The following is a list of the presidents of Fordham University, from its establishment as St. John's College onward. From 1841 to 1846, the university was governed by the Archdiocese of New York, and was placed in the custody of the Society of Jesus thereafter.
Presidents
Archdiocese of New York
| Name | Image | Years presided | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr. John McCloskey | 
|
1841–43 | |
| Fr. John B. Harley | 1843–44 | ||
| Fr. James Roosevelt Bayley | 
|
1844–46 |
Society of Jesus
1846–1962
| Name | Image | Years presided | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr. Augustus Thébaud | 
|
1846–1851 | |
| Fr. John Larkin | 
|
1851–1854 | |
| Fr. Remigius I. Tellier | 
|
1854–1859 | |
| Fr. Augustus Thébaud |
|
1859–1863 | |
| Fr. Edward Doucet | 
|
1863–1865 | |
| Fr. William Moylan | .png)
|
1865–1868 | |
| Fr. Joseph Shea | 
|
1868–1874 | |
| Fr. F. William Gockeln | 
|
1874–1882 | |
| Fr. Patrick F. Dealy | 
|
1882–1885 | |
| Fr. Thomas J. Campbell | 
|
1885–1888 | |
| Fr. John Scully | 
|
1888–1891 | |
| Fr. Thomas Gannon | 1891–1896 | ||
| Fr. Fr. Thomas J. Campbell |
|
1896–1900 | |
| Fr. John A. Petit | 1900–1904 | ||
| Fr. John J. Collins | 1904–1906 | ||
| Fr. Daniel J. Quinn | 1906–1911 | ||
| Fr. Thomas J. McCluskey | 
|
1911–1915 | |
| Fr. Joseph A. Mulry | 1915–1919 | ||
| Fr. Edward P. Tivnan | .png)
|
1919–1924 | |
| Fr. William J. Duane | 1924–1930 | ||
| Fr. Aloysius J. Hogan | 1930–1936 | ||
| Fr. Robert I. Gannon | 1936–1949 | ||
| Fr. Laurence J. McGinley | 1949–1963 |
1963–present
| Name | Image | Years presided | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr. Vincent O'Keefe | 1963–1965 | ||
| Fr. Leo P. McLaughlin | 1965–1969 | ||
| Fr. Michael P. Walsh | 1969–1972 | ||
| Fr. James C. Finlay | 1972–1983 | ||
| Fr. Joseph A. O'Hare | 1983–2003 | ||
| Fr. Joseph M. McShane | 
|
2003–2022 (named President Emeritus in 2022) | |
| Tania Tetlow | 2022–present |
Notes
- Schroth 2008, p. 9.
- ^ "Fordham Presidents". Fordham University Library. LibGuides. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- Schroth 2008, p. 10.
- Schroth 2008, p. 51.
- Taaffe 1891, p. 102.
- Schroth 2008, p. 90.
- Schroth 2008, p. 102.
- Schroth 2008, pp. 254–55.
- Pace, Eric (December 7, 1992). "Rev. James C. Finlay, 70, Dies; A Former President of Fordham". The New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- "Father McShane Named President Emeritus of Fordham". Fordham News. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- LaRosa, Nicole (February 10, 2022). "Tania Tetlow Named President of Fordham; First Layperson and First Woman to Lead the Jesuit University of New York". Fordham News. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
References
- Schroth, Raymond A. (2008). Fordham: A History and Memoir (Revised ed.). New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-2977-2. OCLC 727645703.
- Taaffe, Thomas Gaffney (1891). A History of St. John's College, Fordham, N.Y. New York: The Catholic Publication Society Co.
See also
External links
- Office of the President at Fordham University
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