List of Lehigh University presidents

Lehigh University is an American private research university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer with a founding gift of $500,000. The President's Office is in the Alumni Memorial Building which is located on the west side of the Asa Packer Campus in South Side Bethlehem. The President's House is situated just a few meters to the southeast of the Alumni Memorial Building.[1]

# President Image BirthDeath Tenure Notes References
1 Henry Coppée 18211895 18661875 Soldier, author, and engineer. [2]
2 John McDowell Leavitt 18241909 18751880 Episcopal clergyman.
3 Robert Alexander Lamberton 18241893 18801893 Lawyer. [3]
4 Thomas Messinger Drown 18421904 18951904 Chemistry professor. [4]
5 Henry Sturgis Drinker 18501937 19051920 Mechanical engineer and first alumnus (Class of 1871) to serve as president. [5]
6 Charles Russ Richards 18711941 19221935 Presided over first graduate degrees awarded to women. [6]
7 Clement C. Williams 18821947 19351944 Civil engineer. [7]
8 Martin D. Whitaker 19021960 19461960 Physicist; Worked on the Manhattan Project. [8]
9 Harvey A. Neville 18981983 19611964 Only faculty member ever elected president. [9]
10 W. Deming Lewis 19151989 19641982 Presided over admission of undergraduate women. [10]
11 Peter Likins b. 1936 19821997 Civil engineer. [11]
William C. Hittinger 19222013 19971998 Class of 1944; electrical engineer, served on an interim basis. [12]
12 Gregory C. Farrington b. 1947 19982006 Chemist. [13]
13 Alice P. Gast b. 1958 20062014 Lehigh's first female president, chemical engineer. [14]
Kevin Clayton 20142015 Class of 1984; Principal & Director of Oaktree Capital Management, served on an interim basis. [15]
14 John D. Simon 20152021 Chemist. [16][17][18]

References

  1. Asa Packer Campus (map) Lehigh University.
  2. Henry Coppée (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers. Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, 1896.
  4. Thomas Messinger Drown (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Henry Sturgis Drinker (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Charles Russ Richards (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Clement C. Williams (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Martin Dewey Whitaker (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Harvey A. Neville (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  10. W. Deming Lewis (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Peter Likins (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  12. William C. Hittinger (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Gregory C. Farrington (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  14. Alice P. Gast (biography) Lehigh University. Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  15. "Kevin Clayton '84 '13P Appointed Interim President," Lehigh University, Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
  16. "John D. Simon Named Lehigh's 14th President," Lehigh University, Friday, October 17, 2014.
  17. "John D. Simon Officially Assumes Presidency of Lehigh University." Lehigh University, Wednesday, July 1, 2015.
  18. "Lehigh President John D. Simon to Step Down in June 2021," Lehigh University, Friday, September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020
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