| Stanford has had 11 provosts since President Wallace Sterling created the post in 1952. The typical tenure: about four years. | |
| Provost | Term |
| John Hennessy | 1999-2000 |
| Condoleezza Rice | 1993-99 |
| Gerald Lieberman | 1992-93 |
| James Rosse | 1984-92 |
| Albert Hastorf | 1980-84 |
| Donald Kennedy | 1979-80 |
| Gerald Lieberman | 1979 |
| William Miller | 1971-78 |
| Richard Lyman | 1967-70 |
| Frederick Terman | 1955-65 |
| Douglas Whitaker | 1952-55 |
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