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Past Provosts

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Stanford University inaugurated its first provost in 1952. Over the past decades, the office has been held by three future presidents of the University as well as other distinguished Stanford names.

Provost of Stanford University
YearProvost
1952-1955Douglas M. Whitaker
1955-1965Frederick E. Terman
1967-1970Richard W. Lyman
1971-1978William F. Miller
1979Gerald Lieberman
1979-1980Donald Kennedy
1980-1984Albert M. Hastorf
1984-1992James N. Rosse
1992-1993Gerald Lieberman
1993-1999Condoleezza Rice
1999-2000John Hennessy
2000- 2017John Etchemendy
2017-2023Persis Drell
2023-Jenny Martinez

Office Hours

Currently registered Stanford students are invited to attend office hours with Provost Martinez.