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The Student Assembly is the student's government at William & Mary. Including both graduates and undergraduates, it represents the students' voice to the faculty, administration, community and state. It also provides services to the college community, acting as the sponsor and coordinator for several student activities and projects both on and off campus. The Student Assembly consists of different branches, including the Executive Council which is divided into seven departments, the Review Board, the Senate, and the Elections Commission. These branches assist the student in both their academic endeavors and in pursuing wider campus and community relations.

Additional information about the current Student Assembly is available at the Student Assembly website.

History

Prior to 1993, there were separate student government associations for undergraduate and graduate students at William & Mary. In October 1993, President Timothy J. Sullivan created the Commission on Student Governance(CSG), whose purpose was to "examine the College's system of self-governance." (Office of the President. Timothy J. Sullivan Records, Acc. 1996.024, The Flat Hat, November 5, 1993, pg. 2 at 1) Between 1993-1994, the Commission met with 22 focus groups to survey the kind of government students wanted to form. In the spring of 1995, students voted to create the new Student Assembly, and Jonas Geissler was elected its first president. (Alumni Gazette, June 1995, pg. 13-14 at 2)

Student Association and Student Assembly Presidents

  • Note: Single dates given are for the end of the academic year. For example, 1899 would be the president from 1898-1899.

1899

1899 - Robert Morton Hughes, Jr.

1900-1910

1901 - Robert McGuire Jones

1902 - Henry Jackson Davis

1903 - Oscar L. Shewmake

1905 - James Hubard Lloyd

1906 - William Ralph Wrigglesworth

1907 - George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.

1908 - Herbert Heldruf Young

1908 - Edwin Francis Shewmake

1909 - Clarence Edgar Koontz

1910 - Roscoe Conkling Young

1911-1920

1911 - Frank Erskine Graves

1912 - William H. Neblett

1913 - Wilbur R. Dameron

1914 - John Lewis Tucker

1915 - Clarence Jennings

1916 - Robert M. Newton

1917 - Zelma Talmage Kyle

1918 - Floyd Franklin Jenkins

1919 - James Thomas Jones (President of Student Council)

1919 - Walter Finnall Cross Ferguson (President of Senior Class)

1920 - Walter Hughart Cheatham (Senior Class President and Student Council President)

1921-1930

1921 - Herbert Lee Bridges, Jr.

1922 - Floyd Berl

1923 - Ottowell Sykes Lowe

1924 - Alva Hobson Cooke

1925 - Frank Nathaniel Watkins

1926 - Andre Goetz, Jr.

1927 - Henry B. Frzier, Jr.

1928 - James Allan Cooke

1929 - James M. Tobertson (President of Men's Student Body)

1930 - F. Samuel Wilcox, Jr. (President of Men's Student Body)

1931-1940

1931 - Richard D. Mullowney (President of Men's Student Body)

1932 - Charles H. Dunker (President of Men's Student Body)

1933 - Andrew Christensen (President of Men's Student Body)

1934 - Gerald L. Quirk

1935 - John A. Mapp

1936 - George Mason

1937 - John Trueheart

1938 - Carl Buffington (President of Men's Student Body)

1939 - Franklin P. Ryder (President of Men's Student Body)

1940 - John Hudson (President of Men's Student Body)

1941-1950

1941 - Charles Gondak

1942 - Douglas R. Robbins

1943 - H. Westcott Cunningham

1944 - David McNamara (Student Body President, 1st Semester)

1944 - Mary Wilson (Student Body President, 2nd Semester)

1945 - William L. Williams

1946 - Fritz Zepht

1947 - Frances E. Clark

1948 - Howard Hyle

1949 - C. Warren Smith

1950 - John Dayton

1951-1960

1951 - Jim Rehlaender

1952 - Dave Wakefield

1953 - John Dalton

1954 - Cary Scates

1955 - Ron Drake

1956 - Hykel James Abdella

1957 - Alex Fakadej

1958 - Walt Leyland

1959 - Gabriel Wilner

1960 - Dick Neely

1961-1970

1961 - David Bottoms

1962 - Thomas Johnson

1963 - Jerry Van Voorhis

1964 - William E. Corely

1965 - Craig B. Carlson

1966 - Jim Armentrout

1967 - Larry White

1968 - Brad Davis

1969 - Tim Marvin

1970 - Nancy Terrill

1971-1980

1971 - Winn Legerton

1972 - Kay Rorer

1972 - Andy Purdy

1973 - Cornell Christianson

1974 - Chris Owens

1975 - Sharon Pendak

1976 - Dean Strickland

1977 - Laurie Bond

1978 - Dave Nass

1979 - Bill Mims

1980 - Dave Garland

1981-1990

1981 - Carla Shaffer-Moreland

1982 - Randolph Beales

1982-1983 - David White

1983-1984 - Lisa Haverty

1984-1985 - Lee Ann Bush

1985-1986 - Kathryn Potter

1986-1987 - Ted Zoller

1987 - Bud Walker

1987-1988 - Jay Austin

1988-1989 - Jeff Kelly

1989-1990 - Tom Duetsch

1991-2000

1990-1991 - Mark Bloom

1991-1992 - Laura Flippin

1992-1993 - Joe Price

1993-1994 - Lisa Goddard

1994-1995 - Greg Werkheiser

1995-1996 - Jonas Geisler

1996-1997 - Pepin Tuma

1997-1998 - Travis Patton

1998-1999 - Rhian Laura Horgan

1999-2000 - Marcus Hicks

2000-2009

2000-2001 - Laura Keehner

2001-2002 - Daniel Maxey

2002-2003 - Lindsay Burnett

2003-2004 - Brian Cannon

2004-2005 - Edward "Ned" Rice

2005-2006 - Ryan Michael Scofield, class of 2007

2006-2007 - Ryan Michael Scofield, class of 2007

2007-2008 - Zach Pilchen, class of 2009

2008-2009 - Valerie Hopkins, class of 2009

2009-2010 - Sarah Rojas, class of 2010

2010-

2010-2011 - Christina E. Scott, class of 2011

2011-2012 - Kaveh Sadeghian, class of 2012

2012-2013 - Curt Mills, class of 2013

2013-2014 - Chase Koontz, class of 2014

2014-2015 - Colin Danly, class of 2015

2015-2016 - Yohance Whitaker, class of 2016

2016-2017 - Eboni Brown, class of 2017

References

  • Student Government, University Archives Subject File Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, The College of William & Mary.

 

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A note about the contents of this site

This website contains the best available information from known sources at the time it was written. Unfortunately, many of the early original records of William & Mary were destroyed by fires, military occupation, and the normal effects of time. The information in this website is not complete, and it changes as we continue to research and uncover new sources.