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Purdue University and the associated university system have had 13 official and 5 officially acting presidents since the university was founded in 1869.[1]

List of presidents

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No.ImageNameTerm startTerm end Duration of ServiceRef(s)
1Richard OwenAugust 13, 1872March 1, 1874 1 year, 6 months, 16 days[2]: 28 
2Abraham C. ShortridgeJune 12, 1874November 6, 1875 1 year, 4 months, 25 days[2]: 29 
actingJohn S. HoughamNovember 6, 1875April 30, 1876 5 months, 24 days[2]: 30 
3Emerson E. WhiteMay 1, 1876August 23, 1883 7 years, 3 months, 22 days[2]: 30 
4James H. SmartAugust 23, 1883February 21, 1900† 16 years, 5 months, 29 days[2]: 32 
5Winthrop E. StoneFebruary 21, 1900July 17, 1921† 21 years, 5 months, 5 days[2]: 33 
actingHenry W. MarshallJuly 17, 1921September 1, 1922 1 year, 1 month, 15 days[2]: 34 
6
 Edward C. ElliottSeptember 1, 1922December 21, 1945 23 years, 3 months, 20 days[2]: 34 
actingAndrey A. PotterDecember 21, 1945January 1, 1946 11 days[2]: 37 
7Frederick L. HovdeJanuary 1, 1946June 24, 1971 25 years, 5 months, 23 days[2]: 37 
8Arthur G. HansenJune 25, 1971July 1, 1982 11 years, 6 days[2]: 39 
actingJohn W. HicksJuly 2, 1982June 30, 1983 11 months, 28 days[2]: 40 
9Steven C. BeeringJuly 1, 1983August 13, 2000 17 years, 1 month, 12 days[2]: 40 
10Martin C. JischkeAugust 14, 2000July 15, 2007 6 years, 11 months, 1 day[2]: 42 [3][4]
11France A. CórdovaJuly 16, 2007June 30, 2012 4 years, 11 months, 14 days[2]: 43 [5][6][7]
actingTimothy SandsJuly 1, 2012January 14, 2013 6 months, 13 days [2]: 45 [8][9]
12Mitchell E. DanielsJanuary 14, 2013December 31, 2022 9 years, 11 months, 17 days [2]: 46 [10][11]
13Mung ChiangJanuary 1, 2023June 30, 2026 3 years, 7 months and 8 days [12][13]
actingMitchell E. DanielsJuly 1, 2026Present 1 month and 8 days [14]

† - died in office.

References

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  1. ↑ "Purdue Past Presidents". Purdue University.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Purdue Reamer Club, ed. (2012) [2002]. A University of Tradition: The Spirit of Purdue (2nd ed.). Purdue University Press. ISBN 9781557536303. Retrieved June 25, 2013 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "FORMER CHICAGOAN NAMED PURDUE CHIEF". Purdue Exponent. May 24, 2000. Martin Jischke, the president of Iowa State University, who grew up on Chicago's South Side and in the near western suburbs, has been named the new president of Purdue University effective Aug. 14.
  4. ↑ Van Wyk, Rich (August 4, 2006). "Purdue's Jischke announces retirement". WTHR. Martin Jischke announced on Friday his plans to step down as Purdue University president. Jischke plans to step down June 30, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Purdue names Calif. physicist president". United Press International. May 8, 2007. Indiana's Purdue University has named physicist France A. Cordova of the University of California at Riverside its newest president.
  6. ↑ "Significant events of France A. Córdova's presidency". Purdue University. France A. Córdova became Purdue's 11th president on July 16, 2007.
  7. ↑ Westberg, Lauren (July 1, 2011). "President France Cordova announces this is her final year". Purdue Exponent. Purdue president France Cordova announced Friday afternoon that this will be her final year at Purdue. Her five-year contract goes through July of 2012 and she will step down once it expires.
  8. ↑ "Mitch Daniels selected as Purdue's 12th president". WBAA. June 21, 2012. Daniels will serve out the remainder of his term as governor before taking over as head of Purdue in January. In the meantime, Provost Tim Sands will serve as the university's interim president.
  9. ↑ "Tim Sands named acting President". Purdue University Engineering. July 23, 2012. On June 21, 2012, the Purdue Board of Trustees announced that Timothy D. Sands will serve as acting president of the university until January 2013 when Gov. Mitch Daniels becomes the 12th President of Purdue.
  10. ↑ "Trustees elect Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. as Purdue's 12th president". Purdue University. June 21, 2012. Daniels will start in January at the conclusion of his second term as governor. He will be Purdue's 12th president, succeeding France A. Córdova, who will step down July 15.
  11. ↑ Thorp, Ben (June 10, 2022). "Purdue University president Mitch Daniels to resign, school elevates Dean of Engineering". WBST. Chiang will officially replace Daniels on January 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Purdue University names Chiang its next president". Purdue University. June 10, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023. The Purdue Board of Trustees announced today (June 10) its unanimous election of Dr. Mung Chiang, currently the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering and Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, as the university's next president. Dr. Chiang will replace current president Mitch Daniels effective Jan. 1, 2023. Daniels has served since January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Purdue Trustees: President Chiang to depart for Northwestern University presidency". Purdue University. May 18, 2026. Purdue University's Board of Trustees on Monday (May 18) announced that President Mung Chiang has informed them that he has accepted an offer to become president of Northwestern University, a role he will assume on July 1.
  14. ↑ Jung, Dain (May 25, 2026). "Daniels will be Purdue's interim president during search for Chiang's successor". WFIU. Mitch Daniels is returning to Purdue University as interim president after current president Mung Chiang departs for Northwestern University. Purdue's Board of Trustees approved Daniels' appointment Monday morning. Daniels, Purdue's president from 2013 to 2022, will officially begin as interim president July 1.
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