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The following is a complete list of presidents of Eastern Michigan University. This list includes previous presidents under the school's past names Eastern Michigan College, Michigan State Normal College, and Michigan State Normal School. Prior to the Normal School's elevation to collegiate status, presidents were called "Principal."

A total of 26 people have served as the president: 24 men (including three interim appointments) and 2 women (including one interim appointment).

List of presidents

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Boone Hall
McKenny Hall
Munson Hall
Porter Hall
Sponberg Entrance
No. Inst. Full name Start End Namesake(s) Notes Ref.
1 MSNS Adonijah Strong Welch 1851 1865 Welch Hall, currently housing administrative offices [1]
2 David Porter Mayhew 1865 1870 Parking lots Mayhew 1 & 2 near the Village and Towers are named after Mayhew[2] [1]
3 Charles FitzRoy Bellows 1870 1871 [1]
4 Joseph Estabrook 1871 1880 [1]
5 Malcolm MacVicar 1880 1881 [1]
6 Daniel Putnam 1880 1883 Putnam Hall, a residence hall [1]
7 Edwin Willits 1883 1885 [1]
8 Daniel Putnam 1885 1886 [1]
9 John Mayhelm Barry Sill 1886 1893 Sill Hall, home to the Fine and Industrial Arts programs Sill was a member of the first graduating class of MSNS, in 1854. [1][3]
10 Richard Gause Boone 1893 1899 Boone Hall [1][4]
11 MSNS

MSNC

Elmer A. Lyman 1900 1902 [1]
12 MSNC Lewis Henry Jones 1903 1911 Jones Hall, a residence hall [1]
13 Charles McKenny 1912 1933 McKenny Hall, the first student union on the campus of a teachers' college [1][5][6][7]
14 MSNC John M. Munson 1933 1948 Munson Hall, a residence hall [1]
15 MSNC

EMC
EMU

Eugene B. Elliott 1948 1965 Elliott oversaw the transition from Michigan State Normal College to Eastern Michigan College and finally Eastern Michigan University. [1]
16 EMU Harold E. Sponberg 1965 1974 Sponberg Theater [1]
17 Ralph Gilden 1974 1974 Interim president for six months following Sponberg's retirement. [8]
18 James H. Brickley 1974 1978 [1]
19 John W. Porter 1979 1989 Porter Building, housing the College of Education [1]
20 William E. Shelton 1989 2000 Presided over the 1991 mascot change [1]
21 Samuel A. Kirkpatrick 2001 2004 Resigned under pressure after spending $6 million on a new president's house and alumni facility. [1]
22 Craig D. Willis 2004 2005 Served a one-year appointment as interim president [1]
23 John A. Fallon III 2005 2007 Fired following the Laura Dickinson murder [1]
24 Donald M. Loppnow 2007 2008 Served a one-year appointment as interim president [1]
25 Susan Martin 2008 2015 First female president of EMU. [1]
26 Kim Schatzel July 8, 2015 January 7, 2016 Interim appointment [9]
27 Donald Loppnow January 8, 2016 June 30, 2016 Interim appointment [10]
28 James M. Smith July 1, 2016 present [11]
*MSNS-Michigan State Normal School
MSNC-Michigan State Normal College
EMC-Eastern Michigan College
EMU-Eastern Michigan University

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "EMU Presidents". EMU Presidents. emu. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Mayhew". Mayhew. Emich.edu. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. ^ Virtual Tour: Sill Hall, Eastern Michigan University, archived from the original on 2013-01-04, retrieved 2012-07-11
  4. ^ Eastern Michigan University, ‘’Vital statistics Regarding Campus Buildings’’ August 24, 1964, document in EMU Archives.
  5. ^ "Charles McKenny Hall Dedicated Today", The Ypsilanti Daily Press, 1931-10-24, retrieved 2011-02-12
  6. ^ Heflin, Cindy (2009-06-24). "Eastern Michigan University wins historic preservation award". MLive.com. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  7. ^ "EMU Virtual Tour: McKenny Union". Eastern Michigan University. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  8. ^ Podell, Ron (2011-06-14), "Former EMU faculty member, administrator Ralph Gilden passes away at 93", Focus EMU, Eastern Michigan University, archived from the original on 2012-12-11, retrieved 2012-11-28, Gilden even served as interim president at EMU for six months in 1974, after then-president Harold Sponberg resigned.
  9. ^ Freed, Ben (April 9, 2015). "EMU regents name Provost Kim Schatzel interim president". MLive.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  10. ^ Kraft, Walter (December 21, 2015). "Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents appoints Donald Loppnow to serve as interim president, effective January 8, 2016". EMU Division of Communications. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  11. ^ "Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents elects James M. Smith as University's 23rd president". www.emich.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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