Provosts / Vice Presidents of Academic Affairs

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Vice Presidents of Academic Affairs (SJU)

John Lange1969-1972(and Dean)
O. William Perlmutter1972-1975(and Dean)
Gunther Rolfson, OSB1975-1979(and Dean)
 1979-1981(Executive and Academic Vice President)
Sylvester Theisen1981-1983(Acting Vice President)
Eva Hooker, CSC1983-1992 
Joseph Friedrich1992-1995(Acting Vice President)

In October 1993, the presidents of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University announced that the Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs would merge into the Provost for Academic Affairs. The position was created on July 1, 1995.

Provost for Academic Affairs (CSB and SJU)

Clark Hendley1995-1999 
Neil Thorburn1999-2001(Interim Provost for Academic Affairs)
Henry Smorynski2001-2006 

In 2004, the academic departments were grouped into divisions (Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Humanities, and Fine Arts), and four Division Heads were named.

Rita Knuesel2006-2007(Interim Provost for Academic Affairs)
Rita Knuesel2007-2015
Richard Ice2015-2016(Interim Provost for Academic Affairs)
Richard Ice2015-