Chairs of the Board of Trustees Historical Listing of Chairs of the University of Akron's Board of Trustees
| Name |
Term as Chair |
| Mr. Parke R. Kolbe |
1913-1915 |
| Mr. Frank M. Cooke |
1915-1926 |
| Mr. John W. Thomas |
1926-1942 |
| Mr. Cletus G. Roetzel |
1943-1951 |
| Mr. Lee R. Jackson |
1952-1954 |
| Mr. Hurl J. Albrecht |
1955-1961 |
| Mr. Harry P. Schrank |
1961-1970 |
| Mr. Vincent H. Johnson |
1970-1974 |
| Mr. Raymond C. Bliss |
1970-1974 |
| Mr. W. Howard Fort |
1974-1977 |
| Mr. Bernard I. Rosen |
1977-1980 |
| Mr. Robert J. Kidney |
1980-1981 |
| Mr. Raymond C. Bliss |
1981 |
| Mr. Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. |
1981-1984 |
| Mr. John S. Steinhauer |
1984-1986 |
| Ms. Janet B. Purnell |
1986-1987 |
| Mr. Benjamin G. Ammons |
1987-1988 |
| Mr. Eugene D. Graham |
1988-1989 |
| Mr. David L. Headley |
1989-1992 |
| Mr. Benjamin G. Ammons |
1992-1993 |
| Mr. Melvin E. Farris |
1993-1994 |
| Mrs. Rainy G. Stitzlein |
1994-1997 |
| Mr. Alex R. Arshinkoff |
1997-2001 |
| Mr. David E. "Gene" Waddell |
2001-2002 |
| Dr. Mark N. Apte |
2002-2003 |
| Mrs. Patricia L. Graves |
2003-2004 |
| Dr. Donald E. Demkee |
2004-2005 |
| Dr. John A. Fink |
2005-2006 |
| Dr. William F. Demas |
2006-present |
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