List of presidents of Georgetown University explained

Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States that was founded as Georgetown College by Bishop John Carroll of Baltimore in 1789.[1] The president of Georgetown University is its chief executive officer,[2] and from its establishment until the 1960s was also the rector of the university's Jesuit community.[3] The president is elected by and may be removed by the university's board of directors, and is ex officio a member of the board. The president is also one of five members of the university's legal corporation, known as the President and Directors of Georgetown College, which was first chartered by the United States Congress in 1815.[4]

The president is charged with control over the "business affairs and properties" of the university, and appoints the vice presidents and administrators and, with the concurrence of the board, appoints the provost, secretary, and treasurer of the university. The president may remove any officer, vice president, or administrator by his accord, except the provost, secretary, and treasurer, which require the concurrence of the board. If the office is vacant, then the powers of the presidency are exercised by the provost. The president is among the 100 highest-paid university presidents in the United States.[5]

Of the 41 individuals to have held the office, nearly all have been Jesuits. Only one has been a member of another religious order while president: Louis William Valentine DuBourg, who was a Sulpician. Three presidents have gone on to become bishops: DuBourg, Leonard Neale, and Benedict Joseph Fenwick. Every president has been a Catholic priest except one, the current president, John J. DeGioia. Having assumed office on July 1, 2001,[6] DeGioia is the university's longest-serving president.

Presidents

SJ
Society of Jesus
PSSSociety of the Priests of Saint Sulpice
ImageNameYearsNotes
11793
217931796Superior of the Jesuit Maryland Mission (18051808)
317961798Founder and President of St. Mary's College (17991810); Bishop of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (18151826); Bishop of Montauban (18261833); Archbishop of Besançon (1833).
417981806Coadjutor Bishop of Baltimore (17951815); Archbishop of Baltimore (18151817)
518061808
618081809Acting president
71809President of the Washington Seminary (18241848). Georgetown alumnus. Was a Jesuit novice only for the duration of his presidency.
818091812
918121817Superior of the Jesuit Maryland Mission (18121817); Provincial Superior of the Jesuit Province of Turin (18311835); Rector of the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide (18401842).[7] Sometimes referred to as Georgetown's "second founder."
101817Bishop of Boston (18251846). Georgetown alumnus.
1118171820Apostolic Administrator of New York (18101815); Superior of the Jesuit Maryland Mission (18171819); President of the Washington Seminary (18201824).
1218201825Georgetown alumnus
131825Acting president
1418251826Georgetown alumnus
1518261829
161829
1718291838Provincial Superior of the Jesuit Maryland Province (18371840); President of the College of the Holy Cross (18431845).[8] Georgetown alumnus.
1818381839Provincial Superior of the Jesuit Maryland Province (18331837, 1839). Georgetown alumnus.
1918391840Acting president. First Latin American college president in the United States.[9]
2018401845Provincial Superior of the Jesuit Maryland Province (18431845); President of the College of the Holy Cross (18451848); President of Saint Joseph's College (18561857). Georgetown alumnus.
211845Georgetown alumnus
2218451848
2318481851
2418511852Provincial Superior of the Jesuit Maryland Province (18521858); President of Gonzaga College (18581860). Georgetown alumnus.
2518521858Georgetown alumnus
2618581865President of the College of the Holy Cross (18481851); President of Loyola College in Maryland (18521858, 18661870).[10] Georgetown alumnus.
2718661870
2818701873
2918731882Self-identified as white but posthumously recognized as the first black American to become a Jesuit, earn a Ph.D. and become the president of a predominantly white American university.[11] Sometimes referred to as Georgetown's "second founder."
3018821888Georgetown alumnus
3118881898
3218981901
3319011905
3419051908
3519081912Rector of St. Andrew-on-Hudson (19151921)
3619121918Georgetown alumnus
3719181924
3819241928Rector of Gonzaga College (19081909); President of Saint Joseph's College (19091914); President of Boston College (19141919)[12]
3919281935President of the University of Scranton (19421947)[13]
4019351942
4119421949
4219491952
4319521964President of Loyola College in Maryland (19381947)[14]
4419641968
4519691976
4619761989President of the New York Public Library (19891992)[15]
4719892001Georgetown alumnus[16]
482001First lay president of a Jesuit university in the United States.[17] Georgetown alumnus.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical Sketch of Georgetown University. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081420/https://www.library.georgetown.edu/special-collections/archives/essays/georgetown-history. December 1, 2017. November 29, 2018. Georgetown University Library.
  2. Web site: Bylaws of the President and Georgetown College. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201201180407/https://governance.georgetown.edu/bylaws/. December 1, 2020. February 14, 2021. Georgetown University.
  3. News: Hinchliffe. Emma. August 26, 2014. 13 Years In, DeGioia Outlasts Predecessors in President's Office. The Hoya. live. November 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711022104/http://www.thehoya.com/13-years-in-degioia-outlasts-predecessors-in-presidents-office/. July 11, 2018.
  4. Web site: Charter of the University. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180708075046/https://governance.georgetown.edu/charter. July 8, 2018. November 29, 2018. Georgetown University.
  5. News: O'Loughlin. Michael J.. December 15, 2017. The Highest-Paid Catholic College Presidents. America. live. February 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223122859/https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/12/15/highest-paid-catholic-college-presidents. December 23, 2017.
  6. Web site: Biography. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180710225347/https://president.georgetown.edu/biography. July 10, 2018. November 29, 2018. Georgetown University.
  7. Encyclopedia: Grassi, Giovanni Antonio. Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. Treccani. 14 March 2020. Pizzorusso. Giovanni. 2002. 58. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20181119064123/http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giovanni-antonio-grassi_(Dizionario-Biografico)/. 19 November 2018. live.
  8. Web site: Rev. Thomas F. Mulledy, S.J.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160823072636/https://www.holycross.edu/leadership/office-president-rev-philip-l-boroughs-sj/past-presidents/thomas-mulledy. August 23, 2016. December 1, 2018. College of the Holy Cross.
  9. News: Ávila Rueda. Alfredo. March 12, 2019. Josep Lopez, ¿Quién fue Este Sacerdote que Estuvo a Punto de Capturar a Miguel Hidalgo?. es. Joseph Lopez, Who Was This Priest Who was About to Capture Miguel Hidalgo?. Relatos e Historias en Mexico. live. April 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200429194111/https://relatosehistorias.mx/nuestras-historias/josep-lopez-quien-fue-este-sacerdote-que-estuvo-punto-de-capturar-miguel-hidalgo. April 29, 2020.
  10. Web site: Rev. John Early, S.J.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200320224935/https://www.holycross.edu/archives-and-special-collections/rev-john-early-sj. March 20, 2020. March 20, 2020. College of the Holy Cross.
  11. Greene. Bryan. September 8, 2020. Born Enslaved, Patrick Francis Healy 'Passed' His Way to Lead Georgetown University. live. Smithsonian. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420055645/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/born-enslaved-patrick-francis-healy-passed-his-way-lead-georgetown-university-180975738/. April 20, 2021. July 15, 2021.
  12. News: February 3, 1939. Father Charles W. Lyons, Former President of B.C. Dead After Long Illness. XIX. The Heights. 16. live. December 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181212012525/https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19390203.2.5. December 12, 2018.
  13. Web site: Homer. Frank X.J.. 2015. Short Biographies of the Former Presidents of St. Thomas College and the University of Scranton. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021222349/https://digitalservices.scranton.edu/digital/custom/president-bios. October 21, 2020. February 14, 2021. University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections.
  14. News: June 20, 1972. Edward Bunn, 76, Led Georgetown. 42. The New York Times. live. July 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200709013823/https://www.nytimes.com/1972/06/20/archives/edward-bunn-76-led-georgetown-chancellor-presideit-of-the.html. July 9, 2020.
  15. News: Prial. Frank J.. January 1, 1993. Timothy S. Healy, 69, Dies: President of Public Library. A1, A21. The New York Times. live. July 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20181123014835/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/01/nyregion/timothy-s-healy-69-dies-president-of-public-library.html. November 23, 2018.
  16. Web site: Leo J. O'Donovan. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721065810/https://www.americanacademy.de/person/leo-j-odonovan/. July 21, 2020. February 14, 2021. American Academy in Berlin.
  17. News: Fahrenthold. David A.. February 18, 2001. Layman to Head Georgetown. The Washington Post.

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