Presidential History
Creighton Leadership Through the Years
Twenty-five individuals have served as president of Creighton since it was founded in 1878, each bringing their personal strengths while serving the University's larger mission. See the list below to explore the generations of presidential history at Creighton University.
![Daniel Hendrickson](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Daniel-Hendrickson.jpg?itok=ct0BD6fC)
2015 - Present
— Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ
![Timothy Lannon](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Timothy-Lannon.jpg?itok=f_-HX_w7)
2011 - 2015
— Timothy R. Lannon, SJ
![John Schlegel](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/John-Schlegel.jpg?itok=xkvWNPFu)
2000 - 2011
— John P. Schlegel, SJ
![Michael Morrison](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Michael-Morrison.jpg?itok=FEibtEqm)
1981 - 2000
— Michael G. Morrison, SJ
![Matthew Creighton](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-11/creighton-bw.jpg?itok=_qpcgvvV)
1978 - 1981
— Matthew E. Creighton, SJ
![Joseph Labaj](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Joseph-Labaj.jpg?itok=5RH9gZtJ)
1970 - 1978
— Joseph J. Labaj, SJ
![Henry Linn](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Henry-Linn.jpg?itok=IENSiS6Q)
1962 - 1969
— Henry W. Linn, SJ
![Carl Reinert](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Carl-Reinert.jpg?itok=zHbsaiHc)
1950 - 1962
— Carl M. Reinert, SJ
![William McCabe](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/William-McCabe.jpg?itok=rU91fd_i)
1945 - 1950
— William H. McCabe, SJ
![Thomas Bowdern](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Thomas-Bowdern.jpg?itok=dMxvUO8L)
1943 - 1945
— Thomas S. Bowdern, SJ
![Joseph Zuercher](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Joseph-Zuercher.jpg?itok=fhNl4jm5)
1937 - 1943
— Joseph P. Zuercher, SJ
![Patrick Mahan](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Patrick-Mahan.jpg?itok=H_Dplt7b)
1931 - 1937
— Patrick J. Mahan, SJ
![William Agnew](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/William-Agnew.jpg?itok=LpH2YMGF)
1928 - 1931
— William H. Agnew, SJ
![William Grace](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/William-Grace.jpg?itok=TZOzOzky)
1925 - 1928
— William J. Grace, SJ
![John McCormick](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/John-McCormick.jpg?itok=79mePRgu)
1919 - 1925
— John F. McCormick, SJ
![Francis McMenamy](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Francis-McMenamy.jpg?itok=-QlQN4Ru)
1914 - 1919
— Francis X. McMenamy, SJ
![Eugene Magevney](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Eugene-Magevney.jpg?itok=ITSwNI1_)
1908 - 1914
— Eugene A. Magevney, SJ
![John Pahls](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/John-Pahls.jpg?itok=oo48aT6q)
1895 - 1898
— John N. X. Pahls, SJ
![James Hoeffer](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/James-Hoeffer.jpg?itok=qPm5lmO1)
1891 - 1895
— James F. X. Hoeffer, SJ
![Thomas Fitzgerald](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Thomas-Fitzgerald.jpg?itok=nPge9VgY)
1889 - 1891
— Thomas S. Fitzgerald, SJ
![Michael Dowling](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Michael-Dowling.jpg?itok=jKcD8iKy)
1885-89; 1898-1908
— Michael P. Dowling, SJ
![Hugh Finnegan](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Hugh-Finnegan.jpg?itok=1z1Bjzg2)
1884 - 1885
— Hugh M. Finnegan, SJ
![Joseph Zealand](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Joseph-Zealand.jpg?itok=hN1aejXU)
1883 - 1884
— Joseph Zealand, SJ
![Thomas Miles](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Thomas-Miles.jpg?itok=tO46PAdG)
1880 - 1883
— Thomas H. Miles, SJ
![Roman Shaffel](/sites/default/files/styles/testimonial_headshot/public/2021-12/Roman-Shaffel.jpg?itok=jxEShs4N)
1878 - 1880
— Roman A. Shaffel, SJ