ols ▁Bar rows , ▁president ▁▁ 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 5 3 ▁Nathan ▁Marsh ▁P use y , ▁president ▁▁ 1 9 5 4 – 1 9 6 3 ▁Douglas ▁M ait land ▁Knight , ▁president ▁▁ 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 9 ▁Curt is ▁William ▁T arr , ▁president ▁▁ 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 9 ▁Thomas ▁S . ▁Smith , ▁president ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 – 2 0 0 4 ▁Richard ▁W arch , ▁president ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 1 3 ▁J ill ▁Beck , ▁president ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 – present ▁Mark ▁Bur stein , ▁president ▁ ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁Mil w au kee - Down er ▁College ▁▁ 1 8 9 5 – 1 9 2 1 ▁Ellen ▁Sab in ▁▁ 1 9 2 1 – 1 9 5 1 ▁Lu cia ▁Russell ▁Brig gs ▁▁ 1 9 5 1 – 1 9 6 4 ▁John ▁Johnson ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁oper ates ▁on ▁a ▁trim ester ▁calendar . ▁The ▁academic ▁year ▁runs ▁from ▁mid - Se ptember ▁to ▁mid - J une . ▁The ▁student / fac ulty ▁ratio ▁at ▁Lawrence ▁is ▁ 9 : 1 . ▁Lawrence ▁gr ants ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁degrees , ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁degree ▁possible . ▁Lawrence ▁offers ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁co oper ative ▁degree ▁programs ▁in ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁engineering , ▁health ▁sciences ▁and ▁environmental ▁studies . ▁ ▁The