Past Presidents

Millikin Leadership

PresidentDates of ServiceMillikin Faculty Positions

taylor ar
Taylor, A.R.

Millikin's first president

1901-1913, 1915-1919Professor of Philosophy, Pedagogy, Education

george fellows
Fellows, George Emory

Millikin's second president

1913-1915Ìý

john hessler
Hessler, John Charles

Millikin's sixth president

1919-1920 (acting), 1934-1944Professor of Chemistry 1907-20
Dean 1917-20

lewis holden
Holden, Lewis Edward

Millikin's third president

1919-1923Ìý

mark penney
Penney, Mark Embury

Millikin's fourth president

1924-1930Ìý

jesse white
White, Jesse Hayes

Millikin's fifth president

1930-1934Ìý
clarence miller
Miller, Clarence L.
1944-1946, 1956-1957 (acting, both terms)Dean of the College 1935-1962

Walter malone
Malone, J. Walter

Millikin's seventh president

1946-1956Ìý

paul mckay

McKay, Paul Leonard

Millikin's eighth president

1957-71Ìý

roger miller
Miller, J. Roger

Millikin's ninth president

1971-91Dean of School of Music
Administrative Assistant to the President

john miltner
Miltner, John R.

Millikin's tenth president

1991-92Ìý
robert shimp
Shimp, Robert E.
1992-93 (acting)Vice President of Academic Affairs

curtis mccray
McCray, Curtis

Millikin's eleventh president

1993-98Ìý

thomas flynn
Flynn, Thomas

Millikin's twelfth president

1998-2002Provost 1993-1998
john reynolds
Reynolds, R. John
2002-2003 (acting)Ìý

douglas zemke
Zemke, Douglas

Millikin's thirteenth president

2003-2010Dean of the Tabor School of Business, 1998-2001
Luy, Peggy2011-2011 (interim)Ìý


Jeffcoat, Harold

Millikin's fourteenth president

2011-2013Ìý
Dunsworth, Richard2013-2013 (interim)Ìý


White, Patrick E.

Millikin's fifteenth president

2013-2020Ìý

Reynolds,ÌýJames M.

Millikin'sÌýsixteenth president

2020-PresentÌý

This table gives the names, dates of service, and other Millikin faculty positions that the particular president occupied in addition to their service as president (information through Flynn fromÌý91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ: The First 100 Years 1901-2001Ìýby Gerald A. and Barbara Redford. Please refer to Appendix A of this book for more information. There is a copy available for public use in the Reference Collection of the Staley Library, or contact the Archives with any questions you may have).

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