| Charles A. Lory | |
| President of Colorado State University | |
| Term Start: | 1909 |
| Term End: | 1940 |
| Predecessor: | Barton O. Aylesworth |
| Successor: | Roy M. Green |
| Birth Date: | 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Sardis, Ohio |
| Death Date: | 1969 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Colorado Boulder |
Charles A. Lory (1872 –1969) was an American academic administrator.
Lory was born in Sardis, Ohio in 1872. On June 5, 1902, Charles A Lory received an M.S. degree in physics, the first graduate degree in physics at the University of Colorado Boulder.[1] He served as the president of Colorado State University from 1909 to 1940.