title: List of presidents of Case Western Reserve University
text: # List of presidents of Case Western Reserve University
  
  The president of Case Western Reserve University is the principal executive office for Case Western Reserve University, located in Cleveland, Ohio.
  
  Founded in 1826, Western Reserve College appointed its first president in 1830, Rev. Charles Backus Storrs. With its Presbyterian origins, the school's first eight presidents carried the title Reverend. With roots of being located in the old Connecticut Western Reserve, the college held strong influences from Yale College, with four of its first five presidents—Pierce, Hitchcock, Cutler, and Hayden—being Yale alumni.
  
  Founded in 1880, Case School of Applied Science appointed its first president in 1886, Cady Staley.
  
  In 1967, Case Western Reserve University was created through the federation of Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University. Robert W. Morse became the first president of the newly combined university.
  
  ## List of presidents of Western Reserve College/University
  
  | Number | Name | Years in office | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rev. Charles Backus Storrs | 1830–1833 | First president of Western Reserve College |
  | 2 | Rev. George Edmond Pierce | 1834–1855 | |
  | 3 | Rev. Henry Lawrence Hitchcock | 1855–1871 | President during the Civil War |
  | 4 | Rev. Carroll Cutler | 1871–1886 | Moved the college to Cleveland and renamed to Western Reserve University |
  | 5 | Rev. Hiram Collins Haydn | 1887–1890 | |
  | 6 | Rev. Charles Franklin Thwing | 1890–1921 | |
  | 7 | Rev. James DeLong Williamson | 1921–1923 | |
  | 8 | Rev. Robert Ernest Vinson | 1923–1933 | |
  | 9 | Winfred George Leutner | 1933–1949 | |
  | 10 | John Schoff Millis | 1949–1967 | |
  
  ## List of presidents of Case School of Applied Science / Institute of Technology
  
  | Number | Name | Years in office | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cady Staley | 1886–1902 | First President of Case School of Applied Science |
  | 2 | Charles Sumner Howe | 1902–1929 | |
  | 3 | William Elgein Wickenden | 1929–1947 | |
  | 4 | Thomas Keith Glennan | 1947–1966 | Oversaw name change transition to Case Institute of Technology |
  | 5 | Robert Warren Morse | 1966–1967 | |
  
  ## List of presidents of Case Western Reserve University
  
  | Number | Name | Years in office | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Robert Warren Morse | 1967–1970 | First president of Case Western Reserve University |
  | 2 | Louis Adelbert Toepfer | 1970–1980 | |
  | 3 | David Vincent Ragone | 1980–1987 | |
  | 4 | Agnar Pytte | 1987–1999 | |
  | 5 | David Henry Auston | 1999–2001 | |
  | 6 | James W. Wagner | 2001–2002 | Interim |
  | 7 | Edward M. Hundert | 2002–2006 | |
  | 8 | Gregory L. Eastwood | 2006–2007 | Interim |
  | 9 | Barbara Rook Snyder | 2007–2020 | First female president |
  | 10 | Scott Cowen | 2020–2021 | Interim |
  | 11 | Eric William Kaler | 2021–Present | |
  