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. 1855–1860
4 Reverend John Lycan Kirkpatrick 1860–1866
5 Reverend George Wilson McPhail 1866–1871
- John Rennie Blake 1871–1877
6 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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