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Regents seal.On August 23, 1869, the regents of the University of Minnesota selected William Watts Folwell to be the school’s president. He was the first of 15 presidents who have served the University of Minnesota, each of whom have left their mark on the institution’s history and its traditions. They have built the institution into an internationally known research university that is one of the state’s most important assets.

Today, the president is supported in his responsibilities by an
executive team including the senior vice presidents and vice presidents, the chancellors of the coordinate campuses, and
the president of the University of Minnesota Foundation. The vice president and chief of staff provides direct, daily support to
the president and oversees much of the day-to-day activity of the
office.

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University Presidents

Robert H. Bruininks, 2002-present

Mark G. Yudof, 1997-2002

Nils Hasselmo, 1988-1997

Kenneth H. Keller, 1985-1988

C. Peter Magrath, 1974-1984

Malcolm Moos, 1967-1974

O. Meredith Wilson, 1960-1967

James Morrill, 1945-1960

Walter Coffey, 1941-1945

Guy Stanton Ford, 1938-1941

Lotus Coffman, 1920-1938

Marion Burton, 1917-1920

George Vincent, 1911-1917

Cyrus Northrop, 1884-1911

William Watts Folwell, 1869-1884