List of presidents of Case Western Reserve University

The president of Case Western Reserve University is the principal executive office for Case Western Reserve University, located in Cleveland, Ohio.^[1]

Founded in 1826, Western Reserve College appointed its first president in 1830, Rev. Charles Backus Storrs. With its Presbyterian origins, the school's first eight presidents carried the title Reverend. With roots of being located in the old Connecticut Western Reserve, the college held strong influences from Yale College, with four of its first five presidents—Pierce, Hitchcock, Cutler, and Hayden—being Yale alumni.

Founded in 1880, Case School of Applied Science appointed its first president in 1886, Cady Staley.

In 1967, Case Western Reserve University was created through the federation of Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University. Robert W. Morse became the first president of the newly combined university.

List of presidents of Western Reserve College/University[edit]

Number	Name	Years in office	Notes
1	Rev. Charles Backus Storrs	1830–1833	First president of Western Reserve College
2	Rev. George Edmond Pierce	1834–1855
3	Rev. Henry Lawrence Hitchcock	1855–1871	President during the Civil War
4	Rev. Carroll Cutler	1871–1886	Moved the college to Cleveland and renamed to Western Reserve University
5	Rev. Hiram Collins Haydn	1887–1890
6	Rev. Charles Franklin Thwing	1890–1921
7	Rev. James DeLong Williamson	1921–1923
8	Rev. Robert Ernest Vinson	1923–1933
9	Winfred George Leutner	1933–1949
10	John Schoff Millis	1949–1967

List of presidents of Case School of Applied Science / Institute of Technology[edit]

Number	Name	Years in office	Notes
1	Cady Staley	1886–1902	First President of Case School of Applied Science
2	Charles Sumner Howe	1902–1929
3	William Elgein Wickenden	1929–1947
4	Thomas Keith Glennan	1947–1966	Oversaw name change transition to Case Institute of Technology
5	Robert Warren Morse	1966–1967