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Carter Jr.">Walter E. Carter Jr.</a><br /></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Board_of_Trustees" class="mw-redirect" title="Board of Trustees">Board of Trustees</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">No term limit</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data">Edward Orton, Sr</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://president.osu.edu">Office of the President</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This <b>list of presidents of The Ohio State University</b> includes all who have served as <a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">university presidents</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Ohio_State_University" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ohio State University">The Ohio State University</a> since its founding in 1870. The Ohio State University is a <a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">public</a> research university in <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a>. Founded in 1870, as a <a href="/wiki/Land-grant_university" title="Land-grant university">land-grant university</a> and ninth university in <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Morrill_Act_of_1862" class="mw-redirect" title="Morrill Act of 1862">Morrill Act of 1862</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the university was originally known as the <b>Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College</b>. In 1878, in light of its expanded focus, the college permanently changed its name to <a href="/wiki/The_Ohio_State_University" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ohio State University">The Ohio State University</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_presidents_of_Ohio_State_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first president of Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College is <a href="/wiki/Edward_Orton,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Orton, Sr.">Edward Orton, Sr.</a> who served from 1873 to 1881. During Orton's term, the university became Ohio State University, in 1878. <a href="/wiki/Karen_A._Holbrook" class="mw-redirect" title="Karen A. Holbrook">Karen A. Holbrook</a> took office in 2002 and was the first female president. <a href="/wiki/E._Gordon_Gee" title="E. Gordon Gee">E. Gordon Gee</a> is the only president who served two terms after from serving from 1990 to 1998 and returning in 2007-2013. <a href="/wiki/Michael_V._Drake" title="Michael V. Drake">Michael V. Drake</a>, former chancellor of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Irvine" title="University of California, Irvine">University of California, Irvine</a>, assumed the role of university president on June 30, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Drake also serves as the first African American president of the university. On June 3, 2020, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Kristina_M._Johnson" title="Kristina M. Johnson">Kristina M. Johnson</a>, the former chancellor of <a href="/wiki/State_University_of_New_York" title="State University of New York">State University of New York</a>, would be taking over as the 21st president. She was the first member of the LGBT community to openly serve in the position.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After serving approximately two and a half years of her five year contract, Johnson resigned at the request of the university's board of trustees.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidents_of_Ohio_Agricultural_and_Mechanical_College">Presidents of Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_presidents_of_Ohio_State_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Presidents of Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Image</th> <th>President</th> <th>Term</th> <th>Life </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_Orton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Edward_Orton.jpg/60px-Edward_Orton.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Edward_Orton.jpg/90px-Edward_Orton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Edward_Orton.jpg/120px-Edward_Orton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1272" data-file-height="1580" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Orton,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Orton, Sr.">Edward Orton, Sr.</a></td> <td>1873–1878</td> <td>1829–1899 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidents_of_The_Ohio_State_University">Presidents of The Ohio State University</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_presidents_of_Ohio_State_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Presidents of The Ohio State University"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Image</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Term</th> <th>Life</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_Orton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Edward_Orton.jpg/70px-Edward_Orton.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Edward_Orton.jpg/105px-Edward_Orton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Edward_Orton.jpg/140px-Edward_Orton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1272" data-file-height="1580" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Orton,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Orton, Sr.">Edward Orton, Sr.</a></td> <td>1878–1881</td> <td>1829–1899</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University,_Hayes_and_Orton_Halls" title="University, Hayes and Orton Halls">Orton Hall</a> is named in his honor </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Walter_Q_Scott.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Walter_Q_Scott.jpg/70px-Walter_Q_Scott.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Walter_Q_Scott.jpg/105px-Walter_Q_Scott.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Walter_Q_Scott.jpg/140px-Walter_Q_Scott.jpg 2x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="230" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Quincy_Scott" title="Walter Quincy Scott">Walter Q. Scott</a></td> <td>1881–1883</td> <td>1845–1917 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Noimage.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/70px-Noimage.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/105px-Noimage.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/140px-Noimage.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="130" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Scott_(university_president)" title="William Henry Scott (university president)">William H. Scott</a></td> <td>1883–1895</td> <td>1840–1937</td> <td>Three buildings on campus are named "Scott", including Scott Hall. Scott Laboratory and Scott House are not named in his honor. <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Hulme_Canfield.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/James_Hulme_Canfield.jpg/70px-James_Hulme_Canfield.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/James_Hulme_Canfield.jpg/105px-James_Hulme_Canfield.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/James_Hulme_Canfield.jpg/140px-James_Hulme_Canfield.jpg 2x" data-file-width="706" data-file-height="956" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Hulme_Canfield" title="James Hulme Canfield">James H. Canfield</a></td> <td>1895–1899</td> <td>1847–1909</td> <td>Canfield Residence Hall is named in his honor </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Oxley_Thompson_circa_1920.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/William_Oxley_Thompson_circa_1920.jpg/70px-William_Oxley_Thompson_circa_1920.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/William_Oxley_Thompson_circa_1920.jpg/105px-William_Oxley_Thompson_circa_1920.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/William_Oxley_Thompson_circa_1920.jpg/140px-William_Oxley_Thompson_circa_1920.jpg 2x" data-file-width="748" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Oxley_Thompson" title="William Oxley Thompson">William Oxley Thompson</a></td> <td>1899–1925</td> <td>1855–1933</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Oxley_Thompson_Memorial_Library" title="William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library">William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library</a> and statue named in his honor </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_W._Rightmire,_Ohio_State_University_-_DPLA_-_f7a261384c23074e577b9fc7569b938f_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/George_W._Rightmire%2C_Ohio_State_University_-_DPLA_-_f7a261384c23074e577b9fc7569b938f_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-George_W._Rightmire%2C_Ohio_State_University_-_DPLA_-_f7a261384c23074e577b9fc7569b938f_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/George_W._Rightmire%2C_Ohio_State_University_-_DPLA_-_f7a261384c23074e577b9fc7569b938f_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-George_W._Rightmire%2C_Ohio_State_University_-_DPLA_-_f7a261384c23074e577b9fc7569b938f_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/George_W._Rightmire%2C_Ohio_State_University_-_DPLA_-_f7a261384c23074e577b9fc7569b938f_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-George_W._Rightmire%2C_Ohio_State_University_-_DPLA_-_f7a261384c23074e577b9fc7569b938f_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="711" data-file-height="947" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Rightmire" title="George Washington Rightmire">George W. Rightmire</a></td> <td>1925–1938</td> <td>1868–1952</td> <td>Rightmire Hall is named in his honor </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e6e6aa"> <td>–</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PSM_V76_D208_William_McPherson.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/PSM_V76_D208_William_McPherson.png/70px-PSM_V76_D208_William_McPherson.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/PSM_V76_D208_William_McPherson.png/105px-PSM_V76_D208_William_McPherson.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/PSM_V76_D208_William_McPherson.png/140px-PSM_V76_D208_William_McPherson.png 2x" data-file-width="825" data-file-height="1211" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_McPherson,_OSU" class="mw-redirect" title="William McPherson, OSU">William McPherson</a> (acting)</td> <td>1938–1940</td> <td>1864–1951</td> <td>McPherson Lab is named in his honor </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Howard_Landis_Bevis_atdesk.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/Howard_Landis_Bevis_atdesk.jpg/70px-Howard_Landis_Bevis_atdesk.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/Howard_Landis_Bevis_atdesk.jpg/105px-Howard_Landis_Bevis_atdesk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/Howard_Landis_Bevis_atdesk.jpg/140px-Howard_Landis_Bevis_atdesk.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1409" data-file-height="1123" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Howard_Landis_Bevis" title="Howard Landis Bevis">Howard L. Bevis</a></td> <td>1940–1956</td> <td>1885–1968</td> <td>Bevis Hall is named in his honor </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Novice_Gail_Fawcett.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Novice_Gail_Fawcett.png/70px-Novice_Gail_Fawcett.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Novice_Gail_Fawcett.png/105px-Novice_Gail_Fawcett.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Novice_Gail_Fawcett.png/140px-Novice_Gail_Fawcett.png 2x" data-file-width="436" data-file-height="551" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Novice_Gail_Fawcett" title="Novice Gail Fawcett">Novice G. Fawcett</a></td> <td>1956–1972</td> <td>1909–1998</td> <td>The Fawcett Center is named in his honor. </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harold_Leroy_Enarson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Harold_Leroy_Enarson.jpg/70px-Harold_Leroy_Enarson.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Harold_Leroy_Enarson.jpg/105px-Harold_Leroy_Enarson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Harold_Leroy_Enarson.jpg/140px-Harold_Leroy_Enarson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="141" data-file-height="177" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Leroy_Enarson" title="Harold Leroy Enarson">Harold L. Enarson</a></td> <td>1972–1981</td> <td>1919–2006</td> <td>Enarson Classroom is named in his honor </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_H._Jennings_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="509" data-file-height="679" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Harrington_Jennings" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Harrington Jennings">Edward H. Jennings</a></td> <td>1981–1990</td> <td>1937–2019</td> <td>Jennings Hall is named in his honor </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gordon_Gee.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Gordon_Gee.jpg/70px-Gordon_Gee.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Gordon_Gee.jpg/105px-Gordon_Gee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Gordon_Gee.jpg/140px-Gordon_Gee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1826" data-file-height="2050" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/E._Gordon_Gee" title="E. Gordon Gee">E. Gordon Gee</a></td> <td>1990–1998</td> <td>1944–</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e6e6aa"> <td>–</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Noimage.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/70px-Noimage.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/105px-Noimage.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/140px-Noimage.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="130" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Richard_Sisson" title="John Richard Sisson">John Richard Sisson</a> (acting)</td> <td>1997–1998</td> <td>1936–</td> <td>Sisson Hall is named in his honor </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Kirwan_in_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/William_Kirwan_in_2012.jpg/70px-William_Kirwan_in_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/William_Kirwan_in_2012.jpg/105px-William_Kirwan_in_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/William_Kirwan_in_2012.jpg/140px-William_Kirwan_in_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="327" data-file-height="447" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Kirwan" title="William Kirwan">William Kirwan</a></td> <td>1998–2002</td> <td>1938–</td> <td>The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity is named in his honor </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e6e6aa"> <td>–</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_H._Jennings_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Edward_H._Jennings_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="509" data-file-height="679" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_H._Jennings" title="Edward H. Jennings">Edward H. Jennings</a> (interim)</td> <td>2002</td> <td>1937–2019</td> <td>Jennings Hall is named in his honor </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Noimage.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/70px-Noimage.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/105px-Noimage.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/140px-Noimage.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="130" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karen_A._Holbrook" class="mw-redirect" title="Karen A. Holbrook">Karen A. Holbrook</a></td> <td>2002–2007</td> <td>1942–</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e6e6aa"> <td>–</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Noimage.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/70px-Noimage.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/105px-Noimage.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/140px-Noimage.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="130" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_A._Alutto" title="Joseph A. Alutto">Joseph A. Alutto</a> (interim)</td> <td>2007</td> <td>1942–</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gordon_Gee.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Gordon_Gee.jpg/70px-Gordon_Gee.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Gordon_Gee.jpg/105px-Gordon_Gee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Gordon_Gee.jpg/140px-Gordon_Gee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1826" data-file-height="2050" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/E._Gordon_Gee" title="E. Gordon Gee">E. Gordon Gee</a></td> <td>2007–2013</td> <td>1944–</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e6e6aa"> <td>–</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Noimage.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/70px-Noimage.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/105px-Noimage.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Noimage.svg/140px-Noimage.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="130" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_A._Alutto" title="Joseph A. Alutto">Joseph A. Alutto</a> (interim)</td> <td>2013–2014</td> <td>1942–</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_V._Drake_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Michael_V._Drake_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Michael_V._Drake_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Michael_V._Drake_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Michael_V._Drake_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Michael_V._Drake_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Michael_V._Drake_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="298" data-file-height="322" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_V._Drake" title="Michael V. Drake">Michael V. Drake</a></td> <td>2014–2020</td> <td>1951–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drake_Performance_and_Event_Center" title="Drake Performance and Event Center">Drake Performance and Event Center</a> is not named in his honor <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kristina_M._Johnson_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Kristina_M._Johnson_official_portrait.jpg/70px-Kristina_M._Johnson_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Kristina_M._Johnson_official_portrait.jpg/105px-Kristina_M._Johnson_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Kristina_M._Johnson_official_portrait.jpg/140px-Kristina_M._Johnson_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kristina_M._Johnson" title="Kristina M. Johnson">Kristina M. 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