A 2.2  Provosts of Columbia University, 1811 - 2003

 

 

Name

Year Began

Year Ended

Tenure

Previous Position

Subsequent Position

John Mitchell Mason

1811

1816

5

Trustee

Resigned

Office Abolished

1816

1911

 

 

William H. Carpenter

1912

1927

15

A&S Faculty

Retired

Office Vacant

1927

1937

 

 

Frank D. Fackenthal

1937

1946

9

University Secretary

Retired

Albert C. Jacobs

1947

1949

2

Law Faculty

President, University of Denver

Grayson L. Kirk

1949

1953

4

A&S Faculty

President, Columbia

John A. Krout

1953

1958

5

A&S Faculty

Retired

Jacques Barzun

1958

1967

9

A&S Faculty

Returned to faculty

David B. Truman

1967

1969

2

 CC Dean

President, Mt. Holyoke College

Paul D. Carter

1969

1969

0

CU Administration

CU Administration

Peter B. Kenen

1969

1970

1

A&S Faculty

Princeton faculty

Polykarp Kusch

1970

1971

1

A&S Faculty

Texas faculty

William T. de Bary

1971

1978

7

A&S Faculty

CU faculty

Michael I. Sovern

1979

1980

1

Law School Dean

President, Columbia

Peter Likins

1980

1982

2

Engineering Dean

President, Lehigh University

Fritz Stern

1980

1983

3

A&S Faculty

CU faculty

Robert F. Goldberger

1981

1989

8

Medical School Dean

CU faculty

Jonathan R. Cole

1989

2003

14

VP for Arts&Sciences

CU faculty

Alan Brinkley

2003

 

 

A&S Faculty