William E. Cooper

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William E. Cooper was president of the University of Richmond from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 2007. He is currently a Distinguished University Professor and President Emeritus. Immediately prior to coming to Richmond, Cooper served as Executive Vice President for the Main Campus at Georgetown University. He has also held faculty positions at Harvard University, the University of Iowa, and Tulane University, where he served as Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Education

Cooper received his bachelors and master's degrees (1973) from Brown University and his Ph.D. (1976) in Cognitive Studies from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

External links

History of the University of Richmond: People: Dr. William E. Cooper

Academic offices
Preceded by Richard L. Morrill	President of the University of Richmond 1998—2007	Succeeded by Edward L. Ayers

Presidents of the University of Richmond

Robert Ryland (1841) Tiberius G. Jones (1866) Frederic W. Boatwright (1895) George M. Modlin (1946) E. Bruce Heilman (1971) Samuel A. Banks (1986) E. Bruce Heilman (Interim: 1987) Richard L. Morrill (1988) William E. Cooper (1998) Edward L. Ayers (2007) Ronald A. Crutcher (2015)

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