Massachusetts State College
- Roscoe W. Thatcher (1927-1932)
- Hugh P. BakerHugh P. BakerHugh Potter Baker was a graduate of the Michigan State College of Agriculture; Yale's School of Forestry ; and the University of Munich...
(1932-1946)
Presidents of the University of Massachusetts
- Ralph Van Meter (1947-1954)
- Jean P. Mather (1954-1960)
- John W. Lederle (1960-1970)
Chancellors of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Oswald Tippo (1970-1971)
- Randolph W. Bromery (1971-1979)
- Henry Koffler (1979-1982)
- Loren Baritz (1982)
- Joseph DuffeyJoseph DuffeyJoseph Daniel Duffey is an American academic, educator and political appointee.He received an A.B. from Marshall University in 1954, a B.D. from Andover Theological School in 1957, an S.T.M. from Yale University in 1963, and a Ph.D. from Hartford Seminary Foundation in 1969...
(1982-1991) - Richard D. O'Brien (1991-1993)
- David K. Scott (1993-2001)
- Marcellette G. Williams (2001-2002)
- John V. LombardiJohn V. LombardiJohn Vincent Paul Maher Lombardi is an American university professor and administrator. Lombardi currently serves as the president of the Louisiana State University System, a position he has held since 2007. He is a native of California, and earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees...
(2002-2007) - Thomas W. Cole Jr. (2007-2008)
- Robert C. HolubRobert C. HolubRobert C. Holub, Ph.D. is the 28th and current chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, beginning his tenure as chancellor in August 2008...
(2008-present)