List of presidents of Transylvania University


The President of Transylvania University is the headmaster of the oldest university in Kentucky, founded in 1780, making it the 16th oldest university in the United States. The President is appointed by the board of trustees. The President oversees both administrative and academic standards of the university, and is responsible for facilitating student life and achievement.

List of presidents

  1. Harry Toulmin
  2. James Moore
  3. Horace Holley
  4. Alva Woods
  5. Thomas Winthrop Coit
  6. Robert Davidson
  7. Henry Bidleman Bascom
  8. Lewis W. Green
  9. Abraham Drake
  10. James Kennedy Patterson
  11. John Bryan Bowman
  12. Henry Hall White
  13. Charles Loos
  14. Reuben Cave
  15. Burris Jenkins
  16. Richard Crossfield
  17. Andrew Harmon
  18. Arthur Braden
  19. Raymond F. McLain
  20. Frank Rose
  21. Irvin Lunger
  22. William W. Kelly
  23. David G. Brown
  24. Charles L. Shearer
  25. R. Owen Williams
  26. Seamus Carey
  27. John Norton Williams
  28. Brien Lewis