1. Steven Knapp is an American academic who served as the 16th President of the George Washington University, in Washington, DC, succeeding Stephen Joel Trachtenberg.
10 Facts About Steven Knapp
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Steven Knapp currently serves on the boards of the World Affairs Council, the Economic Club of Washington, DC, the US Council on Competitiveness, and the National Symphony Orchestra, as well as serving as a fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Modern Language Association.
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On June 7,2016, Steven Knapp announced that he would not seek a third term as University President, and therefore would be concluding his tenure as in July 2017.
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Steven Knapp attended Yale University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973, and then Cornell University, where he earned a master's degree in 1977 and his Ph.
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Steven Knapp was dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore from 1994 to 1996 and then the university's provost from 1996 to 2007.
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From August 2007 to November 2017, Steven Knapp served as the 16th President of the George Washington University in Washington, DC During Steven Knapp's tenure, the university constructed District House, a large residence hall and the Science and Engineering Hall, both located on the Foggy Bottom campus.
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Steven Knapp declined to seek a third term as university president and stepped down in November 2017.
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Steven Knapp serves on the boards of directors of the Economic Club of Washington, the Greater Washington Urban League, the World Affairs Council, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the boards of trustees of the Washington National Cathedral Foundation and Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco.
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Steven Knapp serves on the senior advisory board of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, the executive committee of the Council on Competitiveness, and the education committee of the Federal City Council.
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Steven Knapp is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the Modern Language Association.