President of the University of Washington

The President of the University of Washington is the chief administrator of the university.

President of the University of Washington
Incumbent Ana Mari Cauce since October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
University of Washington
Residence	Hill-Crest
Appointer	Board of Regents of the University of Washington
Formation	November 4, 1861 (1861-11-04)
First holder	Asa Mercer
Salary	$714,300[1]
Website	Office of the President

The University of Washington is a public university in Seattle, Washington. Established in 1861 and originally known as the Territorial University of Washington, UW is the oldest public university in the state of Washington. The University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 140 departments, organized into various colleges and schools. With a total student enrollment of about 46,000, UW is one of the largest universities in the United States.

The longest-serving president of the university was William P. Gerberding, who held the office for sixteen years from 1979 to 1995.

The current president of the University of Washington is Ana Mari Cauce. Cauce served as the university's interim president before replacing the thirty-first president, Michael K. Young, and assuming her position as the university's permanent president on October 13, 2015. Cauce is the thirty-third president of the university. Twenty-five men and one woman have served as the university's permanent president, and six men and three women have served as its interim president pending the appointment of a permanent successor.

List of presidents

Gerberding Hall, location of the university president's office.

The following individuals have held the Office of President of the University of Washington.[2] There are gaps in the line of succession when the University was closed from 1867–69 and part of 1874 and 1876[3] The university presidents in whose honor buildings have been named bear an asterisk.

Presidents of the University of Washington

No.	Portrait	President	Tenure	Background and accomplishments
1		Asa Mercer	1861–63
2		William Edward Barnard	1863–66
3		George F. Whitworth	1866–67
		John Henry Hall	1869–72
		Eugene Kincaid Hill	1872–74
		Mary W. (May) Thayer	1874	Acting President
		George F. Whitworth	1874–76
		Alexander Jay Anderson	1877–82
		Leonard Jackson Powell	1882–87
		Thomas Milton Gatch	1887–95
		Mark Walrod Harrington	1895–97
		William Franklin Edwards	1897
		Charles Francis Reeves	1897–98	Acting President
		Frank Pierrepont Graves	1898–1902
		Thomas Franklin Kane	1902–14
		Henry Landes	1914–15	Acting President
		Henry Suzzallo	1915–26
		David Thomson	1926–27	Acting President
		Matthew Lyle Spencer	1927–33
		Hugo Winkenwerder	1933–34	Acting President
		Lee Paul Sieg	1934–46
		Raymond B. Allen	1946–51
		H.P. (Dick) Everest	1952	Acting President
		Henry Schmitz	1952–58
		Charles E. Odegaard	1958–73
		Philip W. Cartwright	1973–74	Acting President
		John R. Hogness	1974–79
27		William P. Gerberding	1979–95
		Richard L. McCormick	1995–2003
		Lee L. Huntsman	2003–04
30		Mark Emmert	2004–10
		Phyllis Wise	2010–11	Acting President
31		Michael K. Young	2011–15
		Ana Mari Cauce	2015	Acting President
33			2015–

Timeline of University of Washington presidential terms

Presidents of the University of Washington

See also

• History of the University of Washington
• List of University of Washington people
• Washington Huskies

References

1. "Washington State Employee Salaries". fiscal.wa.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
2. "University of Washington Presidents". Retrieved 2007-09-15.
3. http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/june95/asa_mercer.html