List of presidents and chancellors of the University of Wisconsin–Madison

This is a list of presidents and chancellors of the University of Wisconsin–Madison:

No. Image UW presidents From To Title Notes
1 John Hiram Lathrop 1849 1858 Chancellor
2 Henry Barnard 1859 1861 Chancellor
3 John Whelan Sterling 1861 1867 Executive officer
4 Paul Chadbourne 1867 1870 President
5 John Hanson Twombly 1871 1874 President
6 . John Bascom 1874 1887 President
7 Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin 1887 1892 President
8 Charles Kendall Adams 1892 1901 President
– Edward Asahel Birge 1901 1903 Acting president
9 Charles R. Van Hise 1903 1918 President
10 Edward Asahel Birge 1918 1925 President
11 Glenn Frank 1925 1937 President
– George Sellery 1937 1937 Acting president
12 Clarence Addison Dykstra July 1, 1937 January 1945 President
13 Edwin Broun Fred February 15, 1945 June 30, 1958 President
14 Conrad Elvehjem July 1, 1958 July 27, 1962 President Died while in office.
15 Fred Harvey Harrington* July 1962 September 30, 1970 President
– Robert Clodius October 1, 1970 December 31, 1970 Acting president
16 John Carrier Weaver** January 1, 1971 October 11, 1971 President
  • * In 1963, Harrington reorganized the University of Wisconsin by creating one central administration, and separate administrations for each of the individual campuses (Madison, Milwaukee, and University Centers). Harrington remained the president of the central administration, while Robert Clodius became the acting provost of the Madison campus. Later, in 1970, Clodius became the acting president of the central administration until John Weaver took over in 1971.
  • ** In 1971, the University of Wisconsin System was created by merging all four campuses (Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Parkside) and the Wisconsin State Universities. John Weaver became the first president of the UW system.
No. Image UW–Madison Chancellors From To Title Notes
– Robert Clodius* March 8, 1963 August 31, 1964 Acting provost
1 Robben Wright Fleming*** September 1, 1964 1967 Chancellor
2 William H. Sewell 1967 1968 Chancellor
– Bryant Kearl July 1, 1968 September 12, 1968 Acting chancellor
3 Hugh Edwin Young September 13, 1968 1977 Chancellor
– Glenn Simpson Pound 1977 1977 Acting chancellor
4 Irving Shain 1977 1986 Chancellor
– Bernard Cecil Cohen 1987 1987 Acting chancellor
5 Donna Shalala 1988 1993 Chancellor
6 David Ward 1993 2000 Chancellor
7 John D. Wiley January 1, 2001 August 31, 2008 Chancellor
8 Carolyn "Biddy" Martin September 1, 2008 July 17, 2011 Chancellor
– David Ward July 18, 2011 July 21, 2013 Interim chancellor
9 Rebecca Blank July 22, 2013 May 31, 2022 Chancellor
– John Karl Scholz June 1, 2022 August 3, 2022 Interim Chancellor
10 Jennifer Mnookin August 4, 2022 Current Chancellor
  • ***First appointed as Provost, then changed to Chancellor in 1965.
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