List of the Presidents of Fort Lewis College

Historical note: until 1948 when Fort Lewis was officially designated a junior college with its own president, the institution's chief administrative officer was a Dean, not a President.

Name	Period Served	Birth Date	Death Date	Image
Dean George F. Snyder	1911 - 1934
Dean Ernest H. Bader	1934 - 1948
Dr. Charles Dale Rea	1949 - 1951 Oct. and 1952 Oct. 10 - 1962 June 30
Dr. Albert E. Corfman (as Dean of the College and Acting President)	1951 Nov. 1 - 1952 Oct. 10
Mr. Herbert Hart (serving as Interim Administrative Officer)	1962 May 21  - 1962 July 20
Dr. John F. Reed (Click here to listen to Dr. Reed giving a speech on Ecology: The maturing of a discipline.)	1962 July 21 - 1969 June 30		12-4-1997
Dr. Rexer Berndt	1969 - 1984	3-9-1920	6-25-1991
Dr. Donald Whalen (Acting)	1984 - 1985		9-26-2006
Dr. Bernard Adams	1985 - 1987 July
Dr. Donald Whalen (Acting)	1987 July - 1988 June		9-26-2006
Dr. Joel M. Jones	1988 July - 1998 June 30	8-11-1937
Dr. Stephen A. Roderick (Interim)	1998 July 1 - 1999 Feb. 2
Dr. Kendall A. Blanchard	1999 Feb. 3 - 2002 June 30
Dr. Robert W. Dolphin, Jr. (Interim at first, then appointed as President)	2002 July 1 - 2004 May 31
Dr. Brad Bartel	2004 June 1 - 2010 June 30
Dr. Dene Kay Thomas	2010 July 1 -

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