Office of the President

Presidents of the University of Missouri

Gary D. Forsee is the 22nd president of the University of Missouri. But he is the 21st person designated to hold the position; that's because John Hiram Lathrop served two separate terms as president during the 1800s. Here are the presidents of the University of Missouri (the list does not include interim presidents):

1. John Hiram Lathrop (1841-1849)
2. James Shannon (1850-1856)
3. William Wilson Hudson (1856-1859)
4. Benjamin Blake Minor (1860-1862)
5. John Hiram Lathrop (1865-1866)
6. Daniel Read (1866-1876)
7. Samuel Spahr Laws (1876-1889)
8. Richard Henry Jesse (1891-1908)
9. A. Ross Hill (1908-1921)
10. John Carleton Jones (1922-1923)
11. Stratton Brooks (1923-1930)
12. Walter Williams (1931-1935)
13. Frederick Middlebush (1935-1954)
14. Elmer Ellis (1955-1966)
15. John C. Weaver (1966-1970)
16. C. Brice Ratchford (1971-1976)
17. James Olson (1977-1984)
18. C. Peter Magrath (1985-1991)
19. George A. Russell (1991-1996)
20. Manuel T. Pacheco (1997-2002)
21. Elson S. Floyd (2003-2007)
22. Gary D. Forsee (2008- )