Past Presidents of Colgate University

Nathaniel Kendrick

Oct 13, 1836

Tenure: 1836-1848 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

Stephen William Taylor

Oct 13, 1851

Tenure: 1851-1856 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

George Washington Eaton

Oct 13, 1856

Tenure: 1856-1868 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

Ebenezer Dodge

Oct 13, 1868

Tenure: 1868-1890 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

George William Smith

Oct 13, 1895

Tenure: 1895-1897 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

George Edmands Merrill

Oct 13, 1899

Tenure: 1899-1908 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

Elmer Burritt Bryan

Oct 13, 1909

Tenure: 1909-1921 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

George Barton Cutten

Oct 13, 1922

Tenure: 1922-1942 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

Everett Needham Case

Oct 13, 1942

Tenure: 1942-1962 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

Vincent MacDowell Barnett, Jr.

Oct 13, 1963

Tenure: 1963-1969 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

Thomas Alva Bartlett

Oct 13, 1969

Tenure: 1969-1977 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

George D. Langdon Jr.

Oct 13, 1978

Tenure: 1978-1988 (Please note that Oct. 13 is an estimated date for inauguration)

Neil R. Grabois

Oct 9, 1988

Tenure: 1988-1999

Charles "Buddy" Karelis

Oct 17, 1999

Tenure: 1999-2001

Rebecca Chopp

Sep 29, 2002

Tenure: 2002-2009