List of presidents of Fordham University

The following is a list of the presidents of Fordham University, from its establishment as St. John's College onward. From 1841 to 1846, the university was governed by the Archdiocese of New York, and was placed in the custody of the Society of Jesus thereafter.

Presidents edit

Archdiocese of New York edit

Name Photo Years presided Ref.
Fr. John McCloskey   1841–43 [1]
Fr. John B. Harley 1843–44 [2]
Fr. James Roosevelt Bayley   1844–46 [3]

Society of Jesus edit

1846–1962 edit

Name Photo Years presided Ref.
Fr. Augustus Thébaud   1846–1851 [2]
Fr. John Larkin   1851–1854 [2]
Fr. Remigius I. Tellier   1854–59 [4]
Fr. Augustus Thébaud 1859–63 [2]
Fr. Edward Doucet   1863–65 [2]
Fr. William Moylan 1865–68 [5]
Fr. Joseph Shea   1868–1874 [6]
Fr. F. William Gockeln   1874–1882 [2]
Fr. Patrick F. Dealy   1882–85 [2]
Fr. Thomas J. Campbell   1885–88 [2]
Fr. John Scully   1888–91 [2]
Fr. Thomas Gannon 1891–96 [7]
Fr. Fr. Thomas J. Campbell 1896–1900 [2]
Fr. John A. Petit 1900–04 [2]
Fr. John J. Collins 1904–06 [2]
Fr. Daniel J. Quinn 1906–11 [2]
Fr. Thomas J. McCluskey 1911–15 [2]
Fr. Joseph A. Mulry 1915–19 [2]
Fr. Edward P. Tivnan 1919–1924 [2]
Fr. William J. Duane 1924–1930 [2]
Fr. Aloysius J. Hogan 1930–36 [2]
Fr. Robert I. Gannon 1936–49 [2]
Fr. Laurence J. McGinley 1949–63 [2]

1963–present edit

Name Photo Years presided Ref.
Fr. Vincent O'Keefe 1963–65 [8]
Fr. Leo P. McLaughlin 1965–69 [2]
Fr. Michael P. Walsh 1969–72 [2]
Fr. James C. Finlay 1972–83 [9]
Fr. Joseph A. O'Hare 1983–2003 [2]
Fr. Joseph M. McShane   2003–2022 (named President Emeritus in 2022) [2][10]
Tania Tetlow 2022–present [11]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Schroth 2008, p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Fordham Presidents". Fordham University Library. LibGuides. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Schroth 2008, p. 10.
  4. ^ Schroth 2008, p. 51.
  5. ^ Taaffe 1891, p. 102.
  6. ^ Schroth 2008, p. 90.
  7. ^ Schroth 2008, p. 102.
  8. ^ Schroth 2008, pp. 254–55.
  9. ^ Pace, Eric (December 7, 1992). "Rev. James C. Finlay, 70, Dies; A Former President of Fordham". The New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Father McShane Named President Emeritus of Fordham". Fordham News. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  11. ^ LaRosa, Nicole (February 10, 2022). "Tania Tetlow Named President of Fordham; First Layperson and First Woman to Lead the Jesuit University of New York". Fordham News. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

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