Mount Holyoke College Presidents

1837-1995

Mary Lyon

Founder and Principal, 1837-1849

Mary C. Whitman

Principal, 1849-1850

Mary W. Chapin

Principal, 1850-1865

Sophia D. Stoddard

Acting Principal, 1865-1867

Helen M. French

Principal, 1867-1872

Julia E. Ward

Principal, 1872-1883

Elizabeth Blanchard

Principal and President, 1883-1889

Mary A. Brigham

President Elect, 1889

Louisa F. Cowles

Acting President, 1889-1890

Elizabeth Storrs Mead

President, 1890-1900

Mary E. Woolley

President, 1900-1937

Roswell G. Ham

President, 1937-1957

Richard Glenn Gettell

President, 1957-1968

Meribeth E. Cameron

Acting President, 1968-1969

David B. Truman

President, 1969-1978

Elizabeth T. Kennan

President, 1978-1995

Note: Prior to 1888, the official title of the head of the institution was "principal."