Provost

Noun

 * 1)  The equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities.
 * 2)  A senior academic administrator; sometimes called the Vice-President of Academic Affairs.
 * 3)  The highest position in a monastery below an abbot.
 * 4) A prison keeper, especially in the military.

Thesaurus
academic dean, administration, administrator, archon, chancellor, chief executive, chief executive officer, dean, dean of men, dean of women, executive, executive director, executive officer, executive secretary, headmaster, headmistress, magistrate, management, managing director, master, officer, official, prefect, president, prexy, principal, rector, secretary, the administration, treasurer, vice-chancellor, vice-president, warden