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Charles F. R. Bellows (1892–1896)
Charles McKenny (1896–1899)
Charles Grawn (1900–1918)
E. C. Warriner (1918–1939)
Charles L. Anspach (1939–1959)
Judson Foust (1959–1968)
William Beaty Boyd (1968–1975)
Harold Abel (1975–1985)
Arthur Emmett Ellis (1985–1988)
Edward B. Jakubauskas (1988–1992)
Leonard E. Plachta (1992–2000)
Michael Rao (2000–2009)
Kathy Wilbur (2009–2010)
George Ross (2010–2018)
Robert Davies (2018–2024)
Neil J. MacKinnon (2024-present)
== Organization and administration ==
Central Michigan University is governed by a board of trustees, whose eight members are appointed by the Governor of Michigan with advice and consent of the Michigan Senate for terms of eight years. The board appoints and reviews the President of Central Michigan University, currently Neil J. MacKinnon. Nancy E. Mathews was appointed as Provost and Executive Vice President of Central Michigan University on August 1, 2022, by President Robert O. Davies.
== Academics ==
=== Undergraduate admissions ===
CMU is considered …