From Koons to Hogan
A Timeline of UConn Presidents
Last edited 4.23.08 at 12:58 a.m.
- Albert N. Jorgensen
Under Jorgensen, Connecticut State College became the University of Connecticut and regional campuses were developed.
- Charles C. McCracken
Under McCracken, the college received its first accredidation and chose the husky as its mascot.
- George A. Works
Works' brief tenure initiated a review to reorganize the school.
- Charles L. Beach
Beach secured funding for dorms, dining halls, and classrooms during his tenure.
- Rufus W. Stimson
Stimson promoted publicity and visibility. The women's basketball program began during his tenure.
- George Flint
Flint led a widely-opposed movement away from agricultural education during his brief tenure.
- Benjamin Koons
Koons was head of the school when it became Connecticut's land-grant college in 1893.
Sources
- Mark Roy, Media Relations Specialist