President of San José State University | |
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since January 15, 2023 | |
San José State University | |
First holder | George W. Minns |
Salary | $474,840[1] |
Website | Office of the President |
The President of San José State University is the chief administrator of the university.
San José State University is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857 and originally known as the Minns' Evening Normal School, SJSU is the oldest public university in the state of California. The university offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 7 colleges and schools. With a total student enrollment of about 36,000, SJSU is one of the largest universities in the United States.
Thirty-two people have led San Jose State since its founding including eight principals, 15 presidents, five acting presidents, and four interim presidents.[2] The longest-serving president of the university was Thomas William MacQuarrie, who held the office for twenty five years from 1927 to 1952. The shortest-serving president of the university was Paul Yu who held the office for two weeks between July and August 2004.
The current president of San José State University is Cynthia Teniente-Matson, assuming the position on January 16, 2023.
List of presidents
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The following individuals have held the Office of President of San José State University.[2] Before 1899, the officeholder was referred to as the Principal, but has since been referred to as the President. Modern names of educational institutions are used.
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George W. Minns (1813–1895) |
1857–1862 (5 years) |
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Founder of Minns' Evening Normal School |
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Ahira Holmes (1823–1902) |
1862–1865 (3 years) |
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George W. Minns (1813–1895) |
1865–1866 (11 months) |
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Founder of Minns' Evening Normal School |
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Henry P. Carlton (1821–1909) |
1866–1867 (1 year) |
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George E. Tait (1831–1888) |
1867–1868 (8 months) |
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Henry P. Carlton (1821–1909) |
1868–1868 (4 months) |
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William T. Lucky (1821–1876) |
1868–1873 (5 years) |
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Charles H. Allen (1828–1904) |
1873–1889 (16 years) |
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Charles W. Childs (1844–1922) |
1889–1896 (7 years) |
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Ambrose Randall (1839–1900) |
1896–1899 (3 years) |
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James McNaughton (1837–1908) |
1899–1900 (1 year) |
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Morris Elmer Dailey (1867–1919) |
1900–1918 (18 years) |
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Namesake of the Morris Dailey Auditorium in Tower Hall |
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Lewis Ben Wilson (unknown–1924) |
1919–1920 (1 year) |
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Acting president |
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William Webb Kemp (1873–1946) |
1920–1923 (3 years) |
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Alexander Richard Heron (1891–1965) |
1923–1923 (3 months) |
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Acting president |
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Edwin Reagan Snyder (1872–1925) |
1923–1925 (2 years) |
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Died in office |
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Herman F. Minnsen (1890–1943) |
1925–1927 (2 years) |
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Acting president |
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Thomas William MacQuarrie (1879–1963) |
1927–1952 (25 years) |
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Longest term of office at 25 years
Namesake of MacQuarrie Hall |
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John T. Wahlquist (1899–1990) |
1952–1964 (12 years) |
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Namesake of the Wahlquist Library, demolished in 2000[7] |
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Robert D. Clark (1910–2005) |
1964–1969 (5 years) |
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Namesake of Robert D. Clark Hall
(formerly Clark Library)[7] |
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Hobert W. Burns (1910–2005) |
1969–1970 (1 year) |
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Acting president |
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John H. Bunzel (1924–2018) |
1970–1978 (8 years) |
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Gail Fullerton (1927–2016) |
1978–1991 (13 years) |
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First female president |
22 | — | J. Handel Evans (born 1938) |
1991–1994 (3 years) |
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Acting president |
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Robert L. Caret (born 1947) |
1995–2003 (8 years) |
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Namesake of Robert L. Caret Plaza[16] |
24 | — | Joseph N. Crowley (1933–2017) |
2003–2004 (1 year) |
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Interim president |
25 | — | Paul Yu (1941–2016) |
2004–2004 (2 weeks) |
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Shortest term of office at 2 weeks
First Asian president |
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Don W. Kassing (born 1941) |
2004–2005 (1 year) |
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Interim president |
2005–2008 (3 years) |
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27 | — | Jon Whitmore (born 1945) |
2008–2010 (2 years) |
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Don W. Kassing (born 1941) |
2010–2011 (1 year) |
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Interim president |
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Mohammad Qayoumi (born 1952) |
2011–2015 (4 years) |
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First Middle Eastern president |
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Susan W. Martin (born 1950) |
2015–2016 (11 months) |
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Interim president |
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Mary A. Papazian (born 1959) |
2016–2021 (5 years) |
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31 | — | Stephen Perez (born 1967) |
2022–2023 (1 year) |
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Interim president |
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Cynthia Teniente-Matson (born 1965) |
2023–present |
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First Hispanic president |
Timeline of San José State University presidential terms
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See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Presidents | History". www.sjsu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Greathead, Sarah Estelle Hammond (1928). "Biographical Sketches of Presidents". The story of an inspiring past; historical sketch of the San José State teachers college from 1862 to 1928, with an alphabetical list of matriculates and record of graduates by classes. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. San José, Calif., San José State teachers college.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i San Jose State College (1889). "Biographical Sketches of Principals". Historical sketch of the State normal school at San José, California. University of California. Sacramento, J. D. Young, supt. state printing. pp. 108–122.
- ^ "University of California: In Memoriam, 1946". texts.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Psychological Test, MacQuarrie Test for Mechanical Ability". americanhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ a b "The Journey of Wahlquist and Clark, 1923-1982 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library". library.sjsu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Robert D. Clark papers – Archives West". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ San Jose State University (2019-10-06). "Clark, Robert D. (1910-2005)". Emeritus and Retired Faculty Biographies.
- ^ "Hobert Burns Obituary (2008) – San Francisco, CA – San Francisco Chronicle". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ San Jose State University (2019-10-05). "Burns, Hubert W. ("Bert") (1925-2008)". Emeritus and Retired Faculty Biographies.
- ^ "John Bunzel Obituary (1924–2018) – San Francisco, CA – San Francisco Chronicle". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Gail Fullerton". The Coos Bay World. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ San Jose State University (2019-07-21). "Fullerton, Gail Jackson (1927-2016)". Emeritus and Retired Faculty Biographies.
- ^ "Robert L. Caret, President, Chancellor, University System of Maryland". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Resolution to Name the Area Adjacent to the new Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Library the Robert L. Caret Plaza" (PDF). May 5, 2003.
- ^ "Presidential Biography". 2004-04-08. Archived from the original on 2004-04-08. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch". 2003-12-19. Archived from the original on 2003-12-19. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ a b "Don W. Kassing". www.nndb.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Biography | Office of the President | San Jose State University". 2015-07-12. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Stephen Perez | Sacramento State". www.csus.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-05.