List of presidents and trustees of Colby College

The President and Trustees of Colby College is an 501(c) organization which is the governing body of Colby College, a private liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine, United States. As of 2017, the president is David A. Greene, and the chair of the board is Eric S. Rosengren.[1]

The organization provides general supervision of the administration and property of the college, including appointment of the president.[2]

The bylaws of the corporation provide that membership shall consist of the current President, and not fewer than twenty-four nor more than thirty-five other trustees. Not fewer than six nor more than nine trustees shall be elected by the Colby College Alumni Association. The term of office of each trustee lasts five years. The corporation meets three times annually. Both the faculty and the student body may elect two members each as representatives to attend meetings of the corporation, but not as voting members.[2]

Presidents

Jeremiah Chaplin, founder and 1st president of Colby College
Order Name Position(s) Term began Term ended Alumnus/na? Reference
1Rev. Jeremiah ChaplinPresident18221833no
2Rev. Rufus BabcockPresident18331836no
3Robert Everett PattisonPresident18361839no
4Eliphaz FayPresident18411843no
5David Newton SheldonPresident18431853no
6Robert Everett PattisonPresident18541857no
7James Tift ChamplinPresident18571873no
8Henry Ephraim RobinsPresident18731882no
9George Dana Boardman PepperPresident18821889no
10Albion Woodbury SmallPresident188918921876[3]
11Beniah Longley WhitmanPresident18921895no
12Nathaniel Butler Jr.President189619011873
13Charles Lincoln WhitePresident19011908no
14Arthur J. RobertsPresident190819271890[4]
15Franklin W. JohnsonPresident192919421891
16J. Seelye BixlerPresident19421960no
17Robert E. L. StriderPresident19601979no
18William R. CotterPresident19792000no
19William Drea AdamsPresident20002014no[5]
20David A. GreenePresident2014presentno[6]

Trustees

Chairs of the board

Order Name Graduated Elected Left/retired Reference
1 Abner Coburnn/a18741885[7]
2 J. Warren Merrilln/a18851890[7]
3 Josiah Hayden Drummondn/a18901892[7]
4 Percival Bonney186319021906[7]
5 Leslie C. Cornish187519071926[7]
6 Herbert Elijah Wadsworth189219261934[7]
7 George Otis Smith189319341944[7]
8 George Goodwin Averill192119441946[7]
9 Neil Leonard192119461960[7]
10 Reginald Houghton Sturtevant192119601965[7]
11 Ellerton Marcel Jetten/a19651971[7]
12 Albert Carlton Palmer193019711979[7]
13 Robert N. Anthony193819791983[7]
14 H. Ridgely Bullock195519831991[7]
15 Lawrence Pugh195619911999[7]
16 James Bartlett Crawford196419992005[7]
17 Joseph F. Boulos196820052009[7]
18 Robert E. Diamond, Jr.197320092016[7]
19 Eric S. Rosengren 1979 2016 2022 [7]
20 Jane M. Powers19862022present[8]

Other notable trustees

Name Graduated Elected Left/retired Reference
Mark Langdon Hilln/a18211826[9]
Lucius Bollesn/a18211842[9]
Adoniram Judsonn/a18211823[9]
William Kingn/a18211848[9]
Mark Harrisn/a18211842[9]
Albion Parrisn/a18231826[9]
Joseph Torreyn/a18291834[9]
Baron Stown/a18301852[9]
Jeremiah Chaplinn/a18331840[9]
George Evansn/a18371847[9]
Edward Kentn/a18381847[9]
Samuel Francis Smithn/a18401860[9]
Elijah Hamlinn/a18411847[9]
Josiah Piercen/a18431858[9]
Abner Coburnn/a18451885[9]
Hiram Belchern/a18471856[9]
Isaac Davisn/a18471855[9]
Edgar Harkness Gray183818491853[9]
John Hubbardn/a18491862[9]
Ebenezer Knowltonn/a18511858[9]
Mark H. Dunnell184918581867[9]
Lot M. Morrilln/a18621869[9]
J. Warren Merrilln/a18621890[9]
Gardner Colbyn/a18651879[9]
Henry Sweetser Burragen/a18811906[9]
George Dana Boardman Peppern/a18821892[9]
Richard C. Shannon186218891921[9]
Albion Woodbury Smalln/a18901897[9]
Beniah Longley Whitmann/a18921896[9]
Eugene Fossn/a18971915[9]
Eugene Halen/a18971899[9]
George C. Wing Jr.n/a19011931[9]
George Otis Smith189319031943[9]
Asher Hinds188319041919[9]
Forrest Goodwin188719081913[9]
Louise Helen Coburn187619191930[9]
Herbert Lord188419201925[9]
Franklin W. Johnson189119201955[9]
Warren C. Philbrookn/a19231933[9]
Angier Goodwin190219321934[9]
Bainbridge ColbyLL.D. 193319321942[9]
Marston Morse191419331947[9]
Mary Louise Curtis Bokn/a19361939[9]
Carl Raymond Grayn/a19381939[9]
Guy Gabrielsonn/a19411959[9]
Sumner Sewalln/a19451960[9]
Winthrop H. Smithn/a19461958[9]
J. Seelye Bixlern/a19571985[9]
Dwight E. Sargent19391958[9]
Paul Donnelly Paganuccin/a19752001[10]
Robert E. L. Strider IILitt.D. 197919792010
Levin H. Campbelln/a19811999[11]
Robert E. Diamond, Jr.1973, LL.D. 20082007
Robert S. Gelbard1964, LL.D. 20022008
William R. CotterLL.D. 20002014Life Trustee

References

  1. ↑ "Corporation and Trustees - Colby College Catalogue 2017-2018". Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Academics" (PDF). Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ The Colby College Echo, Friday, September 27, 1889, Page: 6
  4. ↑ "Dr. Arthur Jeremiah Roberts, President of Colby College Since 1908". Lewiston Evening Journal. June 26, 1920.
  5. ↑ "Press Release - News - Colby College". News. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Called to Action". June 19, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Mayflower Hill, A History of Colby College." Appendix C. Earl H. Smith. University Press of New England. 2006.
  8. ↑ "Jane Powers '86 Elected to Lead Board of Trustees - Colby News". Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 "The History of Colby College". Ernest Cummings Marriner. Waterville: Colby College Press. 1963.
  10. ↑ "Paid Notice: Deaths PAGANUCCI, PAUL DONNELLY". The New York Times. February 28, 2001. Retrieved March 14, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
  11. ↑ "Levin H. Campbell". www.nndb.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
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