Office of the President

Thomas John Hochstettler became Lewis & Clark College's 23rd president on August 16, 2004.

An Ohio native, he has a broad background in higher education that spans financial and strategic planning, institutional and academic development, fund-raising, and scholarly research and teaching as a historian.

Hochstettler earned his bachelor of arts degree in history from Earlham College in 1969 and a year later his master's degree in history at the University of Michigan. Hochstettler earned his Ph.D. in history at the University of Michigan in 1980.

Hochstettler and his wife, Marcia Glas-Hochstettler, and their three sons, Will, Taylor, and Ben live near the College in the Cooley House, the presidential residence.

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