List of presidents of Davidson College

The following is a list of the presidents of Davidson College, which began operating in 1837 in Davidson, North Carolina.

Presidents of Davidson College Years as president
1 Reverend Robert Hall Morrison[1][2] 1836-1840
2 Reverend Samuel Williamson (academic)[2] 1841-1854
3 Reverend Drury Lacy, Jr.[2] 1855-1860
4 Reverend John Lycan Kirkpatrick[2] 1860-1866
5 Reverend George Wilson McPhail[2] 1866-1871
- John Rennie Blake[2] 1871-1877
6 Reverend Andrew Dousa Hepburn[2] 1877-1885
7 Reverend Luther McKinnon[2] 1885-1888
- Colonel William Joseph Martin[2] 1887–1888, Acting President
8 Reverend John Bunyan Shearer[2] 1888-1901
9 Henry Louis Smith[2] 1901-1912
10 William Joseph Martin, Jr.[2] 1912-1929
11 Reverend Walter Lee Lingle[2] 1929-1941
12 John Rood Cunningham[2] 1941-1957
- Professor Clarence John Pietenpol[2] 1957–1958, Acting President
13 David Grier Martin[2] 1958-1968
- Professor Frontis Withers Johnston[2] 1968, Acting President
14 Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr.[2] 1968-1983
- Professor Frontis Withers Johnston[2] 1983-1984, Acting President
15 John Kuykendall[2] 1984-1997
16 Robert F. Vagt[3][2] 1997-2007
17 Thomas W. Ross[4][2] 2007-2010
- John Kuykendall[4] 2010, Acting President
18 Carol Quillen[5][2] 2011–2022
19 Douglas A. Hicks[5] 2022–Present

References

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  1. ^ "Morrison Robert Hall".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Presidents of Davidson College".
  3. ^ "Vagt, Robert Fredrick – Davidson College Archives & Special Collections". libraries.davidson.edu. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b Arriero, Elisabeth (January 12, 2011). "Former president returns to Davidson". The Charlotte Observer.
  5. ^ a b Patterson, Lisa (August 1, 2022). "Davidson Colleges 19th president Doug Hicks Takes Helm Today".
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