President and Trustees of Colby College


The President and Trustees of Colby College is an 501 organization which is the governing body of Colby College, a private liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine, USA. As of 2017, the president is David A. Greene, and the chair of Board is Eric S. Rosengren.
The organization provides general supervision of the administration and property of the College, including appointment of the President.

Structure

The bylaws of the corporation provide that membership shall consist of the current President, and not fewer than twenty-four nor more than thirty-five other Trustees. Not fewer than six nor more than nine of said Trustees shall be elected by the Colby College Alumni Association. The term of office of each Trustee lasts five years. The corporation meets three times annually. Both the faculty and the student body may elect two members each as representatives to attend meetings of the corporation, but not as voting members.

Presidents

OrderNamePositionTerm BeganTerm EndedAlumnus/na?Reference
1Rev. Jeremiah ChaplinPresident18221833no
2Rev. Rufus BabcockPresident18331836no
3Robert Everett PattisonPresident18361839no
4Eliphaz FayPresident18411843no
5David Newton SheldonPresident18431853no
6Robert Everett PattisonPresident18541857no
7James Tift ChamplinPresident18571873no
8Henry Ephraim RobinsPresident18731882no
9George Dana Boardman PepperPresident18821889no
10Albion Woodbury SmallPresident188918921876
11Beniah Longley WhitmanPresident18921895no
12Nathaniel Butler Jr.President189619011873
13Charles Lincoln WhitePresident19011908no
14Arthur J. RobertsPresident190819271890
15Franklin W. JohnsonPresident192919421891
16J. Seelye BixlerPresident19421960no
17Robert E. L. StriderPresident19601979no
18William R. CotterPresident19792000no
19William Drea AdamsPresident20002014no
20David A. GreenePresident2014presentno

Trustees

Chairs of the Board

Other Notable Trustees