List of presidents of Michigan State University
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The following persons had led Michigan State University or one of its predecessors since 1857:[1][2][3]
AppointerMichigan State University Board of Trustees
Formation1857
First holderJoseph R. Williams
WebsiteOffice of the President
| President of Michigan State University | |
|---|---|
since 2024 | |
| Appointer | Michigan State University Board of Trustees |
| Formation | 1857 |
| First holder | Joseph R. Williams |
| Website | Office of the President |
Presidents
| No. | Image | President | Start date | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidents of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan (1855–1861) | |||||
| 1 |  |
Joseph R. Williams | 1857 | 1859 | [4] |
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Lewis R. Fiske | 1859 | 1862 | |
| Presidents of the State Agricultural College (1861–1909) | |||||
| 3 | Theophilus C. Abbot | 1862 | 1885 | ||
| 4 | .jpg) |
Edwin Willits | 1885 | 1889 | |
| 5 |  |
Oscar Clute | 1889 | 1893 | |
| 6 | Lewis G. Gorton | 1893 | 1895 | ||
| 7 | Jonathan L. Snyder | 1896 | 1915 | ||
| Presidents of Michigan Agricultural College (1909–1925) | |||||
| 8 | Frank S. Kedzie | 1915 | 1921 | ||
| 9 | David Friday | 1922 | 1923 | ||
| 10 |  |
Kenyon L. Butterfield | 1924 | 1928 | |
| Presidents of Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science (1925–1955) | |||||
| 11 | Robert S. Shaw | 1928 | 1941 | ||
| Presidents of Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science (1955–1964) | |||||
| 12 |  |
John A. Hannah | 1941 | 1969 | |
| Presidents of Michigan State University(1964–present) | |||||
| 13 | Walter Adams | 1969 | 1970 | ||
| 14 |  |
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. | 1970 | 1978 | |
| 15 | Edgar L. Harden | 1978 | 1979 | ||
| 16 | M. Cecil Mackey | 1979 | 1985 | ||
| 17 |  |
John A. DiBiaggio | July 1, 1985 | August 31, 1992 | [5][6][7] |
| 18 interim |
Gordon Guyer | September 1, 1992 | September 30, 1993 | [8][9][10][11] | |
| 19 | .jpg) |
M. Peter McPherson | October 1, 1993 | December 31, 2004 | [12][13][14][15] |
| 20 |  |
Lou Anna K. Simon | January 1, 2005 | January 26, 2018 | [16][17][18] |
| acting | Bill Beekman | January 26, 2018 | February 4, 2018 | [19] | |
| interim |  |
John Engler | February 5, 2018 | January 17, 2019 | [20][21] |
| acting | Satish Udpa | January 17, 2019 | July 31, 2019 | [22] | |
| 21 |  |
Samuel L. Stanley | August 1, 2019 | November 4, 2022 | [23][24][25] |
| interim |  |
Teresa Woodruff | November 5, 2022 | March 3, 2024 | [26] |
| 22 | Kevin Guskiewicz | March 4, 2024 | [27][28] | ||