Russell K. Osgood

Who is Russell K. Osgood?

Russell King Osgood was the twelfth president of Grinnell College and a professor of history and political science. He is a legal scholar and holds a B.A. and J.D. from Yale University, formerly serving as the dean of Cornell Law School. In 2003, Russell Osgood was the highest paid liberal arts college president in the U.S.; he earned $509,130 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. Since 2010, he is currently serving as a Visiting Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.