List of presidents of the University of Virginia explained

The following is a list of presidents of the University of Virginia.

Presidents

Image	President	Years
	No President^[1]	1825–1904
	Edwin Anderson Alderman	1904–1931
	John Lloyd Newcomb	1931–1947
		1947–1959
	Edgar F. Shannon Jr.	1959–1974
	Frank L. Hereford Jr.	1974–1985
	Robert M. O’Neil	1985–1990
	John T. Casteen III	1990–2010
	Teresa A. Sullivan	2010–2018^[2] ^[3]
	James E. Ryan	2018–present

References

Notes and References

1. In Thomas Jefferson's original plan the faculty, counseled by a Board of Visitors, governed the University. By the turn of the century, the school had grown larger and more complex, and the Visitors saw the need to appoint a president. When Woodrow Wilson, a University of Virginia law graduate yet to be president, declined the offer, they turned to Edwin Anderson Alderman, well known as an innovative educator in the South and a great orator across the nation. Alderman was inaugurated on Founder's Day, April 13, 1905. Within a year, Alderman had seen to the opening of a school of education at the University.
2. News: Ousted Head of University Is Reinstated in Virginia. Pérez-Peña. Richard. 2012-06-26. The New York Times. 2019-04-22. en-US. 0362-4331.
3. Web site: U.Va. President Sullivan will leave when her contract ends, asks board to begin search for replacement. Kapsidelis. Karin. Richmond Times-Dispatch. en. 2019-04-22.