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 1836–1840 2 Reverend Samuel Williamson (academic) 1841–1854 3 Reverend Drury Lacy, Jr. 1855–18604 Reverend John Lycan Kirkpatrick 1860–18665 Reverend George Wilson McPhail 1866–1871 - John Rennie Blake 1871–18776 Reverend Andrew Dousa Hepburn 1877–1885 7 Reverend Luther McKinnon 1885–1888 – Colonel William Joseph Martin 1887–1888, Acting President 8 Reverend John Bunyan Shearer 1888–1901 9 Henry Louis Smith 1901–1912 10 William Joseph Martin, Jr. 1912–1929 11 Reverend Walter Lee Lingle 1929–1941 12 John Rood Cunningham 1941–1957 – Professor Clarence John Pietenpol 1957–1958, Acting President 13 David Grier Martin 1958–1968 – Professor Frontis Withers Johnston 1968, Acting President 14 Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr. 1968–1983 – Professor Frontis Withers Johnston 1983–1984, Acting President 15 John Kuykendall 1984–1997 16 Robert F. Vagt 1997–2007 17 Thomas W. Ross 2007–2010 – John Kuykendall 2010, Acting President 18 Carol Quillen 2011–2022 19 Douglas A. Hicks 2022–Present

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