Year President Town 1832 LeRay deChaumont LeRayville 1833 LeRay deChaumont LeRayville 1834 Jesse Buel Albany 1835 Jesse Buel Albany 1836 Archibald McIntyre Albany 1837 John P. Beekman Kinderhook 1838 John P. Beekman Kinderhook 1839 Anthony Van Bergen Coxsackie 1840 Anthony Van Bergen Coxsackie 1841 Joel B. Nott Guilderland 1842 James S. Wadsworth Geneseo 1843 James S. Wadsworth Geneseo 1844 John P. Beekman Kinderhook 1845 Benjamin P. Johnson Albany 1846 John M. Sherwood Auburn 1847 George Vail Troy 1848 Lewis F. Allen Black Rock 1849 John A. King Jamaica 1850 Ezra D. Prentice Albany 1851 John Delafield Oakland 1852 Henry Wager Utica 1853 Lewis G. Morris Mt. Fordham 1854 William Kelly Rhinebeck 1855 Samuel Cheever Elmira 1856 Theodore S. Faxton Utica 1857 Alonzo S. Upham LeRoy 1858 William G. McCoun Syracuse 1859 Abraham B. Conger Waldberg 1860 Benjamin N. Huntington Rome 1861 George Geddes Fairmont 1862 Ezra Cornell Ithaca 1863 Edward G. Faile New York 1864 James O. Sheldon Geneva 1865 Theodore C. Peters Darien 1866 John Stanton Gould Hudson 1867 Marsena R. Patrick Sacketts Harbor 1868 Thomas Hall Faile New York 1869 Samuel Campbell New York Mills 1870 Solon D. Hungerford Adams 1871 Richard Church Belvidere 1872 Milo Ingalsbe S. Hartford 1873 Benjamin F. Angel Geneseo 1874 Harris Lewis Frankfort 1875 Alexander S. Diven Elmira 1876 Edwin Thorne New York 1877 Patrick Barry Rochester 1878 George W. Hoffman Elmira 1879 Horatio Seymour Utica 1880 N. Martin Curtis Ogdensburg 1881 Robert S. Swan Geneva 1882 John D. Wing New York 1883 George F. Mills Fonda 1884 William M. White Canaseraga 1885 James W. Wadsworth Geneseo 1886 James McCann Elmira 1887 James Geddes Fairmount 1888 W. A. Wadsworth Geneseo 1889 James Wood Mt. Kisco 1890 James Wood Mt. Kisco 1891 O. B. Potter New York 1892 O. B. Potter New York 1893 J. B. Dutcher Pawling 1894 J. B. Dutcher Pawling 1895 I. P. Roberts Ithaca 1896 I. P. Roberts Ithaca 1897 Banjamin F. Tracy New York 1898 Banjamin F. Tracy New York 1899 Roswell P. Flower Albany 1900 Timothy L. Wodruff Brooklyn 1901 John H. Farrell Albany 1902 F. E. Dawley Fayetteville 1903 F. E. Dawley Fayetteville 1904 F. E. Dawley Fayetteville 1905 Gilbert M. Tucker Albany 1906 Gilbert M. Tucker Albany 1907 James H. Durkee Sandy Hill 1908 James H. Durkee Sandy Hill 1909 Raymond A. Pearson Ithaca 1910 Raymond A. Pearson Ithaca 1911 Raymond A. Pearson Ithaca 1912 George W. Sisson, Jr. Potsdam 1913 George W. Sisson, Jr. Potsdam 1914 John J. Dillon New York 1915 John J. Dillon New York 1916 F. W. Sessions Utica 1917 F. W. Sessions Utica 1918 C. Fred Boshart Lowville 1919 C. Fred Boshart Lowville 1920 Dr. W. H. Jordan Geneva 1921 Richard T. Wainwright Rye 1922 A. L. Brockway Syracuse 1923 A. L. Brockway Syracuse 1924 H. E. Babcock Ithaca 1925 E. R. Eastman New York City 1926 E. R. Eastman New York City 1927 E. R. Eastman New York City 1928 E. R. Eastman New York City 1929 D. P. Witter Berkshire 1930 Charles H. Baldwin Albany 1931 Charles H. Baldwin Albany 1932 Charles H. Baldwin Albany 1933 Fred L. Porter Crown Point 1934 Jared VanWagenen, Jr. Lawyersville 1935 Carl E. Ladd Ithaca 1936 U. P. Hedrick Geneva 1937 Millard Davis Kerhonkson 1938 Millard Davis Kerhonkson 1939 Halsey B. Knapp Farmingdale 1940 Halsey B. Knapp Farmingdale 1941 Leigh Kirkland Fredonia 1942 Leigh Kirkland Fredonia 1943 Berne A. Pyrke Albany 1944 Harry Bull Campbell Hall 1945 Harry Bull Campbell Hall 1946 Van C. Whittemore Canton 1947 Van C. Whittemore Canton (resigned 10/9/47) 1947 Earl B. Clark N. Norwich 1948 Earl B. Clark N. Norwich 1949 Earl B. Clark N. Norwich 1950 Fred H. Sexauer Auburn 1951 Fred H. Sexauer Auburn 1952 Frank W. Beneway Ontario 1953 Frank W. Beneway Ontario 1954 Harold L. Creal Homer 1955 Harold L. Creal Homer 1956 Harold L. Creal Homer 1957 Warren W. Hawley, Jr. Batavia 1958 Webster J. Birdsall N. Chatham 1959 Arthur V. Youngs Glen Head 1960 Arthur V. Youngs Glen Head 1961 Thomas E. Milliman Ithaca 1962 Thomas E. Milliman Ithaca 1963 William B. Giddings Baldwinsville *1964 William B. Giddings Baldwinsville 1965 Thomas W. Albright Athens 1966 Thomas W. Albright Athens 1967 Robert Greig Red Hook 1968 Robert Greig Red Hook 1969 Max V. Shaul Fultonham 1970 Max V. Shaul Fultonham 1971 Luther Jennejahn Hilton 1972 Luther Jennejahn Hilton 1973 V. A. Fogg Ithaca 1974 V. A. Fogg Ithaca 1975 James Beneway Ontario 1976 James Beneway Ontario 1977 Bernard W. Potter Truxton 1978 Bernard W. Potter Truxton 1979 George Humphreys New Hartford 1980 George Humphreys New Hartford 1981 James C. Earl Unadilla 1982 James C. Earl Unadilla 1983 James Colby Spencerport 1984 James Colby Spencerport 1985 Donald P. Jones Verona 1986 Donald P. Jones Verona 1987 Lee A. Traver Troy 1988 Lee A. Traver Troy *The Chief Executive Officer's title was changed from President to Chairman beginning in 1965 and changed back to President in 1988. 1989 Charles F. Saul Syracuse 1990 Charles F. Saul Syracuse 1991 Robert W. Bitz Plainville 1992 Robert W. Bitz Plainville 1993 William L. Rodee Canton 1994 William L. Rodee Canton 1995 John A. Noble Pavilion 1996 John A. Noble Pavilion 1997 Kevin E. Carhart LeRoy 1998 Kevin E. Carhart LeRoy 1999 Kevin Murphy Rochester 2000 Kevin Murphy Rochester 2001 Joseph Peck Saratoga Springs 2002 Joseph Peck Saratoga Springs 2003 Eleanor Jacobs Perry 2004 Eleanor Jacobs Perry 2005 Richard Peterson Trumansburg 2006 Richard Peterson Trumansburg 2007 Sandra Prokop Middleburgh 2008 Sandra Prokop Middleburgh President - Cornell Trustees 1965-1975 Morton Adams Alton 1976-1980 Charles H. Riley Syracuse 1981-1987 Bernard W. Potter Truxton Cornell Trustee Directors 1988-1993 Bernard W. Potter Truxton 1988-1993 Robert W. Bitz Plainville 1991-2003 Peter G. Ten Eyck Voorheesville 1991-2001 Richard C. Call Batavia 2002- Craig Yunker Elba 2003- John Noble Pavilion |