List of presidents of the University of Illinois System explained

Post:President
Body:the
University of Illinois System
Insignia:University of Illinois seal.svg
Insigniasize:115px
Insigniaalt:Seal of the University of Illinois
Incumbent:Timothy L. Killeen
Incumbentsince:May 18, 2015[1]
Appointer:Board of Trustees
Termlength:No term limit
Inaugural:John Milton Gregory
Salary: [2]

The president of the University of Illinois System, a system of public universities in Illinois, is the chief executive officer and a member of the faculty of each of its colleges, schools, institutes, and divisions.[3] The president is elected by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and is responsible to them for the operation of the system. The president prepares budgets for presentation to the board, recommends persons to the board for appointment to university positions, and is responsible for the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the universities. On recommendation of each university and by authority of the trustees, the president issues diplomas conferring degrees.[3] Following the establishment of the office in 1867, John Milton Gregory served as the first president, and there have been 20 presidents in total.[4] The current president is Timothy L. Killeen, who has held the position [1]

On March 12, 1867, during the first meeting of the Board of Trustees of Illinois Industrial University, the trustees established the office of the president.[5] The original charter designated the chief executive officer of the university as "Regent" but this title was changed to "President" in 1894 following the end of Thomas Jonathan Burrill's term.[6] [7]

Up until 1967, the president also served as the principal administrator of the original Urbana-Champaign campus. In June 1966, at the recommendation of president David D. Henry, the board switched to a chancellorship system of administration.[8] The change established a new administrative office, the "Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign", and renamed the two administrators of the Chicago campuses, vice president of the University of Illinois at the Medical Center and vice president of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, to chancellor. The two Chicago campuses were later consolidated in 1982 to form the University of Illinois Chicago.[9] The chancellors of each campus are appointed by the board following nomination by the president and perform duties that are assigned by the president.[3]

List of presidents

PresidencyPresidentNotes
118671880data-sort-value="Gregory, John Milton" John Milton GregoryGregory was previously the president of Kalamazoo College.[10]
218801891data-sort-value="Peabody, Selim Hobart" Selim Peabody
318911894data-sort-value="Burrill, Thomas Jonathan" Thomas Jonathan BurrillBurrill served as acting regent[11] (and was the last to use the title Regent).
418941904data-sort-value="Draper, Andrew Sloan" Andrew S. DraperDraper resigned to become the first Commissioner of Education of the State of New York.[12]
519041920data-sort-value="James, Edmund Janes" Edmund J. JamesJames was previously the president of Northwestern University.[13]
619201930data-sort-value="Kinley, David" David KinleyKinley was previously the president of the American Economic Association.[14]
719301933data-sort-value="Chase, Harry Woodburn" Harry Woodburn ChaseChase was previously the president of the University of North Carolina and resigned to become the president of New York University.[15]
819331934data-sort-value="Daniels, Arthur H." Arthur H. DanielsDaniels served as acting president.[16]
919341946data-sort-value="Willard, Arthur Cutts" Arthur Cutts Willard
1019461953data-sort-value="Stoddard, George Dinsmore" George D. StoddardStoddard was previously the president of the University of the State of New York.[17] The University of Illinois Board of Trustees removed him through a vote of no confidence.[18]
1119531955data-sort-value="Morey, Lloyd" Lloyd MoreyMorey was an alumnus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and worked in the administration throughout and after his studies.[19] He served the first year of his tenure as acting president.[20]
1219551971data-sort-value="Henry, David Dodds" David D. HenryHenry was previously the president of Wayne State University and executive vice chancellor of New York University.[21]
1319711979data-sort-value="Corbally, John Edward" John E. CorballyCorbally was previously the chancellor of Syracuse University and resigned to become the president of the MacArthur Foundation.[22]
1419791995data-sort-value="Ikenberry, Stanley O." Stanley O. IkenberryIkenberry resigned to become the president of the American Council on Education.[23]
1519952005data-sort-value="Stukel, James J." James J. StukelStuckel is an alumnus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.[24]
1620052009data-sort-value="White, Bernard Joseph" B. Joseph WhiteWhite resigned as a result of a clout scandal.[25]
172010data-sort-value="Ikenberry, Stanley O." Stanley O. IkenberryIkenberry's title during this period was "interim president-designate".[26]
1820102012data-sort-value="Hogan, Michael J." Michael HoganHogan was previously the president of the University of Connecticut.[27]
1920122015data-sort-value="Easter, Robert A." Robert A. EasterEaster is an alumnus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and led a 40-year career as a faculty member and administrator of the campus.[28]
202015presentdata-sort-value="Killeen, Timothy Laurence" Timothy L. Killeen

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Killeen 2015Present . President's Office . . 2023-07-27.
  2. 2022-08-22 . Board of Trustees - University of Illinois System: Academic Personnel Supplement 2022-2023 . . 2023-07-27.
  3. Board of Trustees . 2020-11-12 . University of Illinois Statutes . . 12 . 2020-12-29.
  4. Web site: University of Illinois Presidential History . . President's Office . . 2023-07-27 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190512025059/https://www.uillinois.edu/president/presidential_history/ . 2019-05-12.
  5. 1867-03-12 . Reports of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois . 1 . Baker, Bailhache & Co., Printers . 1218 . 2020-12-29.
  6. Pillsbury . William L. . 1894-08-01 . Reports of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois . 17 . Ed. F. Hartmann, State Printer . 269 . 2020-12-29 . The following preamble and resolution were adopted: Whereas, Our original charter designated the chief executive officer of the University as the 'regent,' but since that time the duties of that office have been materially changed, and the title of 'president' has come to be recognized in the law and seems more appropriate, and the present time seems opportune for making the change, therefore, be it Resolved, That hereafter the title of the office be that of 'president,' and that the legislature be asked at the next session to confirm this action by a formal enactment..
  7. Web site: Draper 1894-1904 . . . 2023-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190512014517/https://www.uillinois.edu/president/presidential_history/draper . 2019-05-12.
  8. Janata . Anthony J. . 1966-06-15 . Reports of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, 196466 . 53 . . 119394 . 2020-12-29.
  9. Web site: University of Illinois at Chicago: History . 2016 . UIC Archives . UIC Library . https://web.archive.org/web/20200917194358/https://uicarchives.library.uic.edu/uic-history . 2020-09-17 . 2020-12-29.
  10. Web site: Presidents of Kalamazoo College . . November 27, 2017 . 2021-05-25 . live . 2021-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424151952/http://www.kzoo.edu/about/history/presidents/.
  11. Web site: Burrill 18911894 . President's Office . . 2023-07-27.
  12. News: Fine . Benjamin . Eighth State Commissioner, Youngest in the Office, Seeks Public Support Chancellor Gives 'Charge' Veto of Long Island College . . 1956-05-05 . 2021-05-25.
  13. Solberg . Winton U. . 2009 . A Struggle for Control and a Moral Scandal: President Edmund J. James and the Powers of the President at the University of Illinois, 1911–14 . History of Education Quarterly . 49 . 1 . 39–67 . 10.1111/j.1748-5959.2009.01167.x . 145470104.
  14. Web site: Past Presidents . . 2021-05-25 . live . 2021-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414074133/https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/leadership/officers/past-officers/presidents.
  15. Encyclopedia: Wilson . Louis R. . Powell . William S. . Dictionary of North Carolina Biography . Chase, Harry Woodburn . 2021-05-25 . 2016 . article written in 1979 . . 1 . 978-1-4696-2901-8 . live . 2021-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124025734/https://ncpedia.org/biography/chase-harry-woodburn.
  16. Web site: Daniels 19331934 . President's Office . . 2023-07-27.
  17. News: George Stoddard Dies at 84; Educator Led 4 Universities . . 1981-12-29 . 2021-05-25.
  18. Web site: Stoddard 19461953 . President's Office . . 2023-07-27.
  19. Web site: Lloyd Morey . The Accounting Hall of Fame . American Accounting Association . 2021-05-25 . live . 2019-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190420001611/http://aaahq.org/Accounting-Hall-of-Fame/members/1963/Lloyd-Morey.
  20. Web site: Morey 19541955 . President's Office . . 2023-07-27.
  21. Web site: Henry 19551971 . President's Office . . 2023-07-27.
  22. Encyclopedia: Marc . David . Corbally, John Edward Jr. . The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives . 2007 . . 2021-05-25.
  23. Web site: Ikenberry 19791995 . President's Office . . 2023-08-01.
  24. Web site: Stukel 19952005 . President's Office . . 2023-07-27.
  25. News: Cohen . Jodi S. . St. Clair . Malone . Stacy . Tara . University of Illinois President B. Joseph White resigns . 2009-09-24 . . 2021-03-01 . 2021-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210118012021/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-u-of-i-white-resign-24-sep24-story.html.
  26. Web site: Ikenberry 2010 . President's Office . . 2023-07-27.
  27. Web site: History . Office of the President . . 2021-05-25 . live . 2021-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210127123432/https://president.uconn.edu/history/.
  28. Web site: Easter 20122015 . President's Office . . 2023-07-27.