Missouri University of Science and Technology - Chancellors

Chancellors

The naming structure for the head of the university has changed reflecting its changes through the years. It is currently headed by a chancellor who in turn reports to the University of Missouri system.

The chancellor lives on campus at the Chancellor Residence (constructed in 1889 as the “Club House” dormitory, converted to a room house, before becoming the Missouri State Geological Survey headquarters before finally becoming the Chancellor Residence in 1905).

1. Charles Penrose Williams, Director, 1871–77
2. Charles Edmund Wait, Director, 1877–88
3. William Holding Echols, Director, 1888–91
4. Elmo Golightly Harris, Director, 1891–93
5. Walter Buck Richards, Director, 1893–97
6. George E. Ladd, Director, 1897–07
7. Lewis Emmanuel Young, Director, 1907–13
   Leon Ellis Garrett, Acting Director, 1913–15
8. Durward Copeland, Director, 1915
9. Austin Lee McRae, Director, 1915–20
10. Charles Herman Fulton, Director, 1920–37
11. William Reuel Chedsey, Director, 1937–41
12. Curtis L. Wilson, Dean, 1941–63
13. Merl Baker, Dean/Chancellor, 1963–73
    Dudley Thompson, Acting Chancellor, 1973–74
14. Raymond L. Bisplinghoff, Chancellor, 1974–76
    Jim C. Pogue, Interim Chancellor, 1977–78
15. Joseph M. Marchello, Chancellor, 1978–85
    John T. Park, Interim Chancellor, 1985–86
16. Martin C. Jischke, Chancellor, 1986–91
17. John T. Park, Chancellor (initially interim), 1991–2000
18. Gary Thomas, Chancellor, 2000–2005
19. John F. Carney III, Chancellor, 2005 – August 2011
    Warren K. Wray, Interim Chancellor, September 2011 – March 2012
20. Cheryl B. Schrader, April 2012 – present