designated Northwest the official Missouri State Arboretum.
=== Presidents ===
Frank Deerwester (1906–1907)
Homer Martien Cook (1907–1909)
Henry Kirby Taylor (1909–1913)
Ira Richardson (1913–1921)
Uel W. Lamkin (1921–1945)
J. W. Jones (1945–1964)
Robert P. Foster (1964–1977)
B. D. Owens (1977–1984)
Dean L. Hubbard (1984–2009)
John Jasinski (2009–2022)
Clarence Green (interim, 2022-2023)
Lance Tatum (2023-Present)
== Administration building ==
=== Design ===
The defining landmark of the campus is the Administration Building, similar to Brookings Hall at Washington University in St. Louis. Brookings Hall served as the Administration Building of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The master St. Louis design was created by Cope & Stewardson, famed for designing schools throughout the country based on the Oxford University style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
The Collegiate Gothic structure with its central tower keep design evokes Tattershall Castle and lords over the campus …
