Here follows a list of notable people associated with Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from KY–08 and KY–09 (1867–75), secretary of state of Kentucky (1887–91)
second baseman for the Cleveland Indians and defensive end for the Rochester Jeffersons
blocking back for the New York Giants
highly decorated Second World War artillery observation pilot nicknamed "Bazooka Charlie"; destroyed several German armored vehicles in his bazooka-equipped L-4 Grasshopper light observation aircraft, christened "Rosie the Rocketer"[2] [3]
attorney and chief of the Choctaw tribe during Indian removal
law professor at Centre; 29th governor of Kentucky
64th Secretary of State of Kentucky, served as college librarian from 1920–21
member of the Board of Trustees and namesake of the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
See main article: List of presidents of Centre College.
No. | President | Term | Notes | Source |
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1 | 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 | December 21, 1822 – August 12, 1826 | [8] | ||
– | David C. Procter | October 27, 1826 – July 1827 | President pro tem | |
3 | August 1, 1827 – October 26, 1830 | |||
4 | November 1830 – June 23, 1857 | Died in office | ||
5 | January 1, 1858 – May 26, 1863 | Died in office | ||
6 | October 15, 1863 – November 1868 | |||
– | November 1868 – September 1, 1870 | President pro tem | ||
7 | Ormond Beatty | September 1, 1870 – June 1888 | Centre College class of 1835 | |
8 | 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 | April 7, 1904 – January 1, 1915 | |||
– | John W. Redd | 1915 | President pro tem | |
11 | 1915 – 1921 | |||
12 | 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 | 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 – September 1946 | Served as co-president with McLeod from 1944 – November 1945 | |
– | James H. Hewlett | 1946 – January 1947 | President pro tem | |
16 | January 1947 – June 3, 1957 | |||
– | William B. Guerrant | June 3, 1957 – November 1957 | President pro tem | |
17 | November 11, 1957 – November 16, 1981 | |||
– | Edgar C. Reckard | 1981 | President pro tem | |
18 | 1982 – September 30, 1988 | |||
– | William H. Breeze | October 1, 1988 – December 1988 | President pro tem | |
19 | December 1988 – June 1997 | |||
– | Milton M. Reigelman | September 1, 1997 – June 1998 | President pro tem | |
20 | July 1, 1998 – July 1, 2020 | |||
21 | July 1, 2020 – present |