Meet St. Lawrence University's President
William L. Fox '75

William L. Fox ’75 became 18th president of his undergraduate alma mater on July 1, 2009, after serving as president and senior lecturer in philosophy, religion and history at Culver-Stockton College since 2003.  He received a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard and a Ph.D. in American religious history from George Washington University.  He has published three books: a study of Harvard theologian Willard L. Sperry (1991), the award-winning Valley of the Craftsmen (2001) and Lodge of the Double-Headed Eagle: Two Centuries of Scottish Rite Freemasonry (1999). He was also the founding and general editor of a ten-volume book series in church history.

At Culver-Stockton, he developed a ten-year “Plan for Success” that generated a new master plan for campus facilities, major capital improvements, innovative curricular revision, an entrepreneurial online program and overall financial equilibrium. As special assistant to the president at Goucher College, he focused on strategic planning, advancement and graduate programs; he also led the enrollment management area for two successive years of growth. Previously, he taught at Claremont Theological School, Montgomery College and Howard University

Read the announcement of President Fox's appointment

Watch a video of President-elect Fox making brief remarks to the Laurentian community.

Read an article about President-elect Fox on the UUWorld.org web site.

President Fox's Biography

News from the President's Office 2009-10