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.
2015 - Present
— Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ
2011 - 2015
— Timothy R. Lannon, SJ
2000 - 2011
— John P. Schlegel, SJ
1981 - 2000
— Michael G. Morrison, SJ
1978 - 1981
— Matthew E. Creighton, SJ
1970 - 1978
— Joseph J. Labaj, SJ
1962 - 1969
— Henry W. Linn, SJ
1950 - 1962
— Carl M. Reinert, SJ
1945 - 1950
— William H. McCabe, SJ
1943 - 1945
— Thomas S. Bowdern, SJ
1937 - 1943
— Joseph P. Zuercher, SJ
1931 - 1937
— Patrick J. Mahan, SJ
1928 - 1931
— William H. Agnew, SJ
1925 - 1928
— William J. Grace, SJ
1919 - 1925
— John F. McCormick, SJ
1914 - 1919
— Francis X. McMenamy, SJ
1908 - 1914
— Eugene A. Magevney, SJ
1895 - 1898
— John N. X. Pahls, SJ
1891 - 1895
— James F. X. Hoeffer, SJ
1889 - 1891
— Thomas S. Fitzgerald, SJ
1885-89; 1898-1908
— Michael P. Dowling, SJ
1884 - 1885
— Hugh M. Finnegan, SJ
1883 - 1884
— Joseph Zealand, SJ
1880 - 1883
— Thomas H. Miles, SJ
1878 - 1880
— Roman A. Shaffel, SJ
