American Conservatory of Music - Former Conservatory Presidents

Former Conservatory Presidents

  • 1886–1931: John James Hattstaedt (1851–1931)
  • 1935–1971: John Robert Hattstaedt (1887–1978), John James Hattstaedt's son, a Princeton graduate, served as president.
  • 1971–1981: Leo Edward Heim (1913–1992) was instrumental in the attempt to save the Conservatory after it had filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 in 1991. In 1981, the Conservatory named him President Emeritus.
  • 1980–1987: Charles Ethelbert Moore (1930–1995), a classical pianist, was president when the Conservatory filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in January 1987. Moore had joined the faculty in 1961 and became Dean in 1972.
  • 1987–1989: Vernon R. Nelson (born 1945), a graduate of the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, temporarily saved the Conservatory, extending its life until 1991.
  • 1989–1990: Steven J. Nelson (no relation to Vernon)
  • 1990–1991: Vernon R. Nelson

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