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Presidents of the College

NamePeriod
Rev. Charles Taylor1866–1870
A. G. Murphy (Acting)1869–1870
Rev. Benjamin Arbogast1870–1873
John Darby1873–1875
Rev. Thomas J. Dodd1875–1876
Rev. William H. Anderson1876–1879
David W. Batson1879–1883
Rev. Alexander Redd1883–1884
David W. Batson1884–1893
Benjamin T. Spencer1893–1895
Rev. Eugene H. Pearce1895–1900
Rev. John L. Weber1901–1906
Henry K. Taylor1906–1909
John J. Tigert1909–1911
Rev. James L. Clark1911–1919
William B. Campbell1919–1924
Rev. U. V. W. Darlington1924–1925
David C. Hull1925–1928
Walter V. Cropper (Acting)1928–1929
Dr. Clarence M. Dannelly1929–1932
Rev. Reginald V. Bennett1932–1937
Rev. Paul S. Powell1937–1950
Rev. Dr. John F. Baggett1950–1951
Dr. Oscar W. Lever1951–1959
Dr. Harold P. Hamilton1959–1970
Dr. William E. James1971–1979
Dr. Luther W. White1979–1988
Dr. Paul W. Hartman1988–1993
Dr. Ray C. Purdom (Interim)1993–1994
Dr. Wesley H. Poling1994–2004
Dr. Anne C. Federlein2004–2008
Dr. M. Michael Fagan (Interim)2008
Dr. Cheryl D. King2008–2011
Dr. Craig Turner2011–2014
Barton D. Darrell (President Emeritus)2014–2019
Dr. Gene Tice (Interim)2019
Dr. Thomas Mitzel2020–2024
Dr. James Cousins2024–Present