Garrett College President's Timeline
Look back in time at the history of Garrett College presidents in the past 50 years.
1st
Dr. Luther G. Shaw
August 1970 – June 1975

2nd
Dr. Alfred C. O’Connell
July 1975 – August 1, 1977

3rd
Dr. Jan W. Janssen1
August 1, 1977 – June 1978

4th
Dr. Donald L. Ruhl
July 1, 1978 – November 1982

5th
Mr. O. Randall Harman2
November 1982 – August 30, 1985

6th
Dr. David A. Puzzuoli2
September 1985 – June 30, 1986

7th
Dr. Stephen J. Herman
July 1, 1986 – June 2, 2006

8th
Dr. Paul R. Dauphinais
June 6, 2006 – February 2009

9th
Dr. Rebecca DiLiddo1
February 2009 – May 2009

10th
Dr. Jeanne H. Neff2
May 4, 2009 – June 30, 2010

11th
Dr. Richard L. MacLennan
July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2016

12th
Mr. Albert A. Coviello1
July 1, 2016 – January 14, 2017

13th
President Dr. Richard Midcap
January 15, 2017 - current

Notes
1 Acting President2 Interim President
* On April 16, 2002, Garrett Community College changed its name to Garrett College. This was not a legal name change, but a "Doing Business As" name change.
Researched and completed by: Marcia Knepp, Executive Assistant to the President – Latest update: January 15, 2017