List of presidents of Davidson College

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

Presidents of Davidson CollegeYears as president
1Reverend Robert Hall Morrison [1] [2] 1836-1840
2Reverend Samuel Williamson (academic) [2] 1841-1854
3Reverend Drury Lacy, Jr. [2] 1855-1860
4Reverend John Lycan Kirkpatrick [2] 1860-1866
5Reverend George Wilson McPhail [2] 1866-1871
- John Rennie Blake [2] 1871-1877
6Reverend Andrew Dousa Hepburn [2] 1877-1885
7Reverend Luther McKinnon [2] 1885-1888
-Colonel William Joseph Martin [2] 1887–1888, Acting President
8Reverend John Bunyan Shearer [2] 1888-1901
9 Henry Louis Smith [2] 1901-1912
10 William Joseph Martin, Jr. [2] 1912-1929
11Reverend 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

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  5. 1 2 Patterson, Lisa (August 1, 2022). "Davidson Colleges 19th president Doug Hicks Takes Helm Today".