Chancellor of Syracuse University

This is a list of the Chancellors of Syracuse University, a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States.

The title of Syracuse University's head officer was changed from "Chancellor" to "Chancellor and President" in 1952 during the Tolley administration.^[1]

List

#	Image	Name	Term Start	Term End	References
1		Alexander Winchell	February 1873	1874
2		Rev. Erastus O. Haven	September 1874	1880
3		Rev. Charles N. Sims	June 1881	October 1893
4		James Roscoe Day	April 1894	June 14, 1922	[2][3]
5		Charles Wesley Flint	June 1922	1936	[4]
6	–	William Pratt Graham	May 1937	September 1942
7	–	William Pearson Tolley	September 1942	September 1969
8		John E. Corbally	September 1, 1969	March 10, 1971	[5]
9	–	Melvin A. Eggers	June 4, 1971[a]	August 20, 1991	[6][7][8]
10	–	Kenneth Shaw	August 20, 1991	July 31, 2004	[8]
11		Nancy Cantor	August 1, 2004	December 31, 2013	[9][10]
12		Kent Syverud	January 13, 2014		[11]

Notes

1. Eggers was Interim Chancellor from March 15 – June 4, 1971

References

1. "William Pearson Tolley – A Legacy of Leadership: The Chancellors and Presidents of Syracuse University". Retrieved 5 May 2023.
2. Elected on November 16, 1893. "Dr. James R. Day Passes Away". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. 15 March 1923. p. 1. Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Chancellor Day Against Cigarettes". The Tablet. Brooklyn, New York. 10 June 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Student Newspaper urges Syracuse U. Hire Glenn Frank". The Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin. 9 January 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "HEAD OF SYRACUSE U. TO JOIN U. OF ILLINOIS". The New York Times. February 14, 1971. p. 62.
6. Lawrence, Al (4 June 1971). "Dr. Eggers Choice For SU Chancellor: Committee To Present Name Today". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. pp. 1, 9. Retrieved 28 December 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
7. Greene, John Robert (1998). Syracuse University: The Eggers Years. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0-8156-0549-8.
8. "Syracuse names new chancellor: University of Wisconsin system president to succeed Eggers". Star-Gazette. AP. 26 April 1991. p. 13. Retrieved 28 December 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
9. Marwa, Eltagouri (4 December 2013). "Bird by Bird: Nancy Cantor, community reflect on her tenure at Syracuse University". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
10. The Post-Standard Editorial Board (October 16, 2012). "Engaged Chancellor: Cantor will leave a campus and city transformed". The Post-Standard. Syracuse. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
11. "Chancellor Kent Syverud Inauguration". inauguration.syr.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
12. "Syracuse University History: Chancellors of Syracuse University". Syracuse University Archives. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
13. "A Legacy of Leadership: The Chancellors and Presidents of Syracuse University exhibition". Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

External links

• Official website