List of presidents of Transylvania University

The President of Transylvania University is the headmaster of the oldest university in Kentucky, founded in 1780, making it the 16th oldest university in the United States. The President is appointed by the Board of Trustees. The President oversees both administrative and academic standards of the university, and is responsible for facilitating student life and achievement.

List of presidents

  1. Harry Toulmin (1794 1796)
  2. James Moore (1796 1804)
  3. Horace Holley (1818 1827)
  4. Alva Woods (1828 1831)
  5. Thomas Winthrop Coit (1835 1837)
  6. Robert Davidson (1840 1842)
  7. Henry Bidleman Bascom (1842 1849)
  8. Lewis W. Green (1856 1858)
  9. Abraham Drake (1858 1861)
  10. James Kennedy Patterson (1861 1865)
  11. John Bryan Bowman (1865 1878)
  12. Henry White (1878 1880)
  13. Charles Loos (1880 1897)
  14. Reuben Cave (1897 1900)
  15. Burris Jenkins (1901 1906)
  16. Richard Crossfield (1908 1921)
  17. Andrew Harmon (1922 1928)
  18. Arthur Braden (1930 1938)
  19. Raymond McLain (1939 1951)
  20. Frank Rose (1951 1957)
  21. Irvin Lunger (1957 1976)
  22. William Kelly (1976 1981)
  23. David Brown (1982 1983)
  24. Charles L. Shearer (1983 2010)
  25. R. Owen Williams (2010 2014)
  26. Seamus Carey (2014 present)

References

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