Inauguration of President Lee Fisher

Thursday, October 9, 2025

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Looking to BW's Future

Baldwin Wallace ushered in a new era on October 9, 2025 with the formal inauguration of President Lee Fisher, a pivotal moment as BW writes the next chapter of its 180-year story. Read about President Fisher's vision for BW from his inauguration speech and the guest speakers and attendees at the event.

Presidential Search Committee

Baldwin Wallace University offers special gratitude to the Presidential Search Committee who made this day possible.

Presidential Legacy at Baldwin Wallace

President Fisher is BW's 10th president since the 1913 merger of Baldwin University and German Wallace College. BW traces its full presidential lineage back to the Baldwin Institute, founded in 1845 and chartered as Baldwin University in 1856. Before the merger, Baldwin University had ten presidents and German Wallace College had four. Since becoming Baldwin-Wallace College (later Baldwin Wallace University), ten presidents have led the institution.

Past Presidents

Baldwin University

1856-1870: John Wheeler
1870-1875: Godman William
1875-1885: Aaron Schuyler
1886-1894: Joseph E. Stubbs
1894-1899: Millard F. Warner
1899-1902: Robert M. Freshwater
1902-1905: Glezan A. Reeder
1905-1907: George B. Rogers
1909-1911: Robert L. Waggoner
1911-1913: Glezan A. Reeder

German Wallace College

1864-1893: William Nast
1894-1908: Karl Reimenschneider
1908-1910: Edwin Havinghurst
1910-1913: Arthur L. Breslich

Baldwin-Wallace College

1913-1918: Arthur Louis Breslich
1918-1933: Albert Boynton Storms
1934-1948: Louis C. Wright
1949-1954: John Lowden Knight
1955-1981: Alfred Bryan Bonds
1981-1999: Neal Malicky
1999-2006: Mark H. Collier
2006-2012: Richard Durst

Baldwin Wallace University

2012-2024: Robert C. Helmer
2025-Present: Lee Fisher