College Presidents
During its first four years, Westminster College acted without a president, the chairmanship of the faculty passing among the members on a rotating basis. The same procedure was used again from 1861 to 1864. The following have served as presidents of Westminster College:
| President | Term |
|---|---|
|
Samuel Spahr Laws |
1855 - 1861 |
|
John Montgomery |
1864 - 1865 |
|
Michael Montgomery Fisher |
1865 - 1868^ |
|
Nathan Lewis Rice |
1868 - 1874 |
|
Michael Montgomery Fisher |
1875 - 1877 |
|
Charles Campbell Hersman |
1877 - 1887 |
|
William Hoge Marquess |
1887 - 1894 |
|
Edward Clifford Gordon |
1894 - 1897 |
|
John Jay Rice |
1898 - 1899* |
|
John Henry McCracken |
1899 - 1903 |
|
John Jay Rice |
1903 - 1904* |
|
David Ramsey Kerr |
1904 - 1911 |
|
Charles Brasee Boving |
1911 - 1914 |
|
John Jay Rice |
1914 - 1915* |
|
Elmer Ellsworth Reed |
1915 - 1926 |
|
Marion Edmund Melvin |
1927 - 1933 |
|
Franc Lewis McCluer |
1933 - 1947 |
|
William Webster Hall |
1948 - 1954 |
|
Robert L. D. Davidson |
1955 - 1973 |
|
Dale Purcell |
1973 - 1976 |
|
William L. Stucker |
1976 - 1977* |
|
John Harvey Saunders |
1977 - 1992 |
|
John E. "Jack" Marshall |
1992 - 1993* |
|
James F. Traer |
1993 - 1999 |
|
Neal Creighton |
1999 - 2000* |
|
Fletcher M. Lamkin |
2000 - 2007 |
|
George B. "Barney" Forsythe |
2007 - 2015 |
|
Benjamin Ola. Akande |
2015 - 2017 |
|
Carolyn Perry |
2017 - 2017^ |
|
Fletcher M. Lamkin |
2017 - 2020 |
|
Donald P. Lofe, Jr. |
2020 - Present* |
^denotes "acting" president - not formally appointed as interim