Purdue University and the associated university system have had 13 official and 5 officially acting presidents since the university was founded in 1869.
List of presidents ImageNameTerm startTerm endDuration of Service1 Richard Owen August 13, 1872 March 1, 1874 1 year, 6 months, 16 days2 Abraham C. Shortridge June 12, 1874 November 6, 1875 1 year, 4 months, 25 daysacting John S. Hougham November 6, 1875 April 30, 1876 5 months, 24 days3 Emerson E. White May 1, 1876 August 23, 1883 7 years, 3 months, 22 days4 James H. Smart August 23, 1883 February 21, 1900†16 years, 5 months, 29 days5 Winthrop E. Stone February 21, 1900 July 17, 1921†21 years, 5 months, 5 daysacting Henry W. Marshall July 17, 1921 September 1, 1922 1 year, 1 month, 15 days6 Edward C. Elliott September 1, 1922 December 21, 1945 23 years, 3 months, 20 daysacting Andrey A. Potter December 21, 1945 January 1, 1946 11 days7 Frederick L. Hovde January 1, 1946 June 24, 1971 25 years, 5 months, 23 days8 Arthur G. Hansen June 25, 1971 July 1, 1982 11 years, 6 daysacting John W. Hicks July 2, 1982 June 30, 1983 11 months, 28 days9 Steven C. Beering July 1, 1983 August 13, 2000 17 years, 1 month, 12 days10 Martin C. Jischke August 14, 2000 July 15, 2007 6 years, 11 months, 1 day11 France A. Córdova July 16, 2007 June 30, 2012 4 years, 11 months, 14 daysacting Timothy Sands July 1, 2012 January 14, 2013 6 months, 13 days12 Mitchell E. Daniels January 14, 2013 December 31, 20229 years, 11 months, 17 days13 Mung Chiang January 1, 2023 June 30, 2026acting Mitchell E. Daniels July 1, 2026 Present † - died in office.
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