Past President Directory

Past President Directory

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Smiling older man with short gray hair, wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and a red and blue striped tie. The background is blurred greenery and light-colored buildings.

Alexander W. Whitaker IV, J.D.

23rd President

2016 – 2024

An older man with short gray hair and glasses, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and patterned tie, smiles in front of a warm brown gradient background.

Richard A. Ray, Ph.D.

22nd President

2014 – 2016

A formal portrait of a man in a dark suit, white shirt, and gold tie, posing against a soft, blurred background. He has short, light hair and a neutral expression.

Gregory Doty Jordan, Ph.D.

21st President

1996 – 1998 (Interim)

1998 – 2014

A formal portrait of an older man with short white hair and glasses, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, against a softly blurred, warm-toned background.

Richard John Stanislaw, D.MA.

20th President

1992 – 1996

Portrait of an older man with gray hair, wearing glasses, a brown suit, white shirt, and striped tie, smiling against a softly blurred, warm-toned background.

Charles E. Cauthen, Ph.D.

19th President

1989 – 1992

A middle-aged man with glasses and short hair, wearing a suit, dress shirt, and tie, smiling at the camera in a black and white portrait.

Reverend Donald Rutherford Mitchell

18th President

1979 – 1989

Black-and-white portrait of an older man with glasses, short white hair, and a suit and tie, looking slightly off-camera against a neutral background.

Reverend Roy K. Patteson

17th President

1977 – 1979

Black and white portrait of an older man with a bald head wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.

Powell A. Fraser

16th President

1970 – 1977

Black and white portrait of an older man wearing a suit and tie, with short hair and a calm expression, looking slightly to the side against a plain background.

Thomas McCallie Divine

15th President

1968 – 1970 (Interim)

A middle-aged man with short white hair and glasses, wearing a blue checkered suit, white shirt, and striped tie, poses against a soft, muted green background.

Robert Todd Lapsley Liston, Ph.D.

14th President

1943 – 1968

A formal portrait of a middle-aged man with short, slicked-back blonde hair, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, set against a softly blurred, neutral background.

Thomas Pickney Johnson, D.D.

13th President

1935 – 1942

Sepia-toned portrait of an older man with glasses, a bald head, and wearing a suit, collared shirt, and tie, facing forward with a neutral expression.

Reverend Robert Yost

12th President

1934 – 1935 (Interim)

A formal portrait of a middle-aged man with short, neatly combed hair, wearing a dark suit, white collared shirt, and tie, posed against a softly blurred background.

Charles William Henry

11th President

1931 – 1934

A formal painted portrait of an older man with short gray hair, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and light tie, set against a soft, muted background.

Reverend Tilden Scherer

10th President

1912 – 1931

Class of 1902

Sepia-toned portrait of an older man with glasses, a mustache, and short hair, wearing a suit and tie, looking slightly to the side.

Burt Reid Smith

9th President

1908 – 1911

A painted portrait of a man with short brown hair, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and tie, posed against a soft, blurred background with pastel colors.

Reverend George D. Booth

7th President

1903 – 1904

A sepia-toned portrait of a man with light brown hair, a thick mustache, blue eyes, and fair skin, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and white bow tie, against a muted background.

Reverend Albert C. Buckner

5th President

1899 – 1902

A painted portrait of a man with light brown hair, a mustache, and blue eyes, wearing a black suit, white shirt, and black bow tie, set against a soft, muted background.

Henry W. Naff, Ph.D.

3rd President

1888 – 1889

Portrait of an older man with gray hair, a mustache, wire-rimmed glasses, and a suit with a bow tie, posed against a soft, neutral background.

Jesse Albert Wallace

2nd & 4th President

1885 – 1888

1889 – 1899

A sepia-toned portrait of a man with a long, full beard and mustache, wearing a suit, white shirt, and bow tie, looking slightly to the side against a plain background.

Reverend James Dock Tadlock

1st President

1867 – 1885