List of presidents of the Rochester Institute of Technology
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Rochester Institute of Technology has had 11 presidents since it was founded in 1829.[1]
List of presidents
| No. | Image | President | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidents of Rochester Athenæum and Mechanics Institute (1910–1944) | |||||
| 1 |  |
Carleton B. Gibson | 1910 | 1916 | |
| 2 |  |
James F. Barker | 1916 | 1919 | |
| 3 |  |
Royal B. Farnum | 1919 | 1921 | |
| 4 |  |
John A. Randall | 1922 | 1936 | |
| Presidents of Rochester Institute of Technology (1944–present) | |||||
| 5 |  |
Mark W. Ellingson | 1936 | 1969 | |
| 6 |  |
Paul A. Miller | 1969 | 1979 | |
| 7 |  |
M. Richard Rose | January 1, 1979 | May 31, 1992 | [2][3] |
| acting |  |
Thomas R. Plough [a] | June 1, 1992 | August 31, 1992 | [4][5] |
| 8 | Albert J. Simone | September 1, 1992 | June 30, 2007 | [6][7] | |
| 9 |  |
William W. Destler | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2017 | [8] |
| 10 |  |
David C. Munson | July 1, 2017 | June 30, 2025 | [9][10] |
| 11 | William H. Sanders | July 1, 2025 | Present | [11] | |
Table notes:
- executive vice president and provost