List of presidents and chancellors of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
This is a list of presidents and chancellors of the University of Wisconsin–Madison:
| UW presidents | From | To | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hiram Lathrop | 1849 | 1858 | Chancellor |
| Henry Barnard | 1859 | 1861 | Chancellor |
| John Whelan Sterling | 1861 | 1867 | Executive officer |
| Paul Chadbourne | 1867 | 1870 | President |
| John Hanson Twombly | 1871 | 1874 | President |
| John Bascom | 1874 | 1887 | President |
| Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin | 1887 | 1892 | President |
| Charles Kendall Adams | 1892 | 1901 | President |
| Edward Asahel Birge | 1901 | 1903 | Acting president |
| Charles R. Van Hise | 1903 | 1918 | President |
| Edward Asahel Birge | 1918 | 1925 | President |
| Glenn Frank | 1925 | 1937 | President |
| George Sellery | 1937 | 1937 | Acting president |
| Clarence Addison Dykstra | 1937 | 1945 | President |
| Edwin Broun Fred | 1945 | 1958 | President |
| Conrad Elvehjem | 1958 | 1962 | President |
| Fred Harvey Harrington* | 1962 | 1970 | President |
| Robert Clodius | 1970 | 1970 | Acting president |
| John Carrier Weaver** | 1971 | 1971 | President |
- * In 1963, Harrington reorganized the University of Wisconsin by creating one central administration, and separate administrations for each of the individual campuses (Madison, Milwaukee, and University Centers). Harrington remained the president of the central administration, while Robert Clodius became the acting provost of the Madison campus. Later, in 1970, Clodius became the acting president of the central administration until John Weaver took over in 1971.
- ** In 1971, the University of Wisconsin System was created by merging all four campuses (Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Parkside) and the Wisconsin State Universities. John Weaver became the first president of the UW system.
| UW–Madison Chancellors | From | To | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Clodius* | 1963 | 1964 | Acting provost |
| Robben Wright Fleming*** | 1964 | 1967 | Chancellor |
| William H. Sewell | 1967 | 1968 | Chancellor |
| Bryant Kearl | 1968 | 1968 | Acting chancellor |
| Hugh Edwin Young | 1968 | 1977 | Chancellor |
| Glenn Simpson Pound | 1977 | 1977 | Acting chancellor |
| Irving Shain | 1977 | 1986 | Chancellor |
| Bernard Cecil Cohen | 1987 | 1987 | Acting chancellor |
| Donna Shalala | 1988 | 1993 | Chancellor |
| David Ward | 1993 | 2000 | Chancellor |
| John D. Wiley | 2001 | 2008 | Chancellor |
| Carolyn "Biddy" Martin | 2008 | 2011 | Chancellor |
| David Ward | 2011 | 2013 | Interim chancellor |
| Rebecca Blank | 2013 | 2022 | Chancellor |
| John Karl Scholz | 2022 | 2022 | Interim Chancellor |
| Jennifer Mnookin | 2022 | Current | Chancellor |
- ***First appointed as Provost, then changed to Chancellor in 1965.