List of presidents of the University of South Carolina explained

The following is a list of the presidents of the University of South Carolina from its founding as South Carolina College in 1801, to the present day.

Presidents of the University of South Carolina

ImageNameTenureNotes
1Jonathan Maxcy1804–1820
2Thomas Cooper1821–1834
Robert Henry1834President pro tempore
Henry Junius Nott1834–1835Chairman of the Faculty
3Robert Woodward Barnwell1835–1841
4Robert Henry1841–1845
5William C. Preston1845–1851
Francis Lieber1851President pro tempore
6James H. Thornwell1851–1855
7Charles F. McCay1855–1857
8Augustus B. Longstreet1857–1861
Maximilian LaBorde1861–1865Chairman of the Faculty
Robert Woodward Barnwell1865–1873Chairman of the Faculty
Benjamin B. Babbitt1873–1875Chairman of the Faculty
Anson W. Cummings1875–1877Chairman of the Faculty
9William Porcher Miles1880–1882
10John McLaren McBryde1883–1891
11James Woodrow1891–1897
12Frank C. Woodward1897–1902
13Benjamin Sloan1902–1908Acting President from 1902 to 1903
Andrew C. Moore1908–1909Acting President
14Samuel Chiles Mitchell1909–1913
Andrew C. Moore1913–1914Acting President
15William Spenser Currell1914–1922
16William Davis Melton1922–1926
Leonard T. Baker1926Acting President
17Davison McDowell Douglas1927–1931
18Leonard T. Baker1931–1936
19James Rion McKissick1936–1944
Leonard T. Baker1944–1945Acting President
20Norman Murray Smith1945–1952
Francis Wright Bradley1952Acting President
21Donald S. Russell1952–1957
22Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt1957–1962Acting President from 1957 to 1959
23Thomas F. Jones1962–1974
24William H. Patterson1974–1977
25James B. Holderman1977–1990
Arthur K. Smith1990–1991Interim President
26John M. Palms1991–2002
27Andrew A. Sorensen2002–2008
28Harris Pastides2008–2019
29Robert L. Caslen2019–2021
Harris Pastides2021–2022Interim President; 2nd time
30Michael AmiridisJuly 1, 2022Incumbent

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