List of presidents of Towson University

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The following is a list of principals and presidents of Towson University and its predecessor institutions:[1]

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No. Image Chancellor Term start Term end Ref.
Principals of the Maryland State Normal School (1866–1935)
1 McFadden Alexander Newell 1866 1890
2 E. Barrett Prettyman 1890 1905
3 George W. Ward 1905 1909
4 Sarah E. Richmond 1909 1917
5 Henry S. West 1917 1920
6 Lida Lee Tall 1920 1938
Presidents of the Maryland State Teachers College at Towson (1935–1963)
7 M. Theresa Wiedefeld 1938 1947
8 Earle Hawkins 1947 1969
Presidents of the Towson State College (1963–1976)
9 James Fisher 1969 August 31, 1978 [a]
Presidents of the Towson State University (1976–1997)
interim Joseph Cox September 1, 1978 June 30, 1979 [2]
10 Hoke L. Smith July 1, 1979 June 30, 2001 [3][4]
Presidents of the Towson University (1997–present)
11 Mark L. Perkins July 1, 2001 April 5, 2002 [b] [5][6]
acting Dan L. Jones April 5, 2002 May 3, 2002 [7]
interim May 3, 2002 June 30, 2003 [8]
12 Robert L. Caret July 1, 2003 April 19, 2011 [c] [9][10]
interim Marcia G. Welsh April 20, 2011 December 31, 2011 [11]
13 Maravene Loeschke[d] January 1, 2012 December 19, 2014 [12][13][14]
acting [e] Timothy J. L. Chandler August 21, 2014 December 19, 2014 [15]
interim December 19, 2014 January 24, 2016
14 Kim Schatzel January 25, 2016 January 31, 2023 [16][17]
interim Melanie Perreault February 1, 2023 October 29, 2023 [18]
15 Mark R. Ginsberg October 30, 2023 Present [19]
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Table notes:

  1. [a]
    Resigned to head the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.
  2. [b]
    Forced to resigned by Board of Trustees due to excessive personal expenditures at state expense.
  3. [c]
    Resigned to lead the University of Massachusetts System.
  4. [d]
    Loeschke was diagnosed with cancer in April 2014. She took a leave of absence starting in August 2014. She resigned in December 2014 and lost her fight against cancer in June 2015.
  5. [e]
    Chandler was acting president while Loeschke was on medical leave.

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