Past Presidents

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Leadership

PresidentDates of ServiceÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Faculty Positions

taylor ar
Taylor, A.R.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's First President

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

george fellows
Fellows, George Emory

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 2nd President

1913-1915 
1919-1920 (Acting), 1934-1944Professor of Chemistry 1907-20
Dean 1917-20
 

lewis holden
Holden, Lewis Edward

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 3rd President

1919-1923 

mark penney
Penney, Mark Embury

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 4th President

1924-1930 

jesse white
White, Jesse Hayes

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 5th President

1930-1934 

john hessler
Hessler, John Charles

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 6th President

  

clarence miller


Miller, Clarence L.

1944-1946, 1956-1957 (acting, both terms)Dean of the College 1935-1962

Walter malone
Malone, J. Walter

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 7th President

1946-1956 

paul mckay

McKay, Paul Leonard

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 8th President

1957-71 

roger miller
Miller, J. Roger

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 9th President

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

john miltner
Miltner, John R.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 10th President

1991-92 

robert shimp


Shimp, Robert E.

1992-93 (acting)Vice President of Academic Affairs

curtis mccray
McCray, Curtis

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 11th President

1993-98 

thomas flynn
Flynn, Thomas

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 12th President

1998-2002Provost 1993-1998

john reynolds


Reynolds, R. John

2002-2003 (acting) 

douglas zemke
Zemke, Douglas

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 13th President

2003-2010Dean of the Tabor School of Business, 1998-2001

Peggy Luy

Luy, Peggy

2011-2011 (interim) 

Harold Jeffcoat
Jeffcoat, Harold

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 14th President

2011-2013 

Richard Dunsworth

Dunsworth, Richard

2013-2013 (interim) 

Pat White
White, Patrick E.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 15th President

2013-2020 

Jim Reynolds

Reynolds, James M.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 16th President

2020-2025 

Mary Black

Black, Mary

2025-2025 (acting) 

Dean Pribbenow

Pribbenow, Dean

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP's 17th President

2025-present 

This table gives the names, dates of service, and other Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP faculty positions that the particular president occupied in addition to their service as president (information through Flynn from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP University: The First 100 Years 1901-2001 by 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).