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The following is a list of presidents of Dartmouth College, a private Ivy League college founded in 1769 in Hanover, New Hampshire:[1]

Presidents

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# Image Name Position(s) Joined College Ascended presidency Left/retired Alumnus/na? Reference
1 Eleazar Wheelock President and founder of Dartmouth College 1769 1769 1779 no [2][3]
2 John Wheelock President 1779 1779 1815 1771 [3][4]
3 Francis Brown President 1815 1815 1820 1805 [3][5]
4 Daniel Dana President 1820 1820 1821 1788 [3][6]
5 Bennet Tyler President 1822 1822 1828 no [3][7]
6 Nathan Lord President 1828 1828 1863 no [3][8]
7 Asa Dodge Smith President 1863 1863 1877 1830 [3][9]
8 Samuel Colcord Bartlett President 1877 1877 1892 1836 [3][10]
9 William Jewett Tucker President 1893 1893 1909 1861 [3][11]
10 Ernest Fox Nichols President, Professor of Physics 1898–1903 1909 1916 no [3][12]
11 Ernest Martin Hopkins President 1916 1916 1945 1901 [3][13]
12 John Sloan Dickey President 1945 1945 1970 1929 [3][14]
13 John George Kemeny President, Professor of Mathematics 1953 1970 1981 no [3][15]
14 David T. McLaughlin President, member of the Board of Trustees 1971 1981 1987 1954, T'1955 [3][16]
15 James O. Freedman President 1987 1987 1998 no [3][17]
16 James Wright President, Dean of the Faculty, Professor of History 1969 1998 July 1, 2009 no [3][18][19]
17 Jim Yong Kim President, Department of Anthropology Faculty July 1, 2009 July 1, 2009 2012 no [20]
18 Philip J. Hanlon President, Lewis Professor of Mathematics June 10, 2013 June 10, 2013 June 12, 2023 1977 [21]
19 Sian Beilock President June 12, 2023 June 12, 2023 no [22]

References

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  1. ^ "The Wheelock Succession". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. December 1969. pp. 31–33. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Eleazar Wheelock". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Presidents of Dartmouth College". Rauner Special Collections Library. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  4. ^ "John Wheelock". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  5. ^ "Francis Brown". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  6. ^ "Daniel Dana". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  7. ^ "Bennett Tyler". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  8. ^ "Nathan Lord". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  9. ^ "Asa Dodge Smith". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  10. ^ "Samuel Colcord Bartlett". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  11. ^ "William Jewett Tucker". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  12. ^ "Ernest Fox Nichols". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  13. ^ "Ernest Martin Hopkins". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  14. ^ "John Sloan Dickey". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  15. ^ "John G. Kemeny". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  16. ^ "David T. McLaughlin". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  17. ^ "James O. Freedman". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  18. ^ "James Wright". The Wheelock Succession of Dartmouth Presidents. The Office of the President. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  19. ^ Lowe, Allie (2008-02-04). "President Wright to step down in June of 2009". The Dartmouth. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  20. ^ "Dr. Jim Yong Kim appointed 17th President of Dartmouth College" (Press release). Dartmouth College. 2009-03-02. Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  21. ^ "Philip J. Hanlon '77, PhD, Is Named 18th President of Dartmouth" (Press release). Dartmouth College. 2012-11-24. Archived from the original on 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  22. ^ Sian Leah Beilock to become College President on June 12, The Dartmouth, 2023-06-01, retrieved 2023-06-20
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