Here follows a list of notable people associated with Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.

Notable graduates

Justice John Marshall Harlan, class of 1850
Vice President John C. Breckinridge, class of 1838
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, class of 1909, law class of 1911
Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson, class of 1859

Law

Government

Arts

Athletics

Academia

Business

Other

Faculty and staff

Presidents of the College

No.PresidentTermNotesSource
1James McChordMarch 4, 1820 – May 29, 1820Elected president on March 4, but died before officially assuming the presidency[4]
Samuel Finley1822President pro tem[5]
2Jeremiah ChamberlainDecember 21, 1822 – August 12, 1826[6]
David C. ProcterOctober 27, 1826 – c.July 1827President pro tem
3Gideon BlackburnAugust 1, 1827 – October 26, 1830
4John C. YoungNovember 1830 – June 23, 1857Died in office
5Lewis W. GreenJanuary 1, 1858 – May 26, 1863Died in office
6William L. BreckinridgeOctober 15, 1863 – November 1868
Ormond BeattyNovember 1868 – September 1, 1870President pro tem
7Ormond BeattySeptember 1, 1870 – June 1888Centre College class of 1835
8William C. YoungJune 19, 1888 – September 16, 1896Died in office
John C. FalesSeptember 1896 – June 1898President pro tem
9William C. RobertsJune 7, 1898 – November 27, 1903Died in office
10Frederick W. HinittApril 7, 1904 – January 1, 1915
John W. Redd1915President pro tem
11William Arthur Ganfield1915 – 1921
12R. Ames Montgomery1922 – March 9, 1926Resigned at request of the student body amidst dispute over emphasis of football over academics
Charles G. Crooks1926President pro tem
13Charles J. Turck1927 – 1936
Frank L. RaineyJune 1936 – October 2, 1936President pro tem, died in office
James H. HewlettJune 1936 – October 2, 1936President pro tem
14Robert L. McLeod, Jr.1938 – November 1945Took leave of absence from 1942–1945 to serve as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy during World War II
James H. Hewlett1942 – 1944President pro tem during McLeod's leave of absence
15Robert J. McMullenSeptember 1944 – c.September 1946Served as co-president with McLeod from 1944 – November 1945
James H. Hewlett1946 – January 1947President pro tem
16Walter A. GrovesJanuary 1947 – June 3, 1957
William B. GuerrantJune 3, 1957 – November 1957President pro tem
17Thomas A. SpragensNovember 11, 1957 – November 16, 1981
Edgar C. Reckard1981President pro tem
18Richard L. Morrill1982 – September 30, 1988
William H. BreezeOctober 1, 1988 – December 1988President pro tem
19Michael F. AdamsDecember 1988 – c.June 1997
Milton M. ReigelmanSeptember 1, 1997 – June 1998President pro tem
20John A. RoushJuly 1, 1998 – July 1, 2020
21Milton C. MorelandJuly 1, 2020 – present

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References

  1. "1991 George Ella Lyon 1971". alumni.centre.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  2. What's New in Aviation: Piper Cub Tank Buster, Popular Science, Vol. 146 No. 2 (February 1945) p. 84
  3. Carpenter, Leland F., Piper L-4J Grasshopper Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Aviation Enthusiast Corner, retrieved 21 October 2011
  4. "CentreCyclopedia - James McChord". sc.centre.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "Samuel Finley Account, July 15, 1822". 20502_20. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. "Jeremiah Chamberlain (1794-1851) | Dickinson College". archives.dickinson.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. "CentreCyclopedia - Public Square (Danville)". sc.centre.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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