The President of the University of Richmond is the chief administrator of the

University of Richmond The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...

and an ''

ex officio An ''ex officio'' member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term '' ex officio'' is Latin, meaning literally 'from the office', and the sense intended is 'by right ...

'' member of the university's Board of Trustees. The current president is

Kevin Hallock Kevin F. Hallock (born March 10, 1969) is an American economist and academic administrator serving as president of the University of Richmond since 2021. Before coming to Richmond, he was the Dean of the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell ...

, formerly the dean of the

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History

The University of Richmond was founded in 1830 as an academy created by the "Education Society" of the Baptist General Association of Virginia. In 1832, the academy was relocated and renamed the Virginia Baptist Seminary, and

Robert Ryland Robert Ryland (March 14, 1805 – April 23, 1899) was the first president of Richmond College (now the University of Richmond), serving from 1840 to 1866. Prior to the establishment of the college, he had served as the only superintendent of its ...

was named superintendent. In 1840, the

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passed articles of incorporation, and the seminary became a liberal arts college known as Richmond College. Ryland was named the institution's first president that year. From 1869 to 1895, the college changed to a faculty-run administration, and the position of president was eliminated. The position was restored in 1895 with the appointment of Frederic W. Boatwright as president. He would serve in that capacity for 51 years.History of the University of Richmond: Timeline
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Presidents of the University of Richmond

(1840–1866) # Tiberius G. Jones (1866–1869) # Frederic W. Boatwright (1895–1946) # George M. Modlin (1946–1971) #

E. Bruce Heilman Earl Bruce Heilman (July 16, 1926 – October 19, 2019) was an American educator who served as president of the University of Richmond and Meredith College. He last held the positions of chancellor at the University of Richmond and National Spok ...

(1971–1986 and 1987–1988) # Samuel A. Banks (1986–1987) # Richard L. Morrill (1988–1998) # William E. Cooper (1998–2007) #

Edward L. Ayers Edward Lynn "Ed" Ayers (born January 22, 1953; Asheville, North Carolina) is an American historian, professor, administrator, and university president. In July 2013, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama at a W ...

(2007–2015) #

Ronald Crutcher Ronald Andrew Crutcher (born February 27, 1947) is an American classical musician and academic administrator who served as the 10th president of the University of Richmond from 2015 to 2021. He is also a professor of music at Richmond. Early lif ...

(2015–2021) #

(2021–)

Chairmen of the Faculty of Richmond College (1869–1895)

# Bennet Puryear (1869–1875, 1885–1888) # Herbert H. Harris (1875–1885, 1888–1895)

References

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