List of Presidents of Eastern Michigan University

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The following is a complete List of Presidents of Eastern Michigan University. This list includes previous presidents under the school's past names Eastern Michigan College, Michigan State Normal College, and Michigan State Normal School. Prior to the Normal School's elevation to collegiate status, presidents were called "Principal."

A total of 26 people have served as the president: 24 men (including three interim appointments) and 2 women (including one interim appointment).

List of presidents

Welch Hall
Boone Hall
McKenny Hall
Munson Hall
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Porter Hall
Sponberg Entrance
No. Inst. Full name Start End Namesake(s) Notes Ref.
1 MSNS Adonijah Strong Welch 1851 1865 Welch Hall, currently housing administrative offices [1]
2 David Porter Mayhew 1865 1870 Parking lots Mayhew 1 & 2 near the Village and Towers are named after Mayhew[2] [1]
3 Charles FitzRoy Bellows 1870 1871 [1]
4 Joseph Estabrook 1871 1880 [1]
5 Malcolm MacVicar 1880 1881 [1]
6 Daniel Putnam 1880 1883 Putnam Hall, a residence hall [1]
7 Edwin Willits 1883 1885 [1]
8 Daniel Putnam 1885 1886 [1]
9 John Mayhelm Barry Sill 1886 1893 Sill Hall, home to the Fine and Industrial Arts programs Sill was a member of the first graduating class of MSNS, in 1854. [1][3]
10 Richard Gause Boone 1893 1899 Boone Hall [1][4]
11 MSNS

MSNC

 Elmer A. Lyman 1900 1902 [1]
12 MSNC Lewis Henry Jones 1903 1911 Jones Hall, a residence hall [1]
13 Charles McKenny 1912 1933 McKenny Hall, the first student union on the campus of a teachers' college [1][5][6][7]
14 MSNC John M. Munson 1933 1948 Munson Hall, a residence hall [1]
15 MSNC

EMC
EMU

 Eugene B. Elliott 1948 1965 Elliott oversaw the transition from Michigan State Normal College to Eastern Michigan College and finally Eastern Michigan University. [1]
16 EMU Harold E. Sponberg 1965 1974 Sponberg Theater [1]
17 Ralph Gilden 1974 1974 Interim president for six months following Sponberg's retirement. [8]
18 James H. Brickley 1974 1978 [1]
19 John W. Porter 1979 1989 Porter Building, housing the College of Education [1]
20 William E. Shelton 1989 2000 Presided over the 1991 mascot change [1]
21 Samuel A. Kirkpatrick 2001 2004 Resigned under pressure after spending $6 million on a new president's house and alumni facility. [1]
22 Craig D. Willis 2004 2005 Served a one-year appointment as interim president [1]
23 John A. Fallon III 2005 2007 Fired following the Laura Dickinson murder [1]
24 Donald M. Loppnow 2007 2008 Served a one-year appointment as interim president [1]
25 Susan Martin 2008 2015 First female president of EMU. [1]
26 Kim Schatzel July 8, 2015 January 7, 2016 Interim appointment [9]
27 Donald Loppnow January 8, 2016 present Interim appointment [10]
*MSNS-Michigan State Normal School
MSNC-Michigan State Normal College
EMC-Eastern Michigan College
EMU-Eastern Michigan University

Notes

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