CLEVELAND SCHOOL OF ART/CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART
PRINCIPALS, DEANS, HEADS, DIRECTORS, & PRESIDENTS
The information prior to 1960 was drawn from the college’s catalogs and as such may not always be accurate. Catalogs were often printed in advance, were sometimes reused, and reflected the academic year not actual employee tenure. This list was last updated in May 2022.
1883/84-1888/89 Harriet J. Kester, Principal
1888/89-1891/92 Newton A. Wells, Dean
1892/93-1913/14 Georgia Leighton Norton, Principal
1914/15-1918/19 Georgia Leighton Norton, Director
1919/20-1930/31 Henry Turner Bailey, Director
1931/32 Alfred Mewett, Acting Director
1932/33-1945/46 Henry Hunt Clark, Director
1946/47-1953/54 Laurence E. Schmeckebier, Director
1952/53-1953/54 Joseph McCullough, Assistant Director (per JMcC)
1953/54-1956/57 Joseph McCullough, Acting Director
1957/58-1974/75 Joseph McCullough, Director
1975/76-1987/88 Joseph McCullough, President
1988/89 Roger DesRosiers, President
1989/90 Joseph McCullough, President
1990/91-1996/97 Robert Mayer, President
1997/98 Paul E. Eickmann, Interim President
1998/1999-2009/10 David Deming, President
2010/2011-2021/22 Grafton Nunes, President + CEO
2022/2023- Kathryn Heidemann, President + CEO