
Pomona College (/pəˈmoʊnə/ ⓘpə-MOH-nə[2]) is an elite[3]privateliberal arts college inClaremont, California, and the founding member of theClaremont Colleges consortium.[4] Many notable individuals have been affiliated with the college as graduates, non-graduating attendees, faculty, staff, or administrators.
Since its founding in 1887, Pomona has graduated132 classes of students. The college enrolls approximately 1,690 students as of the fall 2025 semester[5] and has roughly 25,000 living alumni.[6] The top industries for graduates include technology; education; consulting and professional services; finance; government, law, and politics; arts, entertainment, and media; healthcare and social services; nonprofits; and research.[7][8]
Pomona employs faculty members as of the fall 2025 semester. The college has had 10 presidents, the first four of whom wereCongregational ministers. The current president,G. Gabrielle Starr, took office in July 2017.[9]

| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Zornes | 1934 | California Scene Painting watercolor artist | [10] |
| Roger Edward Kuntz | 1948 | Landscape painter | [11] |
| Marcia Hafif | 1951 | Artist, known forminimalist andprocess art works | [12] |
| Barbara T. Smith | 1953 | Performance artist | [13] |
| Helen Pashgian | 1956 | Light and Space artist | [14] |
| Joan Brigham | 1956 | American Artist, art historian, fellow of theCenter for Advanced Visual Studies, known for steam sculpture | [15] |
| James Strombotne | 1956 | Painter | [16] |
| Mowry Baden | 1958 | American Sculptor, known forkinaesthetic sculptures,Governor General's Award in Visual Art recipient,Guggenheim Fellowship recipient | [17] |
| Michael Spafford | 1959 | American Artist, Professor Emeritus at the School of Art, Art History, and DesignUniversity of Washington | [18] |
| Mary GrandPré | 1960s[a] | Illustrator, best known for her work on the U.S. editions of theHarry Potter books | [19] |
| James Turrell | 1965 | Light and Space artist, known forskyspaces andRoden Crater land art project | [20][21] |
| Judy Fiskin | 1966 | Photographer and video artist | [22] |
| Chris Burden | 1969 | Performance, sculpture, and installation artist | [23][24][25] |
| Bret Price | 1972 | American sculptor, educator | [citation needed] |
| Peter Shelton | 1973 | Sculptor | [26] |
| Barry X Ball | 1977 | American Sculptor | [27] |
| Weston Teruya | 1999 | Asian American visual artist and Arts administrator, artist-in-residence atRecology,Asian Cultural Council Individual Fellowship, artist-in-residence atde Young Museum,Artadia Awards recipient | [citation needed] |
| Miko Lim | 2002 | Director and photographer | [28] |
| Kameelah Janan Rasheed | 2006 | American writer, educator, and artist,Guggenheim Fellowship recipient,Creative Capital recipient | [citation needed] |
| Kim Ye (multidisciplinary artist) | 2007 | Chinese American multidisciplinary artist | [citation needed] |
| Gray Wielebinski | 2014 | American multidisciplinary artist | [citation needed] |



| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Cage | Attended 1928–1930 | Avant-garde composer, musician, and poet | [70][71][72] |
| Vladimir Ussachevsky | 1935 | Composer of electronic music | [73] |
| Robert Shaw | 1938 | Fourteen-timeGrammy-winning conductor | [74] |
| Chris Strachwitz | Transferred 1952 | Grammy-winningrecord label executive andproducer | [75] |
| Tinius Nagell-Erichsen | 1955 | Norwegian Publisher and Chairman of Schibsted | [76] |
| Kris Kristofferson | 1958 | Writer, singer-songwriter, actor, and musician | [43][77] |
| Douglas Leedy | 1959 | Composer and music scholar | [78] |
| Frank Zappa | Auditor,c. 1959 | Prolific musician, member of theRock and Roll Hall of Fame | [79] |
| Lucy Shelton | 1965 | Soprano | [80] |
| David Noon | 1968 | Composer | [81] |
| David Murray | 1977 | Jazz musician | [82] |
| Frank Albinder | 1980 | Conductor, former director ofChanticleer | [83] |
| Eric Friedl | 1988 | Musician,The Oblivians; owner ofGoner Records | [84] |
| Christine Fan | Attended 1990s[a] | American-born Taiwanese singer and actress | [85] |
| Chris Cain | 1999 | Musician,We Are Scientists | [86] |
| Keith Murray | 2000 | Musician,We Are Scientists | [86] |
| Tunji Balogun | 2004 | Record label executive, CEO ofDef Jam Recordings and co-founder ofKeep Cool Records | [87] |

| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relman Morin | 1929 | Two-timePulitzer Prize–winning journalist for theAssociated Press | [89][43][90] |
| Mark Gayn | 1933 | Foreign affairs correspondent for theToronto Star | [91][92] |
| Paul Fussell | 1947 | Cultural and literary historian, known for criticism of the romanticization of war | [93][49] |
| H. Arnold Barton | 1953 | Historian of Scandinavian history | [94][95] |
| Terry Drinkwater | 1958 | CBS News correspondent | [96] |
| Doug McConnell | 1967 | Television journalist | [97][98] |
| Bill Keller | 1970 | Executive editor ofThe New York Times and winner of the 1989Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting | [99][88][100] |
| Verlyn Klinkenborg | 1974 | Author, editor, and academic, known for his writings onrural America | [101][102] |
| Joe Palca | 1974 | NPR science correspondent | [103] |
| Mary Schmich | 1975 | Columnist for theChicago Tribune and winner of the 2012Pulitzer Prize for Commentary | [104][105][106] |
| Lynn Walford | 1979 | Automotive technology writer | [107] |
| Richard Pérez‑Peña | 1984 | Reporter forThe New York Times | [108] |
| Zafar Sobhan | 1992 | Bangladeshi journalist and editor of theDhaka Tribune | [109] |
| Judd Legum | 2000 | Journalist, lawyer, and political staffer; founder ofThinkProgress | [110][111] |
| Ashlee Vance | 2000 | Technology and business journalist, author | [112] |
| Conor Friedersdorf | 2002 | Staff writer forThe Atlantic, known forcivil libertarian perspectives | [113] |
| Joel Fagliano | 2014 | Mini Crossword Creator and Editor forThe New York Times | [114] |

| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fong Foo Sec | Preparatory school,[b] transferred 1901 | Chinese educator and publicist, Pomona's first Asian student, English department editor ofThe Commercial Press | [139][140] |
| Essae Martha Culver | 1905 | Firststate librarian of Louisiana and president of theAmerican Library Association | [141] |
| Clara Breed | 1927 | Librarian who opposedJapanese internment during World War II and supported children sent to camps | [142][143] |
| Edwin B. Crittenden | 1938 | Alaskan architect | [144] |
| David Ossman | Transferred in 1956 | Writer and comedian best known as a member of theFiresign Theatre | [145][42] |
| Twyla Tharp | Transferred in 1960 | Emmy andTony award-winning dancer and choreographer | [146][147] |
| Marianne Williamson | Attended 1970–1972 | Author, spiritual leader, activist, and2020 presidential candidate | [148][48] |
| Don Daglow | 1974 | Video game designer and producer | [149] |
| Eddie Dombrower | 1980 | Video game designer and producer | [149] |
| Alex Linder | 1988 | Owner and operator of theVanguard News Network, an antisemitic, white supremacist website | [150] |

| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Cranston | Transferred 1933 | Democratic U.S. Senator for California (1969–1993) | [151][152][153] |
| Frank Evans | Attended 1941–1943 | Democratic U.S. Representative forColorado's 3rd district (1965–1979) | [154][155] |
| Chip Pashayan | 1963 | Republican U.S. Representative forCalifornia's 17th district (1979–1991) | [154][156] |
| Brian Schatz | 1994 | Democratic U.S. Senator for Hawaii (2012–present) | [157][158][154][159] |
| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie A. Wheeler | 1921 | U.S. government official and diplomat who helped liberalize international agricultural trade | [160][161] |
| William B. Bader | 1953 | United States Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs | [162] |
| Esther Brimmer | 1983 | U.S. foreign policy expert andAssistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs | [163] |
| Eric Kneedler | 1995 | Diplomat,United States Ambassador to Rwanda,Deputy Chief of Mission to Kenya | [164] |
| David Holmes | 1997 | Diplomat and counselor for political affairs at theU.S Embassy in Ukraine | [165] |
| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silsby Spalding | Preparatory school,[b]c. 1904 | First mayor ofBeverly Hills, California | [167][168] |
| Mark Wyland | 1968 | RepublicanCalifornia Senator | [169] |
| Ellen Bard | 1971 | Republican member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | [170] |
| Tick Segerblom | 1971 | DemocraticNevada Senator | [171][172] |
| Cristina Garcia | 1999 | DemocraticCalifornia Assemblyperson | [173] |
| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh S. Gibson | Attendedc. 1900 | U.S. interwar diplomat, ambassador, proponent of the professionalization of theForeign Service | [189][190] |
| Julian Nava | 1951 | First Mexican-American to become the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico | [191] |
| Kenneth L. Brown | 1959 | U.S. ambassador to Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Congo-Brazzaville | [192] |
| Esther Brimmer | 1983 | U.S.Assistant Secretary of State, foreign policy expert | [193] |

| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Prince | 1935 | Transgender rights activist and founder ofTransvestia magazine | [194][195][196] |
| Sharon Camp | 1965 | Activist, Policy Expert and founder of theGuttmacher Institute, brought Plan B to market | [197] |
| Myrlie Evers‑Williams | 1968 | Activist, first full-time chairperson of theNAACP | [198][199] |
| John Payton | 1973 | Civil rights attorney and president ofNAACP Legal Defense Fund (co-founded Black Student Union at Pomona) | [200][201] |
| Susan Morton Blaustein | 1975 | Founder and Director of WomenStrong International, lecturer atColumbia University,Guggenheim Fellowship recipient | [202] |
| Martina Vandenberg | 1990 | Activist,Rhodes Scholar,Truman Scholar, founder and president of theHuman Trafficking Legal Center | [203] |
| Kafi D. Blumenfield | 1993 | Nonprofit executive, activist, and civic leader | [204][205] |
| Debra Cleaver | 1999 | Activist, Non Profit Executive and founder ofVote.org | [206] |

| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H. Howard | 1937 | Brigadier general, member of theFlying Tigers during World War II andMedal of Honor recipient | [208][209][207] |
| Verne Orr | 1937 | U.S. Secretary of the Air Force, 1981–1985 | [210] |

| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell K. Pitzer | 1900 | Citrus farmer, founder ofPitzer College | [211][212] |
| Frank R. Seaver | 1905 | Lawyer, naval officer, oil drilling executive, and philanthropist; first president of theAssociated Students of Pomona College | [213][214] |
| Donald McKenna | 1929 | Businessperson and philanthropist, known for donations toClaremont McKenna College | [215] |
| R. Stanton Avery | 1932 | Inventor of modernstickers, founder ofAvery Adhesives | [216] |
| Elmer P. Wheaton | 1933 | Aerospace andmarine engineer and executive at theDouglas Aircraft Company and theLockheed Missiles and Space Company | [217] |
| Charles Scripps | 1943 | Chair of the board of theE. W. Scripps Company | [218][219] |
| Richard C. Seaver | 1946 | Oil drilling executive and philanthropist | [220][221] |
| Roy E. Disney | 1951 | Executive atThe Walt Disney Company; nephew ofWalt Disney | [89][222] |
| Frank Wells | 1952 | President ofThe Walt Disney Company and mountaineer | [223][180] |
| Burton Smith | Transferred 1959 | Computer architect, co-founder ofCray, and Microsoft Fellow | [224][225] |
| Kent Brownridge | 1962 | General manager ofRolling Stone and CEO ofDennis Publishing andAlpha Media | [226][227][228] |
| Linda G. Alvarado | 1973 | CEO of Alvarado Construction; co-owner of theColorado Rockies | [229] |
| Cathy Corison | 1975 | Winemaker | [230] |
| Hashim Djojohadikusumo | 1976 | Indonesian entrepreneur and brother of former Indonesian presidential candidatePrabowo Subianto | [231] |
| Lynn Forester de Rothschild | 1976 | CEO of E.L. Rothschild | [232][233] |
| Kiki Ramos Gindler | 1983 | American philanthropist, president and board of directors of theCenter Theatre Group | [234] |
| Adam Bronfman | 1985 | American philanthropist, president of the Samuel Bronfman Foundation | [235] |
| Libby Armintrout | 1986 | Philanthropist and sister ofBill Gates | [236] |
| Bernard C. Chan | 1988 | Convenor of the Hong Kong Executive Council and President of Asia Financial Holdings | [237] |
| Adam Zbar | 1991 | Venture Capitalist, CEO and Founder of Hamsa | [238] |
| Osman Kibar | 1992 | Billionaire founder of biotech firmSamumed | [239][240] |
| Laszlo Bock | 1993 | Former Senior Vice President, People Operations,Google, and co-founder and CEO of Humu | [241][242][243] |
| Adam Bowen | 1998 | Billionaire co-founder and Chief Technology Officer ofJuul | [244][245][246] |
| Jane Chen | 2000 | Taiwanese American Co-founder and CEO of Embrace Global | [247] |
| Nick Friedman | 2005 | President and co-founder ofCollege Hunks Hauling Junk | [248][249] |
| Maya Horgan Famodu | 2012 | Founder of Ingressive and named inForbes Africa's "30 Under 30" list in 2018 | [250] |


| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles E. Fuller | 1910 | Clergyman and radio evangelist who founded theFuller Theological Seminary | [286] |
| Gladwyn M. Childs | 1919 | Minister, missionary, and anthropologist | [287] |
| Seraphim (Eugene) Rose | 1956 | Russian Orthodoxhieromonk | [288] |
| Nancy Raabe | 1977 | Lutheran pastor and composer | [289] |
| Megan Traquair | 1985 | Eighth bishop of theEpiscopal Diocese of Northern California | [290][291] |

| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Prescott Barrows | 1894 | Ninth president of theUniversity of California, anthropologist,major general in theCalifornia National Guard, and first editor ofThe Student Life | [293][294][292] |
| David Outcalt | 1956 | Chancellor,University of Wisconsin–Green Bay andUniversity of Alaska Anchorage | [295][296] |
| John V. Lombardi | 1963 | Fifth president of theLouisiana State University System | [297] |
| R. Stanton Hales | 1964 | 10th president of theCollege of Wooster and two-time U.S. badminton men's singles champion | [298][25] |
| Eileen Wilson‑Oyelaran | 1969 | 17th president ofKalamazoo College | [299] |
| Thomas E. Crow | 1969 | Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art at theNew York University Institute of Fine Arts | [citation needed] |
| Anne M. Houtman | 1983 | 20th president ofEarlham College | [300][301][302] |
| Thomas J. Minar | 1985 | 16th president ofFranklin College in Indiana | [303] |
| Erika H. James | 1991 | Dean of theWharton School of Business at theUniversity of Pennsylvania | [241][304] |

| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Irving Wheat | 1915 | Lawyer, historian, and cartographer of the American West | [305] |
| Chen Hansheng | 1920 | Chinese sociologist considered a father of Chinese modern social science | [306] |
| Robert Lawson Vaught | 1945 | American Mathematician, founder ofmodel theory | [307] |
| David Keirsey | 1947 | Psychologist who developed theKeirsey Temperament Sorter personality questionnaire | [308] |
| Ellis Batten Page | 1947 | Professor and scientist, widely acknowledged as the father ofautomated essay scoring | [309] |
| John K. Roth | 1962 | Holocaust studies scholar,Claremont McKenna College | [310] |
| Lawrence G. Sager | 1963 | Alice Jane Drysdale Sheffield Regents Chair and Former Dean,University of Texas School of Law | [311] |
| Mary Lindenstein Walshok | 1964 | American educational sociologist, associate vice chancellor for Extended Studies and Public Programs and professor of sociology atUniversity of California, San Diego | [312] |
| Charles E. Phelps (professor) | 1965 | economist, University Professor and Provost Emeritus at theUniversity of Rochester | [313] |
| Adela Collins | 1967 | New Testament scholar, Buckingham Professor Emeritus of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation atYale Divinity School | [314] |
| Laurel Beckett | 1968 | American biostatistician in Alzheimer's disease, Professor Emerita atUniversity of California, Davis | [315] |
| James Miller (academic) | 1969 | Professor of Liberal Studies and Politics, and Faculty Director of Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism atThe New School,Guggenheim Fellow, editor forDaedalus, andNEH fellow | [316] |
| Roger Maddux | 1969 | Mathematics and Computer Science professor,Iowa State University | [317] |
| Michael Starbird | 1970 | Mathematics professor,University of Texas at Austin | [318] |
| Ingrid D. Rowland | 1974 | Historian of European architecture at theUniversity of Notre Dame | [103][319] |
| Robyn R. Warhol | 1977 | Chair of the Department of English atOhio State University and literary critic who helped develop feminist narrative theory | [320] |
| Alison Brysk | 1981 | International Human Rights Scholar atUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, fellow for theWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | [321] |
| Marla Stone | 1982 | Historian of Fascism atOccidental College, Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor at theAmerican Academy in Rome | [322] |
| Matthew K. Franklin | 1983 | Cryptographer and professor of computer science at theUniversity of California, Davis | [323] |
| Joanne B. Freeman | 1984 | Historian of early American history atYale University | [324][325] |
| Caroline Winterer | 1988 | Historian of pre-20th-century American history atStanford University | [326] |
| Vijay Prashad | 1989 | History professor atTrinity College in Connecticut | [327] |
| Tamily Weissman‑Unni | 1992 | Neurobiology professor atLewis & Clark College | [328] |
| Catherine Sugar | 1992 | American biostatistician atUniversity of California, Los Angeles, fellow of theAmerican Statistical Association | [329] |
| Amy Lyford | 1993 | Art Historian atOccidental College | [330] |
| Daniel Ziblatt | 1995 | Director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies and Eaton Professor of the Science of Government atHarvard University | [331] |
| Cynthia Wyels | 1996 | Mathematician, co-director of theAlliance for Minority Participation | [332] |
| Omayra Ortega | 2001 | Mathematician, President of theNational Association of Mathematicians | [333] |
| Hilary Parker | 2008 | American Biostatistician, senior data analyst atStitch Fix, co-host ofNot So Standard Deviations, Data Scientist for the 2020Biden Campaign | [334] |

| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Kingman | 1913 | Pitcher for theNew York Yankees | [337] |
| Charles Daggs | 1923 | Olympic track and field athlete | [338] |
| Robert Maxwell | 1925 | Olympic hurdler and two-time national champion | [339] |
| Earl J. Merritt | 1925 | Head football coach of theSagehens from 1935 to 1958 | [340][73] |
| David G. Freeman | 1942 | Seven-time U.S. nationalbadminton champion | [341][342] |
| Betty Hicks | 1947 | Golfer, 1941Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year | [343] |
| Darlene Hard | 1961 | Grand Slam–winning tennis player | [147] |
| Marilyn Ramenofsky | 1969 | Olympic silver medalist swimmer, and former women's400-meter freestyle world record holder | [21] |
| Penny Lee Dean | 1977 | Long-distance swimmer and world record-holder for the fastest swim across theEnglish Channel in 1978; later coached the Pomona women's swimming and diving team for more than 25 years | [183][49][51] |
| Mike Budenholzer | 1992 | Head coach of theAtlanta Hawks,Milwaukee Bucks, andPhoenix Suns | [344][345] |
| Will Leer | 2007 | Professionaltrack and field athlete specializing in the1500 meters | [346] |
| Andrew Palmer (racing driver) | 2014 | American Racing Driver | [347] |
| Daniel Rosenbaum | 2019 | Professionalbasketball player in theIsraeli National League | [348] |


| Name | Active tenure | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin C. Norton | 1888–1926 | Firstdean of Pomona | [349] |
| Frank Brackett | 1888–1933 | Mathematics and astronomy professor | [350][351][352] |
| Phebe Estelle Spalding | 1889–1927 | English professor, author, first female Pomona faculty member | [353][293] |
| Albert John Cook | 1894–1911 | Entomologist | [354] |
| Alice Mary Dowd | 1904–1905 | Educator, author | [355] |
| Hannah Tempest Jenkins | 1905–1926 | Painter, helped establish Pomona's art department and founded the Rembrandt Club | [356] |
| Fannie Charles Dillon† | 1910–1913 | Composer | [357] |
| Alfred Woodford† | 1915–1955 | Founder of Pomona's geology department | [358][359][360] |
| Philip A. Munz | 1917–1944 | Botanist who began the Pomona College Herbarium and was director of theRancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden | [361] |
| Ralph Lyman | 1917–1948 | Longtime head of Pomona's music department | [362][363] |
| Jerry Voorhis | 1930–1935 | Democratic U.S. Representative forCalifornia's 12th district (1937–1947) | [364] |
| John H. Kemble | 1936–1977 | Maritime historian | [365] |
| Henry Cord Meyer | 1945 c. 1945–1964 | Historian of central Europe | [366] |
| W. Conway Pierce | 1945–1953 | Chemist | [367] |
| Corwin Hansch | 1946–1988 | Chemist | [368] |
| Jean Walton | 1949–1979 | Dean of women who reformed Pomona's residential life and co-founded itswomen's studies program | [369] |
| James Grant | 1950–1959 | Painter, sculptor | [370] |
| Karl Kohn | 1950–1994 | Composer | [371][372][373] |
| Frederick Sontag | 1952–2009 | Philosopher and theologian | [118] |
| Leonard Pronko | 1957–2014 | Leading Western expert on Japanese dance-dramakabuki, awarded theOrder of the Sacred Treasure in 1986 | [374][375] |
| Lewis Baltz | 1960 c. 1960s | Photographer | [376] |
| Michael Armacost | 1960s | Diplomat, ambassador to Japan and the Philippines, and president of theBrookings Institution | [377] |
| Stanley Crouch | 1969 c. 1969–c. 1975 | Cultural critic known for coverage ofjazz, novelist, and English professor | [378][379] |
| Gerald M. Ackerman | 1971–1989 | Art history professor | [380] |
| George Gorse | 1980–present | Art history professor | [381] |
| Steven Koblik | 1972–1992 | President ofReed College, President of theHuntington Library | [382] |
| Martha Andresen Wilder | 1972–2006 | Scholar ofRenaissance literature | [383][384] |
| Bobby Bradford | 1974–2021 | Jazz musician | [385][386] |
| Robert Mezey | 1976–2000 | Poet and translator | [387][388] |
| Frank Gibney | 1979 c. 1979–c. 2006 | Journalist known for humane postwar portraits of Japan and founder of the Pacific Basin Institute; awarded theOrder of the Rising Sun in 1976 | [389][390] |
| Gregg Popovich | 1979–1988 | Head basketball coach of theNBA'sSan Antonio Spurs | [335][336] |
| Karl Benjamin | 1979–1994 | Abstract painter | [391] |
| Everett L. Bull† | 1981–2020 c. 2020 | Computer scientist | [392] |
| Thomas Leabhart | 1982–present | Corporeal mime | [393][394] |
| Samuel H. Yamashita | 1983–present | Historian and Asian studies scholar | [395] |
| Kenneth B. Wolf | 1985–present | Scholar ofmedieval studies | [396][397] |
| Eleanor P. Brown† | 1986–present | Economist, co-editor for theReview of Economics of the Household | [398] |
| Susana Chavez‑Silverman | 1989–present | Creative nonfiction writer on Latin American culture | [399] |
| Shahriar Shahriari | 1989–present | Mathematician | [400] |
| Larissa Rudova | 1991–present | Yale B. and Lucille D. Griffith Professor of Modern Languages | [401] |
| Katherine Hagedorn | 1993–2013 | Ethnomusicologist andSantería priestess | [402][403] |
| Ami Radunskaya | 1994–present | Mathematician, president of theAssociation for Women in Mathematics | [404] |
| Cecilia Conrad | 1995–2012 | Economist, managing director of theMacArthur Fellows Program | [405][406][407] |
| Peter Thielke | 2001–present | American Historian of Modern Philosophy | [408] |
| David Foster Wallace | 2002–2008 | Essayist and novelist, author ofInfinite Jest | [409][410] |
| Jo Hardin† | 2002–present | Statistician and Fellow of theAmerican Statistical Association | [411] |
| Robert R. Gaines | 2003–present | Geologist, acting president, dean of the college | [412] |
| Oona Eisenstadt | 2004–Present | Canadian-American, religious studies Scholar, Fred Krinsky Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Religious Studies | [413] |
| Kim Bruce† | 2005–2021 | Computer scientist | [414] |
| Erin M. Runions | 2005–Present | Canadian-American, religious studies Scholar, Nancy J. Lyon Professor of Biblical History and Literature | [415] |
| Claudia Rankine | 2006–2015 | Poet | [416][417] |
| Susan McWilliams Barndt | 2006 | Political Theorist, co-editor ofAmerican Political Thought | [418] |
| Sandeep Mukherjee | 2006-2021 | Indian-American Artist | [419] |
| Meredith Landman | 2010 c. 2010–2018 | Linguist | [420] |
| Jonathan Lethem | 2011–present | Novelist, author ofFortress of Solitude | [421][410][422] |
| Amanda Hollis-Brusky | 2011–present | Constitutional Law Scholar, editor forThe Monkey Cage | [423] |
| Cameron Munter | 2013–2015 | Diplomat, ambassador to Serbia and Pakistan | [424][425] |
| Edray Goins | 2018–present | Mathematician, President of theNational Association of Mathematicians, Preserver of theMathematicians of the African Diaspora | [426] |
| Lise Abrams | 2018–present | Cognitive psychologist | [427] |
| † Also an alumnus of the college | |||
From 1888 to 1890, trusteeCharles B. Sumner was the college's "financial agent with supervisory authority", and assumed many of the duties of a president.[351][428][429] The subsequent presidents are:
| # | Image | Name | Term start | Term end | Academic expertise | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyrus G. Baldwin | 1890 | 1897 | Congregational minister | [430][431] | |
| 2 | Franklin La Du Ferguson | 1897 | 1901 | Congregational minister | [430][432] | |
| 3 | George A. Gates | 1902 | 1909 | Congregational minister | [430][433] | |
| 4 | James A. Blaisdell | July 1, 1910 | June 30, 1927 | Congregational minister | [430][434] | |
| 5 | Charles K. Edmunds | July 1, 1928 | June 30, 1941 | Physics | [430][32][435] | |
| 6 | E. Wilson Lyon | July 1, 1941 | June 30, 1969 | History | [430][436][437] | |
| 7 | David Alexander | July 1, 1969 | June 30, 1991 | Theology | [430][25][438] | |
| 8 | Peter W. Stanley | July 1, 1991 | June 30, 2003 | History | [430][439][440] | |
| 9 | David W. Oxtoby | July 1, 2003 | June 30, 2017 | Chemistry | [441][442] | |
| 10 | G. Gabrielle Starr | July 1, 2017 | present | Literature, Neuroscience | [443][444] |
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the undisputed star of the Claremont Colleges and one of the top small liberal arts colleges anywhere. This small, elite institution is the top liberal arts college in the West.
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