List of presidents of Baldwin Wallace University explained

The following is a complete list of presidents of Baldwin Wallace University. This list includes previous presidents under the school's past names Baldwin–Wallace College, Baldwin University, German Wallace College and Baldwin Institute.[1]

Baldwin Institute

NameTermNotesReferences
1 1846–1855The first principal, named in April 1846
2 1855–1870Soon after becoming principal, a charter was granted establishing Baldwin University.

Baldwin University

NameTermNotesReferences
1 1856–1870Namesake of a building on the north side of BW's campus, home to the Education Department
2 1870–1875
3 1875–1885
4 1886–1894
5 1894–1899
6 1899–1902
7 1902–1905
8 1905–1907
9 1909–1911
10 1911–1913

German Wallace College

NameTermNotesReferences
1 1864–1893
2 1894–1908Reimenschneider's son Albert is the founder of the BW Conservatory and BW Bach Festival, the first collegiate Bach festival in the nation.[2]
3 1908–1910
4 1910–1913

Baldwin-Wallace College

NameTermNotesReferences
1 1913–1918
2 1918–1933
3 1934–1948
4 1949–1954
5 1955–1981Namesake of Bonds Hall, which is located on BW's south side campus, and serves as the university's administration building
6 1981–1999Namesake of Malicky Hall, which is located on BW's north side of campus, and serves as an academic building, as well as housing the Psychology, Sociology, and Political Science departments.
7 1999–2006Namesake of "Goals of Enduring Questions: The Mark Collier Lecture Series"[3]
8 2006–2012Namesake of the Durst Welcome Center, which is located on BW's south side of campus and serves as the admissions office[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Berger DuMound. Joanne. Berea's Baldwin-Wallace College will become Baldwin Wallace University. February 11, 2012. February 11, 2012.
  2. Web site: Bach Festival Founding. 2012-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403071327/http://www.bw.edu/academics/libraries/bach/festivals/bachfest/about/. 2012-04-03. dead.
  3. Web site: Lecture series. 26 June 2012.
  4. News: New Welcome Center at Berea's Baldwin-Wallace College taking shape. 17 February 2012. Cleveland Plain Dealer. January 11, 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20120723201115/http://topics.cleveland.com/tag/Richard%20and%20Karen%20Durst%20Welcome%20Center/index.html. 23 July 2012.