Babson College - Archives

Presidents of Babson

Babson College has had twelve presidents since its founding in 1919.

1^st	Roger Ward Babson 1919-1921
2^nd	George William Coleman 1921-1935
3^rd	Carl David Smith 1935-1944
4^th	Edward Barnard Hinckley 1946-1956
5^th	Gordon Mariner Trim 1957-1961
6^th	Henry August Kriebel 1961-1974 Inaugural Speech
7^th	Ralph Zellar Sorenson 1974-1981 Inaugural Speech
8^th	William Rankin Dill 1981-1989 Inaugural Speech
9^th	William Francis Glavin 1989-1997 Inaugural Speech
10^th	Leo Ignatius Higdon, Jr. 1997-2001 Inaugural Speech
11^th	Brian Miller Barefoot 2001-2008 Inaugural Speech
12^th	Leonard Arthur Schlesinger 2008- Inaugural Speech: Video Text