College President Chronology
Upon the opening of the College, the term "Principal" was applied to the office of the executive of the College. From an early date, however, "President" gained acceptance in reference to the school's ranking administrator.
1785
Charles Nisbet
1785-1786
Robert Davidson
(Acting)
1786-1804
Charles Nisbet
1804-1809
Robert Davidson
(Acting)
1809-1815
Jeremiah Atwater
1815-1816
John McKnight
1816-1821
The College was closed during this time
1821-1824
John Mitchell Mason
1824
Alexander McClelland
(Acting)
1824-1829
William Neill
1829-1832
Samuel Blanchard How
1832-1834
The College was closed during this time
1834-1842
John Price Durbin
1842-1843
Robert Emory
(Acting)
1843-1845
John Price Durbin
1845-1847
Robert Emory
1847-1848
William Henry Allen
(Acting)
1848-1852
Jesse Truesdell Peck
1852-1860
Charles Collins
1860-1868
Herman Merrills Johnson
1868
Samuel Dickinson Hillman
(Acting)
1868-1872
Robert Laurenson Dashiell
1872-1888
James Andrew McCauley
1888-1889
Charles Francis Himes
(Acting)
1889-1911
George Edward Reed
1911-1914
Eugene Allen Noble
1914-1928
James Henry Morgan
1928-1931
Mervin Grant Filler
1931-1932
James Henry Morgan
1932-1933
Karl Tinsley Waugh
1933-1934
James Henry Morgan
(Acting)
1934-1944
Fred Pierce Corson
1944-1946
Cornelius William Prettyman
(1945-1946)
Spahr
,
Malcolm
, &
Vuilleumier
(Acting)
1946-1959
William Wilcox Edel
1959-1961
Gilbert Malcolm
1961-1975
Howard Lane Rubendall
1975-1986
Samuel Alston Banks
1986-1987
George Allan
(Acting)
1987-1999
A. Lee Fritschler
1999-
William Grady Durden
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