Chairs of the Board of Trustees
Historical listing of Chairs of The University of Akron's Board of Trustees
(During 1870-1913, The University of Akron was a private institution known as Buchtel College.)
| Name | Term as Chair |
|---|---|
| Mr. Parke R. Kolbe | 1913-15 |
| Mr. Frank M. Cooke | 1915-26 |
| Mr. John W. Thomas | 1926-42 |
| Mr. Cletus G. Roetzel | 1943-51 |
| Mr. Lee R. Jackson | 1952-54 |
| Mr. Hurl J. Albrecht | 1955-61 |
| Mr. Harry P. Schrank | 1961-70 |
| Mr. Vincent H. Johnson | 1970-74 |
| Mr. W. Howard Fort | 1974-77 |
| Mr. Bernard I. Rosen | 1977-80 |
| Mr. Robert J. Kidney | 1980-81 |
| Mr. Raymond C. Bliss | 1981 |
| Mr. Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. | 1981-84 |
| Mr. John S. Steinhauer | 1984-86 |
| Ms. Janet B. Purnell | 1986-87 |
| Mr. Benjamin G. Ammons | 1987-88 |
| Mr. Eugene D. Graham | 1988-89 |
| Mr. David L. Headley | 1989-92 |
| Mr. Benjamin G. Ammons | 1992-93 |
| Dr. Melvin E. Farris | 1993-94 |
| Mrs. Rainy G. Stitzlein | 1994-97 |
| Mr. Alex R. Arshinkoff | 1997-01 |
| Mr. David E. "Gene" Waddell | 2001-02 |
| Dr. Mark N. Apte | 2002-03 |
| Mrs. Patricia L. Graves | 2003-04 |
| Dr. Donald E. Demkee | 2004-05 |
| Dr. John A. Fink | 2005-06 |
| Dr. William F. Demas | 2006-08 |
| Mr. Philip S. Kaufmann | 2008-10 |
| Ms. Ann Amer Brennan | 2010-12 |
| Mr. Richard W. Pogue | 2012-15 |
| Mr. Jonathan T. Pavloff | 2015-16 |
| Mr. Roland H. Bauer | 2016-18 |
| Mr. Joseph M. Gingo | 2018-2023 |
| Mr. Lewis W. Adkins Jr. | 2023-current |