List of presidents of Baldwin Wallace University
# List of presidents of Baldwin Wallace University

The following is a complete list of presidents of Baldwin Wallace University. This list includes previous presidents under the school's past names Baldwin–Wallace College, Baldwin University, German Wallace College and Baldwin Institute.

## Baldwin Institute

| # | Name | Term | Notes | References |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | H Dwight | 1846–1855 | The first principal, named in April 1846 | |
| 2 | John Wheeler | 1855–1870 | Soon after becoming principal, a charter was granted establishing Baldwin University. | |

## Baldwin University

| # | Name | Term | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | John Wheeler | 1856–1870 | Namesake of a building on the north side of BW's campus, home to the Education Department |
| 2 | Godman William | 1870–1875 | |
| 3 | Aaron Schuyler | 1875–1885 | |
| 4 | Joseph E. Stubbs | 1886–1894 | |
| 5 | Millard F. Warner | 1894–1899 | |
| 6 | Robert M. Freshwater | 1899–1902 | |
| 7 | Glezan A. Reeder | 1902–1905 | |
| 8 | George B. Rogers | 1905–1907 | |
| 9 | Robert L. Waggoner | 1909–1911 | |
| 10 | Glezan A. Reeder | 1911–1913 | |

## German Wallace College

| # | Name | Term | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | William Nast | 1864–1893 | |
| 2 | Karl Riemenschneider | 1894–1908 | Reimenschneider's son Albert is the founder of the BW Conservatory and BW Bach Festival, the first collegiate Bach festival in the nation. |
| 3 | Edwin Havinghurst | 1908–1910 | |
| 4 | Arthur L. Breslich | 1910–1913 | |

## Baldwin-Wallace College

| # | Name | Term | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Arthur Louis Breslich | 1913–1918 | |
| 2 | Albert Boynton Storms | 1918–1933 | |
| 3 | Louis C. Wright | 1934–1948 | |
| 4 | John Lowden Knight | 1949–1954 | |
| 5 | Alfred Bryan Bonds | 1955–1981 | Namesake of Bonds Hall, which is located on BW's south side campus, and serves as the university's administration building |
| 6 | Neal Malicky | 1981–1999 | Namesake of Malicky Hall, which is located on BW's north side of campus, and serves as an academic building, as well as housing the Psychology, Sociology, and Political Science departments. |
| 7 | Mark H. Collier | 1999–2006 | Namesake of "Goals of Enduring Questions: The Mark Collier Lecture Series" |
| 8 | Richard Durst | 2006–2012 | Namesake of the Durst Welcome Center, which is located on BW's south side of campus and serves as the admissions office |

## Baldwin Wallace University

| # | Name | Term | Notes | References |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Robert C. Helmer | 2012–present | | |
