List of presidents of Howard University

List of presidents of Howard University in Washington, D.C.

President	Term
Charles B. Boynton[1]	1867
Byron Sunderland[1]	1867-1869
Oliver Otis Howard[1]	1869–1874
Edward Parmelee Smith[1]	1875–1876
William Weston Patton[1]	1877–1889
Jeremiah Rankin[1]	1890–1903
John Gordon[1]	1903–1906
Wilbur P. Thirkield[1]	1906–1912
Stephen M. Newman[1]	1912–1918
J. Stanley Durkee[1]	1918–1926
Mordecai Wyatt Johnson[1]	1926–1960
James Nabrit Jr.[1]	1960–1969
James E. Cheek[1]	1969–1989
Franklyn Jenifer[1]	1990–1994
Joyce Ladner, Interim President[2]*	1994–1995
H. Patrick Swygert[1]	1995–2008
Sidney A. Ribeau[3]	2008–2013
Wayne A. I. Frederick[4]	2013–present
*First female head of the university

References

1. "Appendix II: Presidents". Office of the President. Howard University. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
2. "Joyce Ladner". The History Makers. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
3. Lewin, Tamar (2 October 2013). "In Surprise Move, President of Howard University Resigns as Budget Troubles Loom". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
4. Brown, Emma (22 July 2014). "Wayne AI Frederick named 17th president of Howard University". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 July 2020.