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List of Centre College people

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

Notable graduates

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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

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Government

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Arts

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Athletics

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Academia

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Business

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Other

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Faculty and staff

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Presidents of the College

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No. President Term Notes Source
1 James McChord March 4, 1820 – May 29, 1820 Elected president on March 4, but died before officially assuming the presidency [6]
Samuel Finley 1822 President pro tem [7]
2 Jeremiah Chamberlain December 21, 1822 – August 12, 1826 [8]
David C. Procter October 27, 1826 – c.July 1827 President pro tem
3 Gideon Blackburn August 1, 1827 – October 26, 1830
4 John C. Young November 1830 – June 23, 1857 Died in office
5 Lewis W. Green January 1, 1858 – May 26, 1863 Died in office
6 William L. Breckinridge October 15, 1863 – November 1868
Ormond Beatty November 1868 – September 1, 1870 President pro tem
7 Ormond Beatty September 1, 1870 – June 1888 Centre College class of 1835
8 William C. Young June 19, 1888 – September 16, 1896 Died in office
John C. Fales September 1896 – June 1898 President pro tem
9 William C. Roberts June 7, 1898 – November 27, 1903 Died in office
10 Frederick W. Hinitt April 7, 1904 – January 1, 1915
John W. Redd 1915 President pro tem
11 William Arthur Ganfield 1915 – 1921
12 R. Ames Montgomery 1922 – March 9, 1926 Resigned at request of the student body amidst dispute over emphasis of football over academics
Charles G. Crooks 1926 President pro tem
13 Charles J. Turck 1927 – 1936
Frank L. Rainey June 1936 – October 2, 1936 President pro tem, died in office
James H. Hewlett June 1936 – October 2, 1936 President pro tem
14 Robert L. McLeod, Jr. 1938 – November 1945 Took leave of absence from 1942–1945 to serve as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy during World War II
James H. Hewlett 1942 – 1944 President pro tem during McLeod's leave of absence
15 Robert J. McMullen September 1944 – c.September 1946 Served as co-president with McLeod from 1944 – November 1945
James H. Hewlett 1946 – January 1947 President pro tem
16 Walter A. Groves January 1947 – June 3, 1957
William B. Guerrant June 3, 1957 – November 1957 President pro tem
17 Thomas A. Spragens November 11, 1957 – November 16, 1981
Edgar C. Reckard 1981 President pro tem
18 Richard L. Morrill 1982 – September 30, 1988
William H. Breeze October 1, 1988 – December 1988 President pro tem
19 Michael F. Adams December 1988 – c.June 1997
Milton M. Reigelman September 1, 1997 – June 1998 President pro tem
20 John A. Roush July 1, 1998 – July 1, 2020
21 Milton C. Moreland July 1, 2020 – present

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References

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  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. ^ "Centre Alumni - Father Norman A. Fischer '95". Centre College Distinguished Alumni. Centre College. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ Tinner-Williams, Nate (20 July 2024). "Fr. Norman Fischer, president of National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, dies at 50". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "CentreCyclopedia - James McChord". sc.centre.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Samuel Finley Account, July 15, 1822". 20502_20. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Jeremiah Chamberlain (1794-1851) | Dickinson College". archives.dickinson.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ^ "CentreCyclopedia - Public Square (Danville)". sc.centre.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2020.