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The presidents of ISU date from a decade after the establishment of Iowa State College in 1858 with Adonijah Welch as the first president in 1868.

Table of Contents

# President Start of term End of term Died in office 1 Adonijah Welch May 11, 1868 November 27, 1883  No 2 Seaman Knapp December 1, 1883 December 5, 1884  No 3 Leigh Hunt February 1, 1885 July 20, 1886  No 4 William Chamberlain July 20, 1886 November 13, 1890  No 5 William Beardshear July 20, 1891 August 5, 1902  Yes 6 Albert Storms September 1, 1903 August 31, 1910  No 7 Raymond Pearson September 1, 1912 August 31, 1926  No 8 Raymond Hughes September 1, 1927 March 17, 1936  No 9 Charles Friley March 17, 1936 June 30, 1953  No 10 James Hilton July 1, 1953 June 30, 1965  No 11 W. Robert Parks July 1, 1965 1986  No 12 Gordon Eaton 1986 1990  No 13 Martin Jischke June 1, 1991 August 14, 2000  No 14 Gregory Geoffroy July 1, 2001 present N/A Acting/Interim presidents

[edit] Presidents

[edit] Adonijah Welch

Adonijah Welch (1868 – 1883) was the 1^st president.

[edit] Seaman Knapp

Seaman Knapp (1883 – 1884) was the 2^nd president.

[edit] Leigh Hunt

Leigh Hunt (1885 – 1886) was the 3^rd president. His tenure as president was short because he was compelled to resign due to poor health.

[edit] William Chamberlain

William Chamberlain (1886 – 1890) was the 4^th president.

[edit] William Beardshear

William Beardshear (1891 – 1902) was the 5^th president.

[edit] Albert Storms

Albert Storms (1903 – 1910) was the 6^th president.

[edit] Raymond Pearson

Raymond Pearson (1912 – 1926) was the 7^th president.

[edit] Raymond Hughes

Raymond Hughes (1927 – 1936) was the 8^th president.

[edit] Charles Friley

Charles Friley (1936 – 1953) was the 9^th president.

[edit] James Hilton

James Hilton (1953 – 1965) was the 10^th president.

[edit] W. Robert Parks

W. Robert Parks (1965 – 1986) was the 11^th president.

[edit] Gordon Eaton

Gordon Eaton (1986 – 1990) was the 12^th president.

[edit] Martin Jischke

Martin Jischke (1991 – 2000) was the 13^th president.

[edit] Gregory Geoffroy

Gregory Geoffroy (2001 – present) is the 14^th and current president.

[edit] Acting/Interim presidents

Edgar Stanton:

1. 1890 – 1891 (interim between William Chamberlain and William Beardshear)
2. 1902 – 1903 (interim between William Beardshear and Albert Storms)
3. 1910 – 1912 (interim between Albert Storms and Raymond Pearson)
4. 1917 – 1918 (during Raymond Pearson's presidency)