{"id":981,"date":"2019-04-23T14:50:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T18:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/?page_id=981"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:55:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:55:42","slug":"past-presidents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/past-presidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Presidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" style=\"object-position: 49.75% 50.635%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/President-Grey-Dimenna-560x778-e1544123118853.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/President-Grey-Dimenna-560x778-e1544123118853.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/President-Grey-Dimenna-560x778-e1544123118853-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/President-Grey-Dimenna-560x778-e1544123118853-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/President-Grey-Dimenna-560x778-e1544123118853-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/President-Grey-Dimenna-560x778-e1544123118853-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/President-Grey-Dimenna-560x778-e1544123118853-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption>2017-2019<br>Grey J. 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Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" style=\"object-position: 36.21% 38.745%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2019\/04\/gaffney.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2019\/04\/gaffney.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2019\/04\/gaffney-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2019\/04\/gaffney-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2019\/04\/gaffney-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2019\/04\/gaffney-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2019\/04\/gaffney-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption>2003-2013<br>Paul G. 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Schlaefer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" style=\"object-position: 50.235% 49.42%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/Eugene-Lehman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/Eugene-Lehman.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/Eugene-Lehman-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/Eugene-Lehman-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/Eugene-Lehman-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/Eugene-Lehman-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/Eugene-Lehman-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption>1956-1957<br>Eugene H. 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