Academic Heads
| Name | Title | RPI Term |
|---|---|---|
| Amos Eaton (1776 - 1842) | Senior Professor Agent |
1824-1842 |
| George H. Cook (1818 - 1889) | Senior Professor | 1842-1846 |
| Benjamin F. Greene (1817 - 1895) | Senior Professor/Director | 1847-1859 |
| Charles Drowne (1824 - 1888) | Director | 1860-1875 |
| William L. Adams (b. 1842) | Director | 1876-1878 |
| David M. Greene (1832 - 1905) | Director | 1878-1891 |
| Palmer C. Ricketts (1856 - 1934) | President, Director | 1892-1934 |
| Ray P. Baker (1883 - 1979) | Asst.Director Dean of Students Vice President |
1930-1949 (Asst. Director) 1944-1949 (Dean of Students) 1949-1954 (Vice President) |
| Matthew A. Hunter (1878 - 1961) | Dean of Faculty | 1943-1949 |
| Paul E. Hemke (1890 - 1974) | Dean of Faculty Provost Vice President |
1949-1958 |
| Clayton O. Dohrenwend (1909 - 1986) | Provost Vice President |
1959-1971 |
| Robert G. Loewy (b. 1926) | Vice-President Academic Affairs Provost |
1974-1978 |
| Harrison Shull (1923 - 2003) | Vice-President Academic Affairs Provost |
1979-1982 |
| Daniel Berg (b. 1929) | Rensselaer President | 1983-1985 |
| James D. Meindl (b. 1933) | Vice President Academic Affairs Provost |
1986-1996 |
| Gary Judd | Dean of Faculty | 1994-1997 |
| Jack M. Wilson | Dean of Faculty (acting) Provost (acting) |
1997-1998 (acting Dean of Faulty) 1998-2000 (acting Provost) |
| G.P. “Bud” Peterson | Provost | 2000-2006 |
| Robert Palazzo | Provost | 2006-2012 |
| Dr. Prabhat Hajela | Provost | 2012-Present |
