{"id":870,"date":"2011-01-18T16:44:53","date_gmt":"2011-01-18T20:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/?p=870"},"modified":"2011-01-18T16:44:53","modified_gmt":"2011-01-18T20:44:53","slug":"presidents-of-davidson-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/encyclopedia\/presidents-of-davidson-college","title":{"rendered":"Presidents of Davidson College"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reverend Robert Hall Morrison<\/a> (b. 1798 d. 1889)
\nPresident 1836-1840<\/p>\n

Reverend Samuel Williamson<\/a> (b.1795 d. 1882)
\nPresident 1841-1854<\/p>\n

Reverend Drury Lacy<\/a> (b. 1802 d. 1884)
\nPresident 1855-1860<\/p>\n

Reverend John Lycan Kirkpatrick<\/a> (b. 1813 d. 1885)
\nPresident 1860-1866<\/p>\n

Reverend George Wilson McPhail<\/a> (b. 1815 d. 1871)
\nPresident 1866-1871<\/p>\n

Professor John Rennie Blake<\/a> (b. 1825 d. 1900)
\nChairman 1871-1877<\/p>\n

Reverend Andrew Dousa Hepburn<\/a> (b. 1830 d. 1921)
\nPresident 1877-1885<\/p>\n

Reverend Luther McKinnon<\/a> (b. 1840 d. 1916)
\nClass of 1861
\nPresident 1885-1888<\/p>\n

Colonel William Joseph Martin (b. 1830 d. 1896)
\nActing President 1887-1888<\/p>\n

Reverend John Bunyan Shearer<\/a> (b. 1832 d. 1918)
\nPresident 1888-1901<\/p>\n

Professor Henry Louis Smith<\/a> (b. 1859 d. 1951)
\nClass of 1881
\nPresident 1901-1912<\/p>\n

Professor William Joseph Martin, Jr.<\/a> (b. 1868 d. 1943)
\nClass of 1888
\nPresident 1912-1929<\/p>\n

Reverend Walter Lee Lingle<\/a> (b. 1868 d. 1956)
\nClass of 1892
\nPresident 1929-1941<\/p>\n

Dr. John Rood Cunningham<\/a> (b. 1891 d. 1980)
\nPresident 1941-1957<\/p>\n

Professor Clarence John Pietenpol (b. 1897 d. 1975)
\nActing President 1957-1958<\/p>\n

Dr. David Grier Martin<\/a> (b. 1910 d. 1974)
\nClass of 1932
\nPresident 1958-1968<\/p>\n

Professor Frontis Withers Johnston (b. 1908 d. 1990)
\nClass of 1930
\nActing President 1968<\/p>\n

Dr. Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr.<\/a> (b. 1919)
\nClass of 1940
\nPresident 1968-1983<\/p>\n

Professor Frontis Withers Johnston (b. 1908 d. 1990)
\nClass of 1930
\nActing President 1983-84<\/p>\n

Dr. John Wells Kuykendall<\/a> (b. 1938)
\nClass of 1959
\nPresident 1984-1997<\/p>\n

Robert Fredrick Vagt<\/a> (b. 1947)
\nClass of 1969
\nPresident 1997-2007<\/p>\n

Thomas Warren Ross, Sr.<\/a> (b. 1950)
\nClass of 1972
\nPresident 2007-2010<\/p>\n

Dr. Carol Quillen<\/a>
\nPresident 2011-<\/p>\n

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Presidents – Works Cited<\/p>\n

Robert Hall Morrison, Samuel Williamson, Drury Lacy, John Lycan Kirkpatrick, George Wilson McPhail, John Rennie Blake, Andrew Dousa Hepburn, Luther McKinnon, John Bunyan Shearer, Henry Louis Smith, William Joseph Martin, Jr., Walter Lee Lingle, John Rood Cunningham, David Grier Martin, Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr., John Wells Kuykendall, Robert Fredrick Vagt, Thomas Warren Ross, Sr.<\/p>\n

Beaty, Mary D. A History of Davidson College.<\/em> Davidson, N.C.: Briarpatch, 1988.<\/p>\n

Beaty, Mary D. and Sarah Merritt. “Davidson College Time Line and the Evolution of Chambers.” Davidson Journal<\/em> 1 (1987): 12-13.<\/p>\n

Cromartie, Caroline King. The Physical Development of Davidson, North Carolina: An Historical Analysis. Davidson College Honors Thesis, 1978.<\/p>\n

“Davidson Apoints Thomas W. Ross, Sr., As College’s Next President.” Davidson College Press Release, 29 March 2007, on the World Wide Web at: <http:\/\/www3.davidson.edu\/cms\/x23408.xml><\/p>\n

Davidson, Chalmers Gaston. “Davidson Celebrates.” Davidson Journal<\/em> 1 (1987): 2-7.<\/p>\n

Davidson, Chalmers Gaston. Mid-Point for ’28. Davidson, N.C.: Davidson College, 1953.<\/p>\n

Fischer, Karl W. The Mystics and Beta Theta Pi. Germantown, PA: Beta Theta Pi, 1940.<\/p>\n

Giduz, Bill. “President Vagt Announces His Plans to Retire.” Davidson College. 8 June 2006. Found on the World Wide Web at <http:\/\/www2.davidson.edu\/common\/templates\/news\/news_tmp02.asp?newsid=6550>.<\/p>\n

“An Honored Career .” Davidson College Press Release, 29 March 2007, on the World Wide Web at: <http:\/\/www3.davidson.edu\/cms\/x23404.xml><\/p>\n

Kelley, Robert Lincoln. Davidson College: A Diagnosis and a Prescription. Lancaster, PA: Council of Church Boards of Education in the U.S.A., 1926.<\/p>\n

Lingle, Walter L. Memories of Davidson College. Richmond, VA: John Knox, 1947.<\/p>\n

Logan, Van Lear. “Growing Up in Davidson.” Davidson Journal<\/em> 1 (1987): 20-23.<\/p>\n

“Presidential Biography. ” Davidson College Press Release, 29 March 2007, on the World Wide Web at: <http:\/\/www3.davidson.edu\/cms\/x23405.xml><\/p>\n

Ramsey, Robert Wilson. Milestones Backward Run: The Story of Beta Theta Pi at Davidson,1858-1940. Davidson, NC: The Phi Alpha Chapter of Beta Theta Pi, 1940.<\/p>\n

Ratliff, Charles E. Economics at Davidson: A Sesquicentennial History. Davidson, NC: Davidson College, 1987.<\/p>\n

Scherer, John P. A Code of Civility: Antiwar Dissent at Davidson College During the Vietnam Era. Davidson College Honors Thesis, 1989.<\/p>\n

Shames, Steven A. A Good Faith Effort: Integration at Davidson College. Davidson College Honors Thesis, 1996.<\/p>\n

Shaw, Cornelia Rebekah. Davidson College.<\/em> New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1923.<\/p>\n

Shaw, Cornelia Rebekah, comp. War Records of Davidson College, 1917-1918. Charlotte, NC: Presbyterian Standard, 1923.<\/p>\n

Spencer, Samuel R. The First Year. Davidson, NC: Davidson College, 1969.<\/p>\n

Shaw, Cornelia Rebekah. Davidson College. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1923.<\/p>\n

“Timeline.” Davidson College Press Release, 29 March 2007, on the World Wide Web at: <http:\/\/www3.davidson.edu\/cms\/x23406.xml><\/p>\n

Author: Molly P. Gillespie & Mark Grotjohn
\nDate: 29 March 2007<\/p>\n

Cite as: Gillespie, Molly P., and Mark Grotjohn “Presidents of Davidson College ” Davidson Encyclopedia,
\n29 March 2007 <http:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/encyclopedia\/presidents-of-davidson-college\/><\/p>\n

Related Entries: John Rennie Blake<\/a>, John Rood Cunningham<\/a> , Andrew Dousa Hepburn<\/a>, John Lycan Kirkpatrick<\/a>, John Wells Kuykendall<\/a>, Drury Lacy<\/a>, Walter Lee Lingle<\/a>, David Grier Martin<\/a>, William Joseph Martin, Jr.<\/a>, Luther McKinnon<\/a>, George Wilson McPhail<\/a>, Robert Hall Morrison<\/a>, President’s House<\/a> , John Bunyan Shearer<\/a>, Henry Louis Smith<\/a>, Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr.<\/a>, Robert Fredrick Vagt<\/a>, Thomas Warren Ross, Sr.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reverend Robert Hall Morrison (b. 1798 d. 1889) President 1836-1840 Reverend Samuel Williamson (b.1795 d. 1882) President 1841-1854 Reverend Drury Lacy (b. 1802 d. 1884) President 1855-1860 Reverend John Lycan Kirkpatrick (b. 1813 d. 1885) President 1860-1866 Reverend George Wilson McPhail (b. 1815 d. 1871) President 1866-1871 Professor John Rennie Blake (b. 1825 d. 1900) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}