List of Lehigh University presidents

Lehigh University is an American private research university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer with a founding gift of $500,000. The President's Office is in the Alumni Memorial Building which is located on the west side of the Asa Packer Campus in South Side Bethlehem. The President's House is situated just a few meters to the southeast of the Alumni Memorial Building.[1]

# President Birth–Death Tenure Notes References
1 Henry Coppée 1821–1895 1866–1875 Soldier, author, and engineer. [2]
2 John McDowell Leavitt 1824–1909 1875–1880 Episcopal clergyman.
3 Robert Alexander Lamberton 1824–1893 1880–1893 Lawyer. [3]
4 Thomas Messinger Drown 1842–1904 1895–1904 Chemistry professor. [4]
5 Henry Sturgis Drinker 1850–1937 1905–1920 First alumnus to serve as president (Class of 1871); father of Catherine Drinker Bowen. [5]
6 Charles Russ Richards 1871–1941 1922–1935 Presided over first graduate degrees awarded to women. [6]
7 Clement C. Williams 1882–1947 1935–1944 Civil engineer. [7]
8 Martin D. Whitaker 1902–1960 1946–1960 Physicist; Worked on the Manhattan Project. [8]
9 Harvey A. Neville 1898–1983 1961–1964 Only faculty member ever elected president. [9]
10 W. Deming Lewis 1915–1989 1964–1982 Presided over admission of undergraduate women. [10]
11 Peter Likins b. 1936 1982–1997 Civil engineer. [11]
William C. Hittinger 1922–2013 1997–1998 Class of 1944; electrical engineer, served on an interim basis. [12]
12 Gregory C. Farrington b. 1947 1998–2006 Chemist. [13]
13 Alice P. Gast b. 1958 2006–2014 Lehigh's first female president, chemical engineer. [14]
Kevin Clayton 2014–2015 Class of 1984; Principal & Director of Oaktree Capital Management, served on an interim basis. [15]
14 John D. Simon 2015– Chemist. [16][17]

References

  1. ↑ Asa Packer Campus (map) – Lehigh University.
  2. ↑ Henry Coppée (biography) – Lehigh University.
  3. ↑ Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers. Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, 1896.
  4. ↑ Thomas Messinger Drown (biography) – Lehigh University.
  5. ↑ Henry Sturgis Drinker (biography) – Lehigh University.
  6. ↑ Charles Russ Richards (biography) – Lehigh University.
  7. ↑ Clement C. Williams (biography) – Lehigh University.
  8. ↑ Martin Dewey Whitaker (biography) – Lehigh University.
  9. ↑ Harvey A. Neville (biography) – Lehigh University.
  10. ↑ W. Deming Lewis (biography) – Lehigh University.
  11. ↑ Peter Likins (biography) – Lehigh University.
  12. ↑ William C. Hittinger (biography) – Lehigh University.
  13. ↑ Gregory C. Farrington (biography) – Lehigh University.
  14. ↑ Alice P. Gast (biography) – Lehigh University.
  15. ↑ "Kevin Clayton '84 '13P Appointed Interim President," Lehigh University, Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
  16. ↑ "John D. Simon Named Lehigh's 14th President," Lehigh University, Friday, October 17, 2014.
  17. ↑ "John D. Simon Officially Assumes Presidency of Lehigh University." Lehigh University, Wednesday, July 1, 2015.
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