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List of presidents of Clemson University

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for the president was completed in 1893, with president Craighead as its first resident. Walter Riggs, already a professor at the university, chose to remain in his house upon becoming president. Following his death, presidents Sikes and Poole also lived in the Riggs house. The
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Served as interim president in 1919 while Riggs served as a director on the army overseas educational commission in France, and in 1924–1925 following Riggs' death. Director of the engineering department at Clemson.
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Served as interim president between administrations in 1897 and 1902, and during Hartzog's illness in 1899. Chair of the chemistry department at Clemson.
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Previously vice president of agricultural administration and executive dean for agriculture, home economics, and natural resources at
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in its counting; as a result, in official releases by the university, Clements is considered the 15th president.
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had the shortest at eight months. There have been two interim presidents, and five presidents who have been
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Graduate of Clemson University (1939). Previously vice president for student affairs at Clemson.
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Graduate of Clemson University (1933). Previously vice president for development at Clemson.
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Graduate of Clemson University (1916). Previously chairman of graduate programs at
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was completed in 1959 for R. C. Edwards. The office of the president is housed in
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Although 17 people have held the office, Clemson University does not consider
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Graduate of Clemson University (1970). Previously dean of architecture at
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of the university. As of 2022, the salary of the president was $ 987,530.
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Previously director of the engineering department at Clemson
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Tradition: A History of the Presidency of Clemson University
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Previously chair of the natural history department at
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Previously head of the mathematics department at the
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McKale, Donald M.; Reel Jr, Jerome V., eds. (1988).
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Previously superintendent of the Johnston Institute
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President's House
Clemson University
public
research university
Clemson, South Carolina
president
board of trustees
chief executive officer
Henry Aubrey Strode
James P. Clements
Robert Cook Edwards
Walter T. Cox Jr.
alumni
official residence
current president's house
Sikes Hall

Henry Aubrey Strode
University of Mississippi

Edwin Boone Craighead
Wofford College

Mark Bernard Hardin

Henry Simms Hartzog

Patrick Hues Mell
Auburn University

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