Timelines
BYU Presidents
- 1875 - BYA
- Maeser
- Cluff
- 1903 - BYU
- Brimhall
- Harris
- McDonald
- Wilkinson
- Oaks
- Holland
- Lee
- Bateman
- Samuelson
- Worthen
- Reese
1875 - Brigham Young Academy
Brigham Young Academy founded on October 16, 1875
Karl G. Maeser
President, 1875–1882
Benjamin Cluff, Jr.
President, 1892–1903
1903 - Brigham Young University
Brigham Young Academy was renamed Brigham Young University in 1903.
George H. Brimhall
President, 1903–1921
Franklin S. Harris
President, 1921–1945
Howard S. McDonald
President, 1945–1949
Ernest L. Wilkinson
President, 1951–1971
Dallin H. Oaks
President, 1971–1980
Jeffrey R. Holland
President, 1980–1989
Rex E. Lee
President, 1989–1996
Merrill J. Bateman
President, 1996–2003
Cecil O. Samuelson
President, 2003–2014
Kevin J. Worthen
President, 2014–2023
C. Shane Reese
President, 2023–