Sampson, principal
1853–1859 Edward Cooke, president
1859–1865 Russell Zelotes Mason, president
1865–1879 George McKendree Steele, president
1879–1889 Elias DeWitt Huntley, president
1883–1889 Bradford Paul Raymond, president
1889–1893 Charles Wesley Gallagher, president
1893–1894 L. Wesley Underwood, acting president
1894–1924 Samuel G. Plantz, president
1925–1937 Henry Merritt Wriston, president
1937–1943 Thomas Nichols Barrows, president
1944–1953 Nathan Marsh Pusey, president
1954–1963 Douglas Maitland Knight, president
1963–1969 Curtis William Tarr, president
1969–1979 Thomas S. Smith, president
1979–2004 Richard Warch, president
2004–2013 Jill Beck, president
2013–2021 Mark Burstein, president
2021–present (as of 2025) Laurie Carter, president
== Campus ==
The 84-acre (34 ha) campus is located in downtown Appleton, divided into two parts by the Fox River. The academic campus is on the north shore of the river, and the major athletic facilities (including the 5,000-seat Banta Bowl) are on the southeast …
